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
Saturday, 10/17/2026
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.
甲子
Good
Decision for the selected date
This date is strongest for meetings & negotiation.
This date is strongest for Meetings & Negotiation / Visiting & Social Plans, with direct task support around Mao Hour 05:00-06:59 / Shen Hour 15:00-16:59.
Requested Date
2026-10-17
Effective Huangli Date
2026-10-17
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 9, Day 8
二〇二六年九月初八
Day Ganzhi
Jia-Zi
甲子
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Mixed
Signing & Contracts
Signing & Contracts is workable in a smaller scope: favor Mao Hour 05:00-06:59 / Shen Hour 15:00-16:59 and avoid Xu Hour 19:00-20:59 / Chen Hour 07:00-08:59.
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Next day compared with selected date
Avoid
2026-10-18 · Signing & Contracts
For Signing & Contracts, the selected date is Mixed and the next day is Avoid. The next day's task-supported windows are Yin Hour 03:00-04:59 / Si Hour 09:00-10:59.
Avoid opening storage or financial reserves; leakage and waste are emphasized. Avoid forcing divination or over-asking for certainty; the act itself can invite anxiety and trouble.
甲不开仓财物耗散 / 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Chong & Sha
(戊午)Horse / South
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Cold Dew · 2026-10-08 14:29 · Shanghai
Next
Frost Descent · 2026-10-23 17:37 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
占门碓 Outside Southeast
Month Tai
占门房
Daily Positions
Joy God
Northeast
Fortune God
Due North
Wealth God
Northeast
Yang Noble
Southwest
Yin Noble
Northeast
Na Yin
Bing-Wu
Heavenly River Water
丙午 · 天河水
Wu-Xu
Plainland Wood
戊戌 · 平地木
Jia-Zi
Gold in the Sea
甲子 · 海中金
Lunar Mansion
The classical Di 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.
Hourly Timing
Zi Hour00:00-00:59Jia-Zi
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (戊午)Horse / South
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Engagement / Marriage / Open business / Burial
Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
You Hour17:00-18:59Gui-You
Hall of Brightness / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (丁卯)Rabbit / East
Suitable on This Date
Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Offer thanks to spirits / Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Install stove / Set bed / Move into home / Open business