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
Sunday, 8/16/2026
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.
壬戌
Mixed
Decision for the selected date
This date is mixed; move in small steps and leave room to adjust.
No task has a clear priority on this date. Keep Launching & Opening tightly scoped and move other work in small steps.
Requested Date
2026-08-16
Effective Huangli Date
2026-08-16
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 7, Day 4
二〇二六年七月初四
Day Ganzhi
Ren-Xu
壬戌
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Mixed
Signing & Contracts
Signing & Contracts is workable in a smaller scope: favor Yin Hour 03:00-04:59 / Shen Hour 15:00-16:59 and avoid Wu Hour 11:00-12:59.
Supporting evidenceFormalize an agreement / Director of Fate
Caution evidenceBreak ground / Burial / Xing
Direct signals conflict, so the result stays mixed.
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
Avoid
2026-08-17 · Signing & Contracts
For Signing & Contracts, the selected date is Mixed and the next day is Avoid. The next day's task-supported windows are Wei Hour 13:00-14:59 / Hai Hour 21:00-22:59.
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
Formal proposal / engagement
Formalize an agreement
Consecration
Travel
Remove obstructions
安香
出火
Dismantling
Move into home
Relocate
Repairs / construction
Raise the beam
Set bed
栽种
纳畜
Meet relatives and friends
安机械
经络
Avoid on This Date
伐木
Thank the earth
行丧
Offer sacrifices
Install stove
Groundbreaking
Break ground
Burial
Pray for blessings
Auspicious Spirits
月德
母仓
Monthly Grace
四相
阳德
守日
天巫
福德
六仪
Reverent Peace
Director of Fate
Inauspicious Sha
厌对
招摇
天狗
九空
Raw Huangli Signals
Zodiac
Horse
Zhi Xing
Full
Day Tian Shen
Director of Fate / Auspicious Track / Auspicious
Lunar Mansion
Xing / Inauspicious
Pengzu Notes
Avoid acts linked to dogs or agitation around the home; the image is restless domestic space.
壬不泱水更难提防 / 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Chong & Sha
(丙辰)Dragon / North
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Beginning of Autumn · 2026-08-07 19:42 · Shanghai
Next
Limit of Heat · 2026-08-23 10:18 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
仓库栖 Outside Southeast
Month Tai
占碓磨
Daily Positions
Joy God
Due South
Fortune God
Southeast
Wealth God
Due South
Yang Noble
Due East
Yin Noble
Southeast
Na Yin
Bing-Wu
Heavenly River Water
丙午 · 天河水
Bing-Shen
Foot-of-Mountain Fire
丙申 · 山下火
Ren-Xu
Great Sea Water
壬戌 · 大海水
Lunar Mansion
The classical Xing mansion reading is treated as inauspicious on this date, so household moves and major openings are read more cautiously than the top-line daily verdict alone suggests.
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Xu Hour19:00-20:59Geng-Xu
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (甲辰)Dragon / North
Suitable on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Fasting rites / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Burial
Avoid on This Date
造船 / 乘船
Hai Hour21:00-22:59Xin-Hai
Jade Hall / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (乙巳)Snake / West
Suitable on This Date
Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Open granary / Assume office / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage
Avoid on This Date
None
Zi Hour23:00-23:59Ren-Zi
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (丙午)Horse / South
Suitable on This Date
Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage / Move into home / Open business / Burial / Pray for offspring