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 8/6

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Day pillar

Gui Si

Gui Si · Water

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Year pillar

Bing Wu

Bing Wu · Zodiac: Horse

Month pillar

Ding You

Ding You · Bai Lu

Active solar term

Bai Lu

2026-09-07

Next solar term

Qiu Fen

2026-09-23

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.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Gui Si

Lunar 8/6 · Complete

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

Sensho

act early, keep the afternoon lighter

Moon phase

Waxing moon

Light is increasing: build rhythm and make small things steady.

Clash-sha

Clash Hai · Sha East

Clash-sha is a warning bell: when Hai 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

Southeast

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

water, sink, and drainage · North

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

Golden Cabinet

good for storing value, completing, and handing over

Three Harmony

combine three useful resources instead of pushing alone

Chariot

Today's mansion draws from Vermilion Bird; its working image is "carriage, repair, and bringing matters to a close".

Caution spirits

Stale Qi

completion still needs aftercare

Clash Hai

When Hai 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

Complete

finishing, publishing, handing over, harvesting visible progress

completion still needs documentation and aftercare

28 Lunar Mansion

Chariot

#28

Vermilion Bird

carriage, repair, and bringing matters to a close

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 Hai

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

Harmonizes with Shen

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

Hidden friction with Yin

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

Day meaning

Gui Si Day Meaning

Gui Si places "mist and rain: sensitivity, subtlety, memory, and quiet nourishment" inside "early summer snake: focus, heat, insight, and hidden fire". The point is not fortune first; it is how Water finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

mist and rain: sensitivity, subtlety, memory, and quiet nourishment

Earthly branch scene

early summer snake: focus, heat, insight, and hidden fire

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

Bai Lu · 2026-09-07

Climate

white dew, clearer air, and the first visible sign of cooling

Body

protect lungs, skin, hydration, and grief that becomes crisp

Space

air bedding, clear windows, and prepare softer evening light

Practice

make language cleaner and let boundaries become graceful

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Avoid weak arguments. Gather signals before entering dispute.

Branch caution

Check hidden costs before travel, errands, or outward expansion.

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 "visibility" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Bai Lu seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.

finishing, publishing, handing over, harvesting visible progress

Avoid overdoing

Avoid disappearing from a responsibility that needs a simple update.

Do not let uncertainty become endless delay.

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

completion still needs documentation and aftercare

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

Ren Zi

Zi · Water

Black Tortoise · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Gui Chou

Chou · Earth

Life Steward · Auspicious

preparation

03:00-04:59

Jia Yin

Yin · Wood

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

initiation

05:00-06:59

Yi Mao

Mao · Wood

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Bing Chen

Chen · Earth

Bright Hall · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Ding Si

Si · Fire

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

visibility

11:00-12:59

Wu Wu

Wu · Fire

Vermilion Bird · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Ji Wei

Wei · Earth

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

care

15:00-16:59

Geng Shen

Shen · Metal

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Xin You

You · Metal

White Tiger · Caution

completion

19:00-20:59

Ren Xu

Xu · Earth

Jade Hall · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Gui Hai

Hai · Water

Heavenly Jail · 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.

Water days invite attention to rest, kidneys in the Chinese-medicine sense, fear, and depletion. Choose recovery before force.

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

Complete · Chariot

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 Complete; use "finishing, publishing, handing over, harvesting visible progress" 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.

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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

Gui Si

What the day record makes visible

Day pillar

Gui Si

Gui Si · Water. Ganzhi gives the day its symbolic center before yi/ji prompts appear.

Solar term

Bai Lu

2026-09-07. Seasonal context keeps wellness and planning prompts grounded.

Day officer

Complete

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

Lunar mansion

Chariot

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

Hour rhythm

23:00-00:59

Ren 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

Complete

Vermilion Bird

Clash with Hai

Harmonizes with Shen

Hidden friction with Yin

Gui Si 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