What is the Chinese daily almanac (黄历) based on?

The Chinese daily almanac is built from the day's pillar (干支) in the Four Pillars (Ba Zi) system. From the day's stem and branch we compute the Day Officer (建除十二神), the day clash (冲), the nayin sound-element, and the presiding solar term. Each Day Officer carries a traditional register of suitable (宜) and low-key (忌) activities.

What are the suitable (宜) and avoid (忌) activities?

宜 (yí) lists activities a day traditionally favors and 忌 (jì) lists those it traditionally treats as low-key. They come from the Day Officer's classical register — the same backbone every Tung Shing almanac shares. We display the Officer and clash alongside the lists so the advice is transparent rather than oracular. It is for reflection and cultural interest, not medical, legal, or financial advice.

What does the day clash (冲) mean?

Each day's Earthly Branch clashes the zodiac animal six positions opposite it, along with a clash (煞) direction. People of the clashed sign are simply 'on notice' for the day — it signals proceeding with a little extra patience, not misfortune.

How often does the almanac day change?

The day pillar advances every 24 hours, cycling through the 60-day sexagenary cycle. The Day Officer follows the solar month and repeats once at each month-starting solar term (節), exactly as printed almanacs show.

Jade celestial disc with a gold constellation star-chart on a deep ink sky

July 04, 2026 · Solar term 夏至

Today's Almanac

己卯 jǐ mǎo Earth Rabbit day · nàyīn 城头土

A 收 (Receive) day — see what it traditionally favors below.

宜

Suitable today

Traditionally favorable

·Close a sale
·Ask for a raise or favor
·Collections
·Start a job or course
·Propose

忌

Traditionally eased off

What the old almanac marked as low-key for the day

·Memorial observances (traditionally)
·Anything releasing or letting go

Today is a 收 (Receive) officer day — 己卯. It clashes the Rooster (to the West), so those born in a Rooster year may want to proceed with a little extra patience today.

For reflection and cultural interest only — a centuries-old folk-almanac tradition, not medical, legal, or financial advice. Make health and money decisions with a qualified professional, regardless of the day.

How today sits with each sign

Favored today

Goat Dog Pig

A gentler day for

Rooster

Auspicious hours today 吉时

Shown in your local clock time. Exactly six of the twelve two-hour periods are auspicious each day.

23:00-01:00 吉 Auspicious

子时 · Rat

Director of Life · 甲子

01:00-03:00 凶 Lower-key

丑时 · Ox

Hook Array · 乙丑

03:00-05:00 吉 Auspicious

寅时 · Tiger

Green Dragon · 丙寅

05:00-07:00 吉 Auspicious

卯时 · Rabbit

Bright Hall · 丁卯

07:00-09:00 凶 Lower-key

辰时 · Dragon

Heavenly Punishment · 戊辰

09:00-11:00 凶 Lower-key

巳时 · Snake

Vermilion Bird · 己巳

11:00-13:00 吉 Auspicious

午时 · Horse

Golden Coffer · 庚午

13:00-15:00 吉 Auspicious

未时 · Goat

Precious Light · 辛未

15:00-17:00 凶 Lower-key

申时 · Monkey

White Tiger · 壬申

17:00-19:00 吉 Auspicious

酉时 · Rooster

Jade Hall · 癸酉

19:00-21:00 凶 Lower-key

戌时 · Dog

Heavenly Prison · 甲戌

21:00-23:00 凶 Lower-key

亥时 · Pig

Dark Warrior · 乙亥

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