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 12/21

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Day pillar

Jia Wu

Jia Wu · Wood

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Year pillar

Gui Mao

Gui Mao · Zodiac: Rabbit

Month pillar

Yi Chou

Yi Chou · Da Han

Active solar term

Da Han

2024-01-20

Next solar term

Li Chun

2024-02-04

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.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Jia Wu

Lunar 12/21 · Hold

Na Yin

Sand Gold

potential mixed with noise; sift before deciding

Xun-kong

Jia-Wu decade

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

Six-day rhythm

Tomobiki

bring allies in and avoid forcing a split

Moon phase

Waning moon

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

Clash-sha

Clash Zi · Sha North

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

Northeast

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

Chou / Wei

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

Fetal-spirit cue

central room · Northeast

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

Life Steward

good for finishing a duty with care

Continuing Line

supports continuity, repair, and follow-through

Three Stars

Today's mansion draws from White Tiger; its working image is "alignment, comparison, and visible rank".

Caution spirits

Going Void

persistence becomes wasteful if the aim is gone

Clash Zi

When Zi 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

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Yi Chou

Chou · Earth

Bright Hall · Auspicious

preparation

03:00-04:59

Bing Yin

Yin · Wood

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

initiation

05:00-06:59

Ding Mao

Mao · Wood

Vermilion Bird · Caution

conversation

07:00-08:59

Wu Chen

Chen · Earth

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Ji Si

Si · Fire

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Geng Wu

Wu · Fire

White Tiger · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Xin Wei

Wei · Earth

Jade Hall · Auspicious

care

15:00-16:59

Ren Shen

Shen · Metal

Heavenly Jail · Caution

analysis

17:00-18:59

Gui You

You · Metal

Black Tortoise · Caution

completion

19:00-20:59

Jia Xu

Xu · Earth

Life Steward · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Yi Hai

Hai · Water

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

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

2024-01-05

Da Han

2024-01-20

Li Chun

2024-02-04

Yu Shui

2024-02-19

Jing Zhe

2024-03-05

Chun Fen

2024-03-20

Qing Ming

2024-04-04

Gu Yu

2024-04-19

Li Xia

2024-05-05

Xiao Man

2024-05-20

Mang Zhong

2024-06-05

Xia Zhi

2024-06-20

Xiao Shu

2024-07-06

Da Shu

2024-07-22

Li Qiu

2024-08-07

Chu Shu

2024-08-22

Bai Lu

2024-09-07

Qiu Fen

2024-09-22

Han Lu

2024-10-07

Shuang Jiang

2024-10-22

Li Dong

2024-11-06

Xiao Xue

2024-11-21

Da Xue

2024-12-06

Dong Zhi

2024-12-21

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

Hold

following through, holding a boundary, completing an agreed duty

holding too tightly turns duty into pressure

28 Lunar Mansion

Three Stars

#21

White Tiger

alignment, comparison, and visible rank

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 Zi

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

Harmonizes with Wei

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

Hidden friction with Chou

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

Day meaning

Jia Wu Day Meaning

Jia Wu places "big tree: upright growth, principle, and the need for room" inside "noon horse: visibility, speed, public movement, and heat". The point is not fortune first; it is how Wood finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

big tree: upright growth, principle, and the need for room

Earthly branch scene

noon horse: visibility, speed, public movement, and heat

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 · 2024-01-20

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

Do not open every storehouse. Review resources before making them available.

Branch caution

Do not cover heat without understanding ventilation.

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

Good for

Plan new work in small branches rather than one large promise.

Study, outline, repair a relationship thread, or begin a health-supportive routine.

Use "presentation" as today's rhythm keyword.

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