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
Friday, 7/4/2031
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.
乙巳
Mixed
Decision for the selected date
This date is workable, but moving & setup should come first.
This date is workable if you sequence carefully. Start with Moving & Setup and keep Signing & Contracts / Travel & Departure tightly scoped.
Requested Date
2031-07-04
Effective Huangli Date
2031-07-04
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 5, Day 15
二〇三一年五月十五
Day Ganzhi
Yi-Si
乙巳
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Good
Moving & Setup
Moving & Setup has direct support on this date, especially around Chen Hour 07:00-08:59 / Wu Hour 11:00-12:59.
Caution WindowsShen Hour 15:00-16:59 / Si Hour 09:00-10:59
Supporting evidenceRepairs / construction / Install a door / Lou
Caution evidenceClose / Black Tortoise
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Next day compared with selected date
Mixed
2031-07-05 · Moving & Setup
For Moving & Setup, the selected date is Good and the next day is Mixed. The next day's task-supported windows are Shen Hour 15:00-16:59 / You Hour 17:00-18:59.
The daily Sha is East; the annual San Sha is Due West; the annual Five Yellow is 中. Apply them only when a real route, entrance, seat, or work direction points there—not as a blanket travel ban.
EastDue West中
Recommended Next Step
Layout changes, entry direction, and movement paths can magnify this date’s directional risk.
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
Pray for offspring
Marriage
Formal proposal / engagement
合帐
裁衣
冠笄
伐木
作梁
Repairs / construction
Groundbreaking
起基
竖柱
Raise the beam
Install a door
Install stove
筑堤
造畜稠
Avoid on This Date
Burial
Travel
Pray for blessings
栽种
Auspicious Spirits
王日
玉宇
Inauspicious Sha
游祸
血支
重日
元武
Raw Huangli Signals
Zodiac
Pig
Zhi Xing
Close
Day Tian Shen
Black Tortoise / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious
Lunar Mansion
Lou / Auspicious
Pengzu Notes
Avoid planting or growth-oriented starts; the image is weak rooting and poor follow-through. Avoid long departures; valuables and practical gains are treated as harder to secure.
乙不栽植千株不长 / 巳不远行财物伏藏
Chong & Sha
(己亥)Pig / East
Solar Terms
Current
None
Previous
Summer Solstice · 2031-06-21 21:17 · Shanghai
Next
Minor Heat · 2031-07-07 14:48 · Shanghai
Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
碓磨床 房内东
Month Tai
占房床
Daily Positions
Joy God
Northwest
Fortune God
Southwest
Wealth God
Northeast
Yang Noble
Southwest
Yin Noble
Due North
Na Yin
Xin-Hai
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal
辛亥 · 钗钏金
Jia-Wu
沙中金
甲午 · 沙中金
Yi-Si
Lamp-Cover Fire
乙巳 · 覆灯火
Lunar Mansion
The classical Lou 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.
Hourly Timing
Zi Hour00:00-00:59Bing-Zi
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (庚午)Horse / South
Suitable on This Date
Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage / Move into home / Open business / Burial / Pray for offspring
Engagement / Marriage / Set bed / Relocate / Move into home / Repairs / construction / Burial / Assume office / Meet benefactors / Travel / Seek wealth
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Mao Hour05:00-06:59Ji-Mao
Black Tortoise / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (癸酉)Rooster / West
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
Avoid on This Date
None
Chen Hour07:00-08:59Geng-Chen
Director of Fate / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (甲戌)Dog / South
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed / Offer sacrifices
Avoid on This Date
Raise the beam / Roof building / Encoffin / Assume office / Litigation