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 5/20

Friday, July 7, 2023

Day pillar

Bing Yin

Bing Yin · Fire

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Year pillar

Gui Mao

Gui Mao · Zodiac: Rabbit

Month pillar

Ji Wei

Ji Wei · Xiao Shu

Active solar term

Xiao Shu

2023-07-07

Next solar term

Da Shu

2023-07-23

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.

Friday, July 7, 2023

Bing Yin

Lunar 5/20 · Threshold

Na Yin

Furnace Fire

heat that needs a vessel, rhythm, and clean fuel

Xun-kong

Jia-Zi decade

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

Six-day rhythm

Shakku

watch speech, heat, and quick irritation

Moon phase

Waning moon

Light is decreasing: sort results, reduce leakage, and return to essentials.

Clash-sha

Clash Shen · Sha North

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

Southwest

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

Joy direction

Southwest

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

Noble cue

Hai / You

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

Fetal-spirit cue

stove and heat source · Southwest

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

No-Separation

keep sensitive matters whole and carefully held

Six Harmony

seek one stabilizing ally

Today's mansion draws from Black Tortoise; its working image is "labor, patience, and slow strength".

Caution spirits

Heavenly Penalty

risk needs process and written clarity

Clash Shen

When Shen 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

Wu Zi

Zi · Water

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Ji Chou

Chou · Earth

Vermilion Bird · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Geng Yin

Yin · Wood

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Xin Mao

Mao · Wood

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Ren Chen

Chen · Earth

White Tiger · Caution

organization

09:00-10:59

Gui Si

Si · Fire

Jade Hall · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Jia Wu

Wu · Fire

Heavenly Jail · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Yi Wei

Wei · Earth

Black Tortoise · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Bing Shen

Shen · Metal

Life Steward · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ding You

You · Metal

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

completion

19:00-20:59

Wu Xu

Xu · Earth

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Ji Hai

Hai · Water

Bright Hall · 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

Threshold

risk review, timing checks, sensitive conversations with care

move slowly where consequences are hard to reverse

28 Lunar Mansion

Black Tortoise

labor, patience, and slow strength

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 Shen

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

Harmonizes with Hai

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

Hidden friction with Si

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

Day meaning

Bing Yin Day Meaning

Bing Yin places "sunlight: visibility, warmth, generosity, and clear expression" inside "early spring tiger: initiation, courage, and growth pressure". The point is not fortune first; it is how Fire finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

sunlight: visibility, warmth, generosity, and clear expression

Earthly branch scene

early spring tiger: initiation, courage, and growth pressure

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

Xiao Shu · 2023-07-07

Climate

small heat, pressure rising, and the importance of cooling habits

Body

notice sweat, fluids, impatience, and digestion under heat

Space

make shade, water, and airflow easy to reach

Practice

keep tasks shorter and design breaks before irritation appears

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Handle heat sources carefully. Fix the system before adding more fire.

Branch caution

Ritual needs sincerity. Do not perform respect as a gesture only.

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

Good for

Use visibility carefully: present, clarify, teach, or reconnect.

Warm up a conversation before asking for a clear decision.

Use "initiation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Xiao Shu seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.