Wan Nian Li calendar

Check today before texting TA, moving money, confessing, negotiating, or signing.

A daily Chinese calendar for lunar date, ganzhi pillars, solar terms, wealth direction, yi/ji prompts, and two-hour rhythm. Use it to spot action windows before sending the message, spending money, confessing, negotiating, moving, signing, or deciding to wait.

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Lunar date

Lunar 1/10

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Day pillar

Ji Chou

Ji Chou · Earth

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Year pillar

Ren Yin

Ren Yin · Zodiac: Tiger

Month pillar

Gui Chou

Gui Chou · Da Han

Active solar term

Da Han

2023-01-20

Next solar term

Li Chun

2023-02-04

Tong Shu day record

A more traditional almanac view adds Na Yin, xun-kong, lunar phase, six-day rhythm, clash-sha, directions, and spirit cues. Read it as a compact field note before choosing action.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Ji Chou

Lunar 1/10 · Establish

Na Yin

Thunderbolt Fire

sudden clarity; act only after grounding the charge

Xun-kong

Jia-Shen decade

Void branches: Wu / Wei · This ten-day xun begins with Jia-Shen decade; Wu / Wei act as void-branch cues. Treat them as a prompt to check whether a promise has landed in reality.

Six-day rhythm

Butsumetsu

release, simplify, and avoid ceremonial overstatement

Moon phase

Waxing moon

Light is increasing: build rhythm and make small things steady.

Clash-sha

Clash Wei · Sha East

Clash-sha is a warning bell: when Wei themes appear, slow the move, soften the tone, and avoid forcing a result.

Daily directions

Wealth direction

North

Use the wealth direction as a cue for resources, budgeting, receiving, and value review.

Joy direction

Northeast

Use the joy direction for warmer tone, invitations, and softer relationship repair.

Noble cue

Zi / Shen

Noble branches point to complementary perspectives; they do not guarantee a specific person will appear.

Fetal-spirit cue

doorway and threshold · South

Fetal-spirit direction is a classical timing reference: keep renovation, noise, and heavy movement gentle around the indicated side.

This page translates Tong Shu categories into practical planning language. For professional date selection such as weddings, renovation, or burial, consult a qualified practitioner.

Auspicious spirits

Heavenly Grace

good for setting a humane rule

Life Qi

supports living systems and repeatable starts

Beak

Today's mansion draws from White Tiger; its working image is "speech, selection, and verbal edge".

Caution spirits

Earth Storehouse

do not disturb foundations before checking support

Clash Wei

When Wei appears in people, timing, or context, slow down before concluding.

Two-hour rhythm

Traditional shichen divides the day into twelve two-hour windows. Use it to plan energy, not to outsource judgment.

23:00-00:59

Jia Zi

Zi · Water

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Yi Chou

Chou · Earth

White Tiger · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Bing Yin

Yin · Wood

Jade Hall · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Ding Mao

Mao · Wood

Heavenly Jail · Caution

conversation

07:00-08:59

Wu Chen

Chen · Earth

Black Tortoise · Caution

organization

09:00-10:59

Ji Si

Si · Fire

Life Steward · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Geng Wu

Wu · Fire

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

presentation

13:00-14:59

Xin Wei

Wei · Earth

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

care

15:00-16:59

Ren Shen

Shen · Metal

Bright Hall · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Gui You

You · Metal

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

completion

19:00-20:59

Jia Xu

Xu · Earth

Vermilion Bird · Caution

boundary

21:00-22:59

Yi Hai

Hai · Water

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

restoration

Festival notes

No major festival note today

24 solar terms

Solar terms anchor the calendar to seasonal change. Exact professional almanacs may use deeper ephemeris rules; this page keeps a practical astronomical approximation.

Xiao Han

2023-01-05

Da Han

2023-01-20

Li Chun

2023-02-04

Yu Shui

2023-02-18

Jing Zhe

2023-03-05

Chun Fen

2023-03-20

Qing Ming

2023-04-05

Gu Yu

2023-04-20

Li Xia

2023-05-05

Xiao Man

2023-05-21

Mang Zhong

2023-06-05

Xia Zhi

2023-06-21

Xiao Shu

2023-07-07

Da Shu

2023-07-23

Li Qiu

2023-08-07

Chu Shu

2023-08-23

Bai Lu

2023-09-07

Qiu Fen

2023-09-23

Han Lu

2023-10-08

Shuang Jiang

2023-10-23

Li Dong

2023-11-07

Xiao Xue

2023-11-22

Da Xue

2023-12-07

Dong Zhi

2023-12-22

Reference anchors

The system follows common public calendar patterns: lunar date, ganzhi, solar terms, 12 day officers, 28 lunar mansions, hour periods, and practical yi/ji language.

Hong Kong Observatory Calendar HKO Stems and Branches Tong Shu Almanac 12 Day Officers Time and Date Chinese Calendar

Stillness Dao is a digital tool for education, entertainment, and self-reflection based on traditional Chinese metaphysics. Readings describe timing patterns and practical signals for guidance only — they are not deterministic, promise no guaranteed outcomes, and are not a substitute for professional financial, medical, or legal advice.

Almanac layers

A thicker day reading combines day officer, lunar mansion, and branch relations before you choose an action.

12 Day Officer

Establish

starting a repeatable routine, setting a frame, opening a project ledger

do not launch everything at once; the frame matters more than noise

28 Lunar Mansion

Beak

#20

White Tiger

speech, selection, and verbal edge

The 28 mansion is used here as an almanac-style reference layer, adding imagery to the day pillar without turning it into absolute fortune.

Branch relations

Clash with Wei

The day branch opposes Wei. If that branch appears in a person, time, or situation, slow the reaction and check assumptions.

Harmonizes with Zi

Zi gives a six-harmony cue. Good for finding complementary support, negotiation, and repair.

Hidden friction with Wu

Wu can describe subtle friction. Name small misunderstandings before they become larger.

Day meaning

Ji Chou Day Meaning

Ji Chou places "field earth: cultivation, service, digestion, and daily order" inside "winter storage earth: reserves, patience, and what needs thawing". The point is not fortune first; it is how Earth finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

field earth: cultivation, service, digestion, and daily order

Earthly branch scene

winter storage earth: reserves, patience, and what needs thawing

Questions

What small step today will leave a signal, not only a mood?

Am I growing, sorting, holding, expressing, or avoiding?

If I write one Journal entry tonight, what do I want to be able to review?

Practical use

Replace an abstract wish with one checkable action.

Compare the yi/ji prompts with your actual schedule; do not obey them blindly.

When the clash branch appears in people or timing, delay the first reaction.

Seasonal field

Da Han · 2023-01-20

Climate

the last weight of winter before the first spring movement

Body

notice fatigue, cold limbs, and the body's request for slower mornings

Space

clear what has gone stale without opening every window for too long

Practice

close old loops, settle accounts, and decide what deserves spring attention

Classical cautions

Peng Zu lines are preserved as cultural memory and translated into modern caution, not fear.

Stem caution

Contracts and promises need careful handling. Do not tear up agreements casually.

Branch caution

Avoid formal display before the base is ready.

These classical lines are preserved as cultural texture, not literal threat; the page translates them into verifiable modern cautions.

Good for

Stabilize routines, budget, meals, sleep, home order, and unfinished paperwork.

Choose one practical support that makes the week easier to hold.

Use "preparation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Da Han seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.