Date Selection

Pick what you are planning and a start date, and see the days the old rules favour.

What it answers
Which days suit something you plan.
What you need
What you plan and the day to start looking from.
What you get
A list of days the old rules favour for it; open any day for its almanac.
What are you planning?
Skip days that clash with

12 days for Weddings

  1. Sat, 7 November 2026Lunar month 9, day 29
    乙酉開Clashes with Rabbit
  2. Thu, 12 November 2026Lunar month 10, day 4
    庚寅平Clashes with Monkey
  3. Mon, 16 November 2026Lunar month 10, day 8
    甲午危Clashes with Rat
  4. Tue, 24 November 2026Lunar month 10, day 16
    壬寅平Clashes with Monkey
  5. Wed, 25 November 2026Lunar month 10, day 17
    癸卯定Clashes with Rooster
  6. Thu, 26 November 2026Lunar month 10, day 18
    甲辰執Clashes with Dog
  7. Thu, 17 December 2026Lunar month 11, day 9
    乙丑除Clashes with Goat
  8. Sun, 20 December 2026Lunar month 11, day 12
    戊辰定Clashes with Dog
  9. Thu, 24 December 2026Lunar month 11, day 16
    壬申成Clashes with Tiger
  10. Tue, 29 December 2026Lunar month 11, day 21
    丁丑除Clashes with Goat
  11. Wed, 6 January 2027Lunar month 11, day 29
    乙酉成Clashes with Rabbit
  12. Mon, 11 January 2027Lunar month 12, day 4
    庚寅除Clashes with Monkey

Searched 66 days from your start date. These are the rules of one old book, shown for culture, not advice.

Understanding date selection

Date selection looks for a good day for a task. Each day carries lucky and unlucky spirits, and old manuals set out which tasks each one helps or blocks. We follow Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, the manual the Qing court issued to clear up the almanacs of its day.

See the Yearly Guides for dates, directions and the twelve signs →

How it works

  1. Read the dayEach day has a stem and branch, a day officer, and spirits for its month.
  2. Check the taskThe book lists which spirits favour the task and which forbid it.
  3. Weigh the twoIts ranking table decides when a good spirit outweighs a bad one.
  4. List the daysWe show the days the task is allowed, in date order.

How to read it

  1. Start with the listEvery day shown passes the book’s rules for the task.
  2. Check the clashMany people avoid a day that clashes with their zodiac animal. You can skip those days.
  3. Open a dayThe Daily Almanac shows the full reasons for each day.
  4. Keep it in proportionChoose what also suits your life. A date is never the whole story.

Our method

Rules
The same engine as the Daily Almanac, from vols. 4 to 11 of Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu.
Clash filter
Skipping your animal’s clash is common practice. It is optional and is not a rule from the book.
Span
We search up to 120 days from your start date.

Common questions

Why are some weeks empty?

Some tasks have strict rules, so good days can be rare.

Is a day not listed bad?

Not always. It means the book’s rules do not favour this task on that day.

Does this use my birth date?

No. Only the optional animal filter is personal.

Sources

  • Qin Ding Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 4 to 11, Siku Quanshu text on Wikisource.