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, 11/2/2040
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.
甲午
Good
Decision for the selected date
This date is strongest for signing & contracts.
This date is strongest for Meetings & Negotiation / Signing & Contracts / Travel & Departure, with direct task support around Zi Hour 00:00-00:59 / Mao Hour 05:00-06:59.
Requested Date
2040-11-02
Effective Huangli Date
2040-11-02
Lunar Date
Lunar Month 9, Day 28
二〇四〇年九月廿八
Day Ganzhi
Jia-Wu
甲午
What are you planning for this date?
Quick Answer
Good
Moving & Setup
Moving & Setup has direct support on this date, especially around Mao Hour 05:00-06:59 / Wu Hour 11:00-12:59.
Task evidence supports Mao Hour 05:00-06:59 / Wu Hour 11:00-12:59; clearer caution evidence appears around Xu Hour 19:00-20:59 / Zi Hour 23:00-23:59.
Mao Hour 05:00-06:59Wu Hour 11:00-12:59
Direction Watch
The daily Sha is North; 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.
NorthDue South中
Recommended Next Step
Layout changes, entry direction, and movement paths can magnify this date’s directional risk.
Avoid opening storage or financial reserves; leakage and waste are emphasized. Avoid covering or roofing work; household structure is treated as unstable today.
甲不开仓财物耗散 / 午不苫盖屋主更张
Chong & Sha
(戊子)Rat / North
Solar Terms
Current
None
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Time standard
Shanghai
Tai Position
占门碓 房内北
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
Geng-Shen
Pomegranate Wood
庚申 · 石榴木
Bing-Xu
Roof-Tile Earth
丙戌 · 屋上土
Jia-Wu
沙中金
甲午 · 沙中金
Lunar Mansion
The classical Niu 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 / Pray for offspring / Engagement / Marriage / Travel / Seek wealth / Open business / Transactions / Set bed
Avoid on This Date
Repairs / construction / Groundbreaking / Assume office
Jade Hall / Auspicious Track / Auspicious / (辛酉)Rooster / West
Suitable on This Date
Pray for offspring / Marriage / Relocate / Move into home / Open business / Transactions / Repairs / construction / Burial / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement
Avoid on This Date
Offer sacrifices / Pray for blessings / Fasting rites / Offer thanks to spirits
Assume office / Travel / Seek wealth / Meet benefactors / Engagement / Marriage / Move into home / Open business / Burial / Repairs / construction / Roof building / Relocate / Set bed