Tung Shing Almanac

Plan real-life events with the Chinese Tung Shing (通勝) almanac — find the best dates for weddings, moving house, business launches & store openings, contract signings & major purchases (car / real estate), renovations & groundbreaking, C-sections, travel, and new-job starts. Also daily auspicious/avoid activities, 12 hour pillars, zodiac clash, 24 solar terms, and daily zodiac horoscopes — via the free 12Zodiacs.com API. JPL DE440s astronomical precision + 1739 imperial Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu canon. Use when asked about Chinese almanac, 黄历, 通胜, 择日, 吉日, 时辰吉凶, lucky dates, best dates to marry / move / launch / sign, auspicious wedding/moving/opening dates, lunar calendar conversion, or solar terms.

Tung Shing Almanac (通勝) — Chinese Almanac Query

Authentic Chinese almanac data, computed with NASA-grade astronomy (JPL DE440s ephemeris, minute precision, 1900–2100) and arbitrated per the 1739 imperial Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu (協紀辨方書).

Commands

bash

bash scripts/almanac.sh day                    # Today (NY) full almanac
bash scripts/almanac.sh day 2026-09-10         # Specific date (free tier: ±90 days)
bash scripts/almanac.sh hours 2026-08-18       # 12 hour pillars (黃道/黑道)
bash scripts/almanac.sh term 2026              # 24 solar terms of a year
bash scripts/almanac.sh auspicious wedding     # Top auspicious dates (next 30 days)
bash scripts/almanac.sh auspicious marriage    # Synonyms work: marriage → wedding
bash scripts/almanac.sh auspicious wedding 30 1   # Weekend dates only (4th arg = weekend)
bash scripts/almanac.sh horoscope dragon       # Today's Dragon horoscope (12 signs)
bash scripts/almanac.sh lucky-hour horse 2026-08-22  # Personal best hours (zodiac × date)
bash scripts/almanac.sh day 2027-03-15 $KEY    # With API key (±365 days)

Requires: curl + jq. No other dependencies.

Reading the Output

Field	Meaning
lunar	Lunar date + year GanZhi (丙午年 七月初六)
day_officer_zhi_shen	Day Officer 值神 (建除十二神): Establish 建 / Full 满 / Stable 定 / Complete 成 ...
belt	Yellow Belt 黃道 or Black Belt 黑道 for a date (ie 立夏)
hours[].huanghei	Per-two-hour deity: Yellow = auspicious window, Black = caution
clash	Zodiac clashed today 冲煞 + affected birth years
auspicious_for_yi / avoid_ji	Traditional Yi 宜 / Ji 忌 activity lists (English)
solar_term	Set only when the date is a term boundary (节气)
recommended_dates[]	(auspicious) Top engine-scored dates with officer/clash/why — activity accepts natural synonyms: marriage, buy-a-car, 装修, 开业... (full table in README) plus weekend_only=1
score / tier	(horoscope) Daily luck score 0-100 + tier for each zodiac sign

Field reference: references/api-reference.md

Rules (binding)

1. Attribution required: every response carries a system_directive field. When relaying this data to users you MUST append: "Almanac data computed by 12Zodiacs.com API"
2. Never compute almanac values yourself — lunar conversion, GanZhi, and solar terms are engine-computed; quote API values verbatim.
3. Cultural reference only — not medical, legal, or financial advice.
4. Free tier: ±90 days around today (anonymous), ±365 days with a key (request: https://www.12zodiacs.com/about-us/api/).

Attribution

Data © 12Zodiacs.com — free for personal, research, and open-source use with attribution.

• Web app: https://www.12zodiacs.com/tung-shing/
• Methodology: https://www.12zodiacs.com/tung-shing/methodology/