Time has a shape.

For centuries, Chinese calendar-makers gave every hour its own stem, branch and element. Enter your birth moment to see your chart.

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Today’s almanac

Saturday, 7 November 2026 · Lunar month 9, day 29

丙午 Year · 己亥 Month · Next solar term 立冬 Start of Winter 7 Nov

Open the almanac
乙酉

開 Open

Lunar mansion
柳 Willow
Day spirit
朱雀 Vermilion Bird · Black path, take care
Clashes with
卯 Rabbit · Harmful direction East

A strong day for getting things started.

宜
  • Weddings
  • Opening a business
  • Moving house
  • Starting school
  • Receiving money
  • Offerings
  • Making clothes
  • Burial
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忌
  • Banquets and gatherings
  • Medical treatment
  • Planting

The twelve double hours

  1. 子23
  2. 丑01
  3. 寅03
  4. 卯05
  5. 辰07
  6. 巳09
  7. 午11
  8. 未13
  9. 申15
  10. 酉17
  11. 戌19
  12. 亥21
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Start with ten characters

The Ten Heavenly Stems are the alphabet of every chart on this site. Learn these and the rest begins to read.

甲JiaYang Wood
乙YiYin Wood
丙BingYang Fire
丁DingYin Fire
戊WuYang Earth
己JiYin Earth
庚GengYang Metal
辛XinYin Metal
壬RenYang Water
癸GuiYin Water