What is the Chinese almanac (Tong Shu)?
The Chinese almanac (通勝 Tōng Shèng, also Tung Shing) is the traditional daily calendar that lists, for every date, the stem-branch day pillar, the Day Officer (建除 jiàn chú), the 28 Mansion star, the clash animal, and the activities graded suitable (宜 yí) or to avoid (忌 jì). It grades the day for everyone at once.
Key Takeaways
- The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists fixed, public facts for every calendar day: the day pillar, the Day Officer, the 28 Mansion star, and the clash animal.
- Six of the twelve day spirits mark a yellow path (黃道 huáng dào) day; six mark a black path (黑道 hēi dào) day held for routine matters.
- Every fact below is deterministic and checkable against any published almanac.
- A public grade cannot see your birth chart; the day that clashes your animal is still a routine day for you.
- This is a pattern, not a verdict.
甲午 Jiǎ Wǔ
September 17, 2026 · Thursday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Receive 收 Shōu
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Horn 角 Jiǎo
- Day Master element
- Yang Wood
- Clash animal (沖)
- Rat 子 Zǐ
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- White Dew 白露 Bái Lù
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 納財 receiving payments and wealth
- 收藏 storing and safekeeping
- 納畜 bringing in livestock
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 開市 opening for business
- 出行 travel and setting out
Every date fact above is deterministic and can be checked against any published 通勝. See a full dedicated page for September 17, 2026, or read how the day's Day Officer is graded in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers and how the almanac itself works in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
What the Almanac Cannot See
A published almanac grades every day for everyone at once, and it does that honestly. But the classical sources describe date selection (擇日 zé rì) as matching the day to the person, and a printed table has never seen your chart. On the animal layer alone, today clashes one of the twelve signs, so roughly one reader in twelve meets a personal clash (沖 chōng) on any day a generic almanac calls favourable.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is September 17, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
September 17, 2026 is graded a yellow path day (黃道日 huáng dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, the grade published almanacs mark as broadly favourable. Classical sources list the day as suitable for receiving payments and wealth and storing and safekeeping. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on September 17, 2026?
People born in Rat years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on September 17, 2026: the day branch 午 stands directly opposite 子 Zǐ, the Rat branch. Classical sources treat a personal clash day as one for routine work rather than weddings, moves, or openings. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
What does the Receive officer mean on September 17, 2026?
On September 17, 2026 the Day Officer is Receive (收 Shōu), the gathering officer, which classical sources associate with harvest, collecting payments, and storing rather than launching. The Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神 jiàn chú shí èr shén) rotate with the day and month branches, and this day's almanac entry lists receiving payments and wealth and storing and safekeeping among its suitable activities.
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