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 8/17

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Day pillar

Ren Chen

Ren Chen · Water

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Year pillar

Gui Mao

Gui Mao · Zodiac: Rabbit

Month pillar

Xin You

Xin You · Qiu Fen

Active solar term

Qiu Fen

2023-09-23

Next solar term

Han Lu

2023-10-08

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.

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Ren Chen

Lunar 8/17 · Threshold

Na Yin

Long Flowing Water

continuity, distance, and patient strategy

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

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 Xu · Sha South

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

South

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

Joy direction

South

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

Noble cue

Mao / Si

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

Fetal-spirit cue

desk and written records · Northwest

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

Emptiness

Today's mansion draws from Black Tortoise; its working image is "space, mourning, and honest absence".

Caution spirits

Heavenly Penalty

risk needs process and written clarity

Clash Xu

When Xu 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

Geng Zi

Zi · Water

Heavenly Jail · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Xin Chou

Chou · Earth

Black Tortoise · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Ren Yin

Yin · Wood

Life Steward · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Gui Mao

Mao · Wood

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

conversation

07:00-08:59

Jia Chen

Chen · Earth

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Yi Si

Si · Fire

Bright Hall · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Bing Wu

Wu · Fire

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Ding Wei

Wei · Earth

Vermilion Bird · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Wu Shen

Shen · Metal

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ji You

You · Metal

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Geng Xu

Xu · Earth

White Tiger · Caution

boundary

21:00-22:59

Xin Hai

Hai · Water

Jade 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

Emptiness

#11

Black Tortoise

space, mourning, and honest absence

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 Xu

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

Harmonizes with You

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

Hidden friction with Mao

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

Day meaning

Ren Chen Day Meaning

Ren Chen places "river water: movement, strategy, depth, and adaptive intelligence" inside "dragon earth: mixed storage, weather change, and unresolved power". The point is not fortune first; it is how Water finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

river water: movement, strategy, depth, and adaptive intelligence

Earthly branch scene

dragon earth: mixed storage, weather change, and unresolved power

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

Qiu Fen · 2023-09-23

Climate

autumn balance, judgment, and the honest weighing of outcomes

Body

restore balance between output and recovery

Space

make symmetrical repairs and clear shared surfaces

Practice

review results, rebalance effort, and choose what to keep

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Depth can be hard to measure. Do not draw from a source you have not checked.

Branch caution

Big emotion needs containment. Do not let one grief open every wound.

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

Good for

Research, rest, listen, journal, and let a difficult question become more specific.

Use quiet time for strategy rather than public reaction.

Use "organization" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Qiu Fen seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.