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
Thursday, 10/1/2026
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.
戊申
Good
Decision for the selected date
This date is strongest for moving & setup.
This date is strongest for Travel & Departure / Moving & Setup, with direct task support around Chen Hour 07:00-08:59 / Chou Hour 01:00-02:59.
Requested Date
2026-10-01
Effective Huangli Date
2026-10-01
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 8, Day 21
二〇二六年八月廿一
Day Ganzhi
Wu-Shen
戊申
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Mixed
Signing & Contracts
Signing & Contracts is workable in a smaller scope: favor Wei Hour 13:00-14:59 / Xu Hour 19:00-20:59 and avoid Hai Hour 21:00-22:59 / Zi Hour 23:00-23:59.
Caution WindowsHai Hour 21:00-22:59 / Zi Hour 23:00-23:59
Supporting evidenceNone
Caution evidenceClose / White Tiger / Kui
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Next day compared with selected date
Avoid
2026-10-02 · Signing & Contracts
For Signing & Contracts, the selected date is Mixed and the next day is Avoid. The next day's task-supported windows are Mao Hour 05:00-06:59 / Wu Hour 11:00-12:59.
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Raw Huangli Signals
Use this when you want the full day signals, hourly windows, and classical Huangli fields.
Suitable on This Date
冠笄
Ritual cleansing
Travel
Repairs / construction
Groundbreaking
Relocate
Move into home
Break ground
Burial
Avoid on This Date
Marriage
Open business
Offer sacrifices
Pray for blessings
Fasting rites
Formal proposal / engagement
修坟
Auspicious Spirits
天赦
王日
天马
五富
不将
圣心
Removing Spirit
Inauspicious Sha
游祸
血支
Five Separations
White Tiger
Raw Huangli Signals
Zodiac
Horse
Zhi Xing
Close
Day Tian Shen
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious
Lunar Mansion
Kui / Inauspicious
Pengzu Notes
Avoid receiving land, property, or plots; ownership transfer is treated cautiously. Avoid moving or settling the bed; household rest and private space are read as disturbed.
戊不受田田主不祥 / 申不安床鬼祟入房
Chong & Sha
(壬寅)Tiger / South
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Autumn Equinox · 2026-09-23 08:05 · Shanghai
Next
Cold Dew · 2026-10-08 14:29 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
房床炉 房内中
Month Tai
占厕户
Daily Positions
Joy God
Southeast
Fortune God
Northeast
Wealth God
Due North
Yang Noble
Northeast
Yin Noble
Southwest
Na Yin
Bing-Wu
Heavenly River Water
丙午 · 天河水
Ding-You
Foot-of-Mountain Fire
丁酉 · 山下火
Wu-Shen
Post-Road Earth
戊申 · 大驿土
Lunar Mansion
The classical Kui 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.
Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Open granary / Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Assume office / Travel / Meet benefactors
Avoid on This Date
None
Chen Hour07:00-08:59Bing-Chen
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (庚戌)Dog / South
Suitable on This Date
Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Burial / Move into home / Repairs / construction
Assume office / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage / Move into home / Open business / Burial
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Wu Hour11:00-12:59Wu-Wu
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (壬子)Rat / North
Suitable on This Date
Pray for offspring / Marriage / Relocate / Move into home / Open business / Transactions / Repairs / construction / Burial / Pray for blessings / Install stove / Offer sacrifices
Avoid on This Date
造桥 / 乘船
Wei Hour13:00-14:59Ji-Wei
Jade Hall / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (癸丑)Ox / West
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed