Chinese Almanac Today & Auspicious Dates | OpenFate
Check today's Chinese almanac or any date for auspicious activities, lucky hours, solar terms, clashes, and nearby dates. Traditional labels are not guarantees.
Quick Answer
The tool calculates dated Huangli fields under the selected basis and keeps traditional labels separate from practical outcomes. An auspicious label does not guarantee success or safety.
What You Can Use It For
See the date, selected basis, solar term, activities, hours, clashes, Tai position, and annual directions together.
Distinguish calculated calendar fields from traditional auspicious or inauspicious interpretation.
Use one lookup for cultural reference and low-stakes planning.
Best For
People checking a traditional Chinese almanac date and its calculation basis.
Readers comparing daily activities, hours, clashes, and solar terms.
Cultural reference and low-stakes planning—not safety, medical, financial, or legal decisions.
FAQ
Common questions about this OpenFate tool.
What does the Huangli lookup calculate?
It displays dated calendar fields such as solar terms, activity labels, hours, clashes, Tai positions, and annual directions under the basis selected on the page.
Why can Huangli results differ between tools?
Tools can use different date boundaries, timezones, local-versus-traditional bases, source tables, or interpretive rules. Compare the stated basis before comparing labels.
Does an auspicious date guarantee a good result?
No. Auspicious and inauspicious labels are traditional interpretations, not scientifically validated probabilities. Check weather, safety, schedules, health, finances, consent, and professional requirements.
Daily Decision Huangli
Tuesday, 5/12/2026
Use this date page to see the day verdict, strongest windows, directional cautions, and the best nearby alternatives for the same task.
Uses the selected China civil date. Annual Ganzhi and directions share the Li Chun boundary; hours use Shanghai time.
How this result is built
Lunar dates stay on the Chinese calendar; annual Huangli and Feng Shui fields use the Li Chun convention. Recommendations require direct task evidence, keep conflicts visible, and never use AI to calculate the result.
丙戌
Good
Decision for the selected date
This date is strongest for visiting & social plans.
This date is strongest for Meetings & Negotiation / Moving & Setup / Launching & Opening, with direct task support around Chen Hour 07:00-08:59 / Hai Hour 21:00-22:59.
Requested Date
2026-05-12
Effective Huangli Date
2026-05-12
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 3, Day 26
二〇二六年三月廿六
Day Ganzhi
Bing-Xu
丙戌
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Mixed
Signing & Contracts
Signing & Contracts is workable in a smaller scope: favor Hai Hour 21:00-22:59 and avoid Si Hour 09:00-10:59 / Shen Hour 15:00-16:59.
Turn this verdict into a planChoose a recommended window, then add the exact task and time basis to your calendar or share it.
Next day compared with selected date
Mixed
2026-05-13 · Signing & Contracts
For Signing & Contracts, the selected date is Mixed and the next day is Mixed. The next day's task-supported windows are Chou Hour 01:00-02:59 / Wu Hour 11:00-12:59.
Use the switcher below to move between the raw Huangli layer and the directional Feng Shui layer without losing your current date context.
Raw Huangli Signals
Use this when you want the full day signals, hourly windows, and classical Huangli fields.
Suitable on This Date
Offer sacrifices
Pray for blessings
Pray for offspring
Consecration
Remove obstructions
合帐
冠笄
伐木
架马
作梁
Repairs / construction
进人口
Marriage
裁衣
Set bed
Groundbreaking
起基
Raise the beam
竖柱
放水
Meet relatives and friends
Avoid on This Date
None
Auspicious Spirits
天德合
不将
玉宇
解神
Golden Coffer
Inauspicious Sha
Minor Loss
天贼
五墓
复日
Raw Huangli Signals
Zodiac
Horse
Zhi Xing
Hold
Day Tian Shen
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious
Lunar Mansion
Shi / Auspicious
Pengzu Notes
Avoid stove, kitchen, or heat-source work; the classical note warns of avoidable trouble. Avoid acts linked to dogs or agitation around the home; the image is restless domestic space.
丙不修灶必见灾殃 / 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Chong & Sha
(庚辰)Dragon / North
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Beginning of Summer · 2026-05-05 19:48 · Shanghai
Next
Grain Full · 2026-05-21 08:36 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
厨灶栖 Outside Northwest
Month Tai
Door / Hall Sector
Daily Positions
Joy God
Southwest
Fortune God
Northwest
Wealth God
Southwest
Yang Noble
Due West
Yin Noble
Northwest
Na Yin
Bing-Wu
Heavenly River Water
丙午 · 天河水
Gui-Si
Long-Flowing Water
癸巳 · 长流水
Bing-Xu
Roof-Tile Earth
丙戌 · 屋上土
Lunar Mansion
The classical Shi mansion reading is treated as auspicious on this date, so household moves and major openings are read more cautiously than the top-line daily verdict alone suggests.
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed / Assume office
Avoid on This Date
None
Chou Hour01:00-02:59Ji-Chou
Black Tortoise / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (癸未)Goat / East
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Travel / Seek wealth / Marriage / Burial / Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Install stove / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Assume office
Avoid on This Date
None
Yin Hour03:00-04:59Geng-Yin
Director of Fate / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (甲申)Monkey / North
Repairs / construction / Move into home / Burial / Pray for offspring / Marriage / Relocate / Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Open granary / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Shen Hour15:00-16:59Bing-Shen
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (庚寅)Tiger / South
Suitable on This Date
Pray for offspring / Marriage / Move into home / Open business / Transactions / Burial
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits / Assume office / Repairs / construction / Relocate / Travel / Litigation