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 1/30

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Day pillar

Xin Mao

Xin Mao · Metal

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Year pillar

Bing Wu

Bing Wu · Zodiac: Horse

Month pillar

Xin Mao

Xin Mao · Jing Zhe

Active solar term

Jing Zhe

2026-03-05

Next solar term

Chun Fen

2026-03-20

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, March 18, 2026

Xin Mao

Lunar 1/30 · Establish

Na Yin

Pine Wood

endurance, standards, and winter-tested strength

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

Dark moon

The lunar month is closing: rest, clear, and avoid rushing final judgment.

Clash-sha

Clash You · Sha West

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

East

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

Wu / Yin

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

Fetal-spirit cue

storage and pantry · West

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

Wall

Today's mansion draws from Black Tortoise; its working image is "boundary, library, and record keeping".

Caution spirits

Earth Storehouse

do not disturb foundations before checking support

Clash You

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

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

Wall

#14

Black Tortoise

boundary, library, and record keeping

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 You

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

Harmonizes with Xu

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

Hidden friction with Chen

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

Day meaning

Xin Mao Day Meaning

Xin Mao places "refined metal: taste, precision, beauty, and exact language" inside "spring rabbit: relationship, doors, aesthetic growth, and gentle movement". The point is not fortune first; it is how Metal finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

refined metal: taste, precision, beauty, and exact language

Earthly branch scene

spring rabbit: relationship, doors, aesthetic growth, and gentle movement

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

Jing Zhe · 2026-03-05

Climate

startling movement, first thunder, and old sleep being disturbed

Body

move tension out, but do not turn agitation into conflict

Space

refresh sound, light, and work zones that have become too sleepy

Practice

announce a small change, wake a project, and avoid impulsive arguments

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Refinement needs patience. Do not rush taste, branding, or final wording.

Branch caution

Do not dig for resources in the wrong place. Choose the source carefully.

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

Good for

Edit, decide, sort, archive, set a boundary, or review a contract slowly.

Remove one friction point from your workflow or space.

Use "conversation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Jing Zhe seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.

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

Avoid overdoing

Avoid cutting off a person or project while emotionally sharp.

Do not confuse precision with coldness.

Use metaphysics language to choose timing, tone, and sequence; still talk clearly and keep the real-world details in view.

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

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

Jade Hall · Auspicious

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Ji Chou

Chou · Earth

Heavenly Jail · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Geng Yin

Yin · Wood

Black Tortoise · Caution

initiation

05:00-06:59

Xin Mao

Mao · Wood

Life Steward · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Ren Chen

Chen · Earth

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

organization

09:00-10:59

Gui Si

Si · Fire

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Jia Wu

Wu · Fire

Bright Hall · Auspicious

presentation

13:00-14:59

Yi Wei

Wei · Earth

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Bing Shen

Shen · Metal

Vermilion Bird · Caution

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ding You

You · Metal

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Wu Xu

Xu · Earth

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Ji Hai

Hai · Water

White Tiger · Caution

restoration

Festival notes

No major festival note today

TCM-style wellness prompt

Five-element notes help you decide whether today is better for pushing, waiting, negotiating, or staying quiet.

Metal days invite attention to breath, skin, shoulders, and grief held in the body. Gentle clearing is enough.

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

2026-01-05

Da Han

2026-01-20

Li Chun

2026-02-03

Yu Shui

2026-02-18

Jing Zhe

2026-03-05

Chun Fen

2026-03-20

Qing Ming

2026-04-04

Gu Yu

2026-04-20

Li Xia

2026-05-05

Xiao Man

2026-05-21

Mang Zhong

2026-06-05

Xia Zhi

2026-06-21

Xiao Shu

2026-07-07

Da Shu

2026-07-22

Li Qiu

2026-08-07

Chu Shu

2026-08-23

Bai Lu

2026-09-07

Qiu Fen

2026-09-23

Han Lu

2026-10-08

Shuang Jiang

2026-10-23

Li Dong

2026-11-07

Xiao Xue

2026-11-22

Da Xue

2026-12-07

Dong Zhi

2026-12-21

How to use today

Establish · Wall

Safety

For big moves, use the calendar as timing support: avoid rushing, watch the signal, and leave room for a second look.

Season

Read the active solar term to decide whether today asks for acceleration, cooling, closure, or care.

Officer

Today is Establish; use "starting a repeatable routine, setting a frame, opening a project ledger" as the action direction.

Journal

Afterward, save one signal so the Prediction Room can connect Life Profile, space, and real events later.

Turn today into saved context

Save one real signal, then ask the Prediction Room to connect your chart, today's timing, and what actually happened: message, money, meeting, silence, delay, or decision.

Open Journal Ask Prediction Room

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

A richer calendar keeps lunar date, ganzhi pillars, solar terms, day officer, lunar mansion, branch relations, yi/ji, directions, and two-hour rhythm together as a practical day record.

Member continuity

Members can turn a date into saved planning context, then compare the day rhythm with Bazi timing, space changes, and Journal evidence.

Save today's note

Season

Solar terms anchor advice in climate and seasonal change, making health and pacing prompts feel grounded.

Day quality

Day officer, lunar mansion, Na Yin, xun-kong, and branch relations describe the day before any yes-or-no advice appears.

Hour rhythm

Twelve two-hour windows make planning more visual: start, hold, meet, repair, rest, and review at the right granularity.

Gentle wellness

Five Element and TCM-style notes stay as body-rhythm signals, not diagnosis or treatment advice.

Daily almanac signal stack

Make the day record visible before giving advice.

A useful Wan Nian Li page shows the date layers first: day pillar, active solar term, day officer, lunar mansion, hour rhythm, and one review note.

Member planning continuity

Members can save a day record, compare it with Life Profile timing, Feng Shui changes, and Journal signals, then ask the Prediction Room with context.

Save day note

Tong Shu evidence board

The selected date becomes a compact day chart rather than a simple calendar tile.

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Day

Xin Mao

What the day record makes visible

Day pillar

Xin Mao

Xin Mao · Metal. Ganzhi gives the day its symbolic center before yi/ji prompts appear.

Solar term

Jing Zhe

2026-03-05. Seasonal context keeps wellness and planning prompts grounded.

Day officer

Establish

The 12 officer layer turns the day into a practical action mood.

Lunar mansion

Wall

The mansion adds a traditional sky-image before choosing a task.

Hour rhythm

23:00-00:59

Wu Zi · quiet review. Shichen windows make the day easier to plan without replacing judgment.

Constructive planning matrix

Plan the day

Day pillar + day officer

Choose one task that matches the day mood without forcing it.

Care for rhythm

Solar term + hour rhythm

Use energy language to choose a practical pace: push, wait, soften, or avoid.

Review later

Journal + Prediction Room

Save what actually happened so future timing advice has evidence.

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

Tong Shu day record

Daily directions

Auspicious spirits

Caution spirits

Almanac layers

Establish

Black Tortoise

Clash with You

Harmonizes with Xu

Hidden friction with Chen

Xin Mao Day Meaning

Questions

Practical use

Seasonal field

Classical cautions

Good for

Avoid overdoing

Month view

Two-hour rhythm

Festival notes

TCM-style wellness prompt

24 solar terms

How to use today

Safety

Season

Officer

Journal

Turn today into saved context

Reference anchors

What are you actually about to do?

Can money move today?

Should I contact TA?

Can I sign or decide?

Can I travel or make a move?

What is today's main trap?

Wan Nian Li works as a daily chart, not only a date picker.

Season

Day quality

Hour rhythm

Gentle wellness

Make the day record visible before giving advice.

What the day record makes visible

Constructive planning matrix