Almanac
Check almanac information for any date to understand auspicious and inauspicious activities
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Almanac Description
Basic Information
- • Lunar Date: Traditional Chinese lunar calendar date
- • Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches: Combination of year, month, and day stems and branches
- • Five Elements Nayin: Corresponding five elements attributes
- • Clash & Sha: Conflicting zodiac signs and directions
Auspicious & Inauspicious
- • Auspicious: Suitable activities
- • Inauspicious: Unsuitable activities
- • Auspicious Gods: Gods that bring good fortune
- • Inauspicious Gods: Gods that should be avoided
What is Huangli? How to read today’s “auspicious/inauspicious” tips?
Huangli (Tong Sheng) organizes information like time, directions, clashes, and “recommended/avoid” into a readable daily guide. It is best used for planning and reference, not replacing common sense or professional advice.
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Classical Sources & Methodology
Classical Text Citations
The imperially-compiled almanac of the Qing Qianlong era, regarded as the definitive authority on auspicious/inauspicious days, star deities and selection principles. Our daily judgments follow it as the primary reference.
The tradition of day selection is rooted in the correspondence between Heaven and humanity — following the celestial order to seek good fortune and avoid harm, which guides our daily recommendations.
Calculation Methodology
This almanac follows the imperially standardized day-selection system of the Qing dynasty:
- 1Jian Chu twelve officers: the twelve duty stars (Jian, Chu, Man, Ping, Ding, Zhi, Po, Wei, Cheng, Shou, Kai, Bi) set the tone of each day.
- 2Yellow/Black Tao: twelve stars such as Qing Long and Ming Tang mark auspicious (yellow) and inauspicious (black) days.
- 3Twenty-eight mansions and Nayin: day stem-branch combined with mansion and Nayin Five Elements for daily attributes.
- 4Star deities and taboos: Tian De, Yue De, Tian She and others are combined with Peng Zu taboos for concrete recommendations.
- 5Auspicious hours: derived from the day stem (e.g. nobleman hours, salary hours) for timing reference.