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

October 16, 2026 · Solar term 寒露

Today's Almanac

癸亥 guǐ hài Water Pig day · nàyīn 大海水

A 除 (Remove) day — see what it traditionally favors below.

宜

Suitable today

Traditionally favorable

·Cleansing and decluttering
·Clearing out what's finished
·Seeking treatment or a cure
·Ending relationships
·Removing the old

忌

Traditionally eased off

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

·Starting major new ventures

Today is a 除 (Remove) officer day — 癸亥. It clashes the Snake (to the West), so those born in a Snake 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

Tiger Rabbit Goat

A gentler day for

Snake

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 凶 Lower-key

子时 · Rat

White Tiger · 壬子

01:00-03:00 吉 Auspicious

丑时 · Ox

Jade Hall · 癸丑

03:00-05:00 凶 Lower-key

寅时 · Tiger

Heavenly Prison · 甲寅

05:00-07:00 凶 Lower-key

卯时 · Rabbit

Dark Warrior · 乙卯

07:00-09:00 吉 Auspicious

辰时 · Dragon

Director of Life · 丙辰

09:00-11:00 凶 Lower-key

巳时 · Snake

Hook Array · 丁巳

11:00-13:00 吉 Auspicious

午时 · Horse

Green Dragon · 戊午

13:00-15:00 吉 Auspicious

未时 · Goat

Bright Hall · 己未

15:00-17:00 凶 Lower-key

申时 · Monkey

Heavenly Punishment · 庚申

17:00-19:00 凶 Lower-key

酉时 · Rooster

Vermilion Bird · 辛酉

19:00-21:00 吉 Auspicious

戌时 · Dog

Golden Coffer · 壬戌

21:00-23:00 吉 Auspicious

亥时 · Pig

Precious Light · 癸亥

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