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 10/1

Thursday, November 16, 2028

Day pillar

Yi Si

Yi Si · Wood

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Year pillar

Wu Shen

Wu Shen · Zodiac: Monkey

Month pillar

Gui Hai

Gui Hai · Li Dong

Active solar term

Li Dong

2028-11-06

Next solar term

Xiao Xue

2028-11-21

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.

Thursday, November 16, 2028

Yi Si

Lunar 10/1 · Break

Na Yin

Lamp Fire

focused light for study, craft, and inward seeing

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

Butsumetsu

release, simplify, and avoid ceremonial overstatement

Moon phase

New moon

A new lunar opening: set intention, start small, and leave margin.

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

Northeast

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

Joy direction

Northwest

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

Noble cue

Zi / Shen

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

Fetal-spirit cue

water, sink, and drainage · South

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

Release Spirit

use the breaking energy to release the right thing

Traveling Horse

movement helps if the destination is clear

Dipper

Today's mansion draws from Black Tortoise; its working image is "measure, resources, and northern storage".

Caution spirits

Monthly Break

not ideal for fragile beginnings

Great Drain

watch spending, force, and emotional leakage

Clash Hai

When Hai 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

Bing Zi

Zi · Water

Bright Hall · Auspicious

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Ding Chou

Chou · Earth

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Wu Yin

Yin · Wood

Vermilion Bird · Caution

initiation

05:00-06:59

Ji Mao

Mao · Wood

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Geng Chen

Chen · Earth

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Xin Si

Si · Fire

White Tiger · Caution

visibility

11:00-12:59

Ren Wu

Wu · Fire

Jade Hall · Auspicious

presentation

13:00-14:59

Gui Wei

Wei · Earth

Heavenly Jail · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Jia Shen

Shen · Metal

Black Tortoise · Caution

analysis

17:00-18:59

Yi You

You · Metal

Life Steward · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Bing Xu

Xu · Earth

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

boundary

21:00-22:59

Ding Hai

Hai · Water

Azure Dragon · 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

2028-01-05

Da Han

2028-01-20

Li Chun

2028-02-04

Yu Shui

2028-02-19

Jing Zhe

2028-03-05

Chun Fen

2028-03-20

Qing Ming

2028-04-04

Gu Yu

2028-04-19

Li Xia

2028-05-04

Xiao Man

2028-05-20

Mang Zhong

2028-06-05

Xia Zhi

2028-06-20

Xiao Shu

2028-07-06

Da Shu

2028-07-22

Li Qiu

2028-08-06

Chu Shu

2028-08-22

Bai Lu

2028-09-07

Qiu Fen

2028-09-22

Han Lu

2028-10-07

Shuang Jiang

2028-10-22

Li Dong

2028-11-06

Xiao Xue

2028-11-21

Da Xue

2028-12-06

Dong Zhi

2028-12-21

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

Break

breaking a bad pattern, dismantling a draft, honest review

not ideal for delicate beginnings; repair after breaking

28 Lunar Mansion

Dipper

Black Tortoise

measure, resources, and northern storage

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

Yi Si Day Meaning

Yi Si places "vine and grass: flexible growth, tact, and relational intelligence" inside "early summer snake: focus, heat, insight, and hidden fire". The point is not fortune first; it is how Wood finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

vine and grass: flexible growth, tact, and relational intelligence

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

Li Dong · 2028-11-06

Climate

winter begins, storage replaces display

Body

protect kidney-adrenal recovery, warmth, and deep sleep

Space

create a protected core in the home and reduce unnecessary exposure

Practice

store resources, lower public output, and choose depth over volume

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Planting needs timing. Do not ask fragile starts to carry too much.

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

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

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

Use "visibility" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Li Dong seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.