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 11/8

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Day pillar

Ren Zi

Ren Zi · Water

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Year pillar

Gui Mao

Gui Mao · Zodiac: Rabbit

Month pillar

Jia Zi

Jia Zi · Da Xue

Active solar term

Da Xue

2023-12-07

Next solar term

Dong Zhi

2023-12-22

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.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Ren Zi

Lunar 11/8 · Establish

Na Yin

Mulberry Wood

craft, livelihood, and usefulness grown by hand

Xun-kong

Jia-Chen decade

Void branches: Yin / Mao · This ten-day xun begins with Jia-Chen decade; Yin / Mao 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

First quarter

The moon is taking form: review first progress and adjust effort.

Clash-sha

Clash Wu · Sha South

Clash-sha is a warning bell: when Wu 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

bed and rest area · Southeast

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

Winnowing Basket

Today's mansion draws from Azure Dragon; its working image is "sorting, wind, and separating grain from chaff".

Caution spirits

Earth Storehouse

do not disturb foundations before checking support

Clash Wu

When Wu 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

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

Winnowing Basket

Azure Dragon

sorting, wind, and separating grain from chaff

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 Wu

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

Harmonizes with Chou

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

Hidden friction with Wei

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

Day meaning

Ren Zi Day Meaning

Ren Zi places "river water: movement, strategy, depth, and adaptive intelligence" inside "midnight seed water: private thought, hidden beginning, and strategic rest". 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

midnight seed water: private thought, hidden beginning, and strategic rest

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 Xue · 2023-12-07

Climate

great snow, deeper stillness, and the call to simplify obligations

Body

avoid depletion, protect sleep, and reduce cold exposure

Space

make home routes safer, warmer, and easier to navigate

Practice

simplify commitments and choose one meaningful winter move

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

Do not ask the same question repeatedly. Let quiet signals answer.

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 "quiet review" as today's rhythm keyword.

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