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, 5/18/2027
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.
丁酉
Good
Decision for the selected date
This date is strongest for launching & opening.
This date is strongest for Signing & Contracts / Launching & Opening / Visiting & Social Plans, with direct task support around Yin Hour 03:00-04:59 / Mao Hour 05:00-06:59.
Requested Date
2027-05-18
Effective Huangli Date
2027-05-18
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 4, Day 13
二〇二七年四月十三
Day Ganzhi
Ding-You
丁酉
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Good
Signing & Contracts
Signing & Contracts has direct support on this date, especially around Yin Hour 03:00-04:59 / Mao Hour 05:00-06:59.
Strongest WindowsYin Hour 03:00-04:59 / Mao Hour 05:00-06:59
Supporting evidenceOpen business / Transactions / Sign contracts / Stable
Caution evidenceVermilion Bird / Zi
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Next day compared with selected date
Good
2027-05-19 · Signing & Contracts
For Signing & Contracts, the selected date is Good and the next day is Good. The next day's task-supported windows are Si Hour 09:00-10:59 / Chen Hour 07:00-08:59.
Avoid hair-cutting or body-grooming rituals; the classical image is irritation or after-effects. Avoid hosting guests or loose social drinking; gatherings can become excessive or erratic.
丁不剃头头必生疮 / 酉不会客醉坐颠狂
Chong & Sha
(辛卯)Rabbit / East
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Beginning of Summer · 2027-05-06 01:25 · Shanghai
Next
Grain Full · 2027-05-21 14:18 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
仓库门 房内北
Month Tai
占厨灶
Daily Positions
Joy God
Due South
Fortune God
Southeast
Wealth God
Southwest
Yang Noble
Northwest
Yin Noble
Due West
Na Yin
Ding-Wei
Heavenly River Water
丁未 · 天河水
Yi-Si
Lamp-Cover Fire
乙巳 · 覆灯火
Ding-You
Foot-of-Mountain Fire
丁酉 · 山下火
Lunar Mansion
The classical Zi 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 Hour00:00-00:59Geng-Zi
Director of Fate / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (甲午)Horse / South
Suitable on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Offer thanks to spirits / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage / Repairs / construction / Burial
Avoid on This Date
Raise the beam / Roof building / Encoffin / Assume office / Litigation
Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Open granary / Meet benefactors / Seek wealth / Marriage
Avoid on This Date
Assume office / Travel
Wu Hour11:00-12:59Bing-Wu
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (庚子)Rat / North
Suitable on This Date
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
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed
Avoid on This Date
Raise the beam / Roof building / Encoffin / Assume office / Travel
Hai Hour21:00-22:59Xin-Hai
Black Tortoise / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (乙巳)Snake / West
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed / Offer sacrifices / Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Install stove