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
Monday, 8/27/2040
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.
丁亥
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
2040-08-27
Effective Huangli Date
2040-08-27
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 7, Day 20
二〇四〇年七月二十
Day Ganzhi
Ding-Hai
丁亥
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Mixed
Moving & Setup
Moving & Setup is workable in a smaller scope: favor Wu Hour 11:00-12:59 / Chou Hour 01:00-02:59 and avoid Shen Hour 15:00-16:59 / Zi Hour 23:00-23:59.
Caution WindowsShen Hour 15:00-16:59 / Zi Hour 23:00-23:59
Supporting evidenceRelocate / Zhang
Caution evidenceGroundbreaking / Gou Chen
Direct signals conflict, so the result stays mixed.
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Next day compared with selected date
Good
2040-08-28 · Moving & Setup
For Moving & Setup, the selected date is Mixed and the next day is Good. The next day's task-supported windows are Chou Hour 01:00-02:59 / You Hour 17:00-18:59.
The daily Sha is West; the annual San Sha is Due South; 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.
WestDue South中
Recommended Next Step
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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
Travel
Ritual cleansing
Formalize an agreement
Formal proposal / engagement
裁衣
竖柱
Raise the beam
Relocate
纳畜
牧养
Avoid on This Date
Marriage
Install a door
Groundbreaking
Burial
Auspicious Spirits
月德合
相日
Universal Protection
Inauspicious Sha
天罡
死神
月害
游祸
Five Emptinesses
八风
地囊
重日
Gou Chen
Raw Huangli Signals
Zodiac
Monkey
Zhi Xing
Balanced
Day Tian Shen
Gou Chen / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious
Lunar Mansion
Zhang / Auspicious
Pengzu Notes
Avoid hair-cutting or body-grooming rituals; the classical image is irritation or after-effects. Avoid marriage rites or wedding formalization; the classical warning centers on the groom side.
丁不剃头头必生疮 / 亥不嫁娶不利新郎
Chong & Sha
(辛巳)Snake / West
Solar Terms
Current
None
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Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
仓库床 Outside Northwest
Month Tai
占碓磨
Daily Positions
Joy God
Due South
Fortune God
Southeast
Wealth God
Southwest
Yang Noble
Northwest
Yin Noble
Due West
Na Yin
Geng-Shen
Pomegranate Wood
庚申 · 石榴木
Jia-Shen
Spring Water
甲申 · 泉中水
Ding-Hai
Roof-Tile Earth
丁亥 · 屋上土
Lunar Mansion
The classical Zhang 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 Hour00:00-00:59Geng-Zi
White Tiger / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (甲午)Horse / South
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Travel / Seek wealth / Marriage / Burial / Install stove / Offer sacrifices
Avoid on This Date
Raise the beam / Roof building / Encoffin
Chou Hour01:00-02:59Xin-Chou
Jade Hall / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (乙未)Goat / East
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed / Offer sacrifices
Engagement / Marriage / Set bed / Relocate / Move into home / Repairs / construction / Burial / Assume office / Meet benefactors / Travel / Seek wealth
Avoid on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring
Mao Hour05:00-06:59Gui-Mao
Black Tortoise / Inauspicious Track / Inauspicious / (丁酉)Rooster / West
Suitable on This Date
None
Avoid on This Date
Avoid major actions
Chen Hour07:00-08:59Jia-Chen
Director of Fate / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (戊戌)Dog / South
Suitable on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / 合脊 / Marriage / Burial
Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed / Move into home / Open business / Open granary / Assume office / Travel / Seek wealth / Marriage
Avoid on This Date
造桥 / 乘船
Xu Hour19:00-20:59Geng-Xu
Golden Coffer / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (甲辰)Dragon / North
Suitable on This Date
Pray for blessings / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed / Assume office