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Today's Chinese Sky

The day's energy, read through the BaZi day pillar.

For New York, NY · Friday, November 13, 2026

In BaZi, every day has its own Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch, its Day Master and animal, and that pairing colours the texture of the day for everyone. For a reading of your own chart, see your Chinese chart.

Today At A Glance

Today's Day Pillar

Xīn Mǎo 辛卯

Day Master (the day's self)

Xīn 辛 Yin Metal

Day's Animal

Rabbit Wood

Year Animal

Horse 午

Today is a Xīn Mǎo day, which means the Day Master, the core character of this moment, is Xīn, a Yin Metal. Yin Metal has the quality of refinement and precision; it is the metal of fine jewelry, delicate instruments, careful work. This Metal sits above Mǎo, the Rabbit, which belongs to Wood. In BaZi, the branch beneath the Day Master colours how that element expresses itself, and Wood beneath Metal creates a particular tension: the Rabbit's gentle, growing nature meets Metal's need for definition and boundaries. This day has the mood of something that wants both softness and clarity at once; it favours thoughtful action over rush, and the kind of attention to detail that comes from caring about what you are making or tending.

The five elements today show Fire at its strongest, holding five points across the day's pillars, while Metal is the thinnest thread, with only two. This is a day where warmth, visibility, and forward momentum have room to move; Fire lights things up and makes them seen. But with Metal so sparse, there is less sharpness available to cut through confusion or make hard decisions. The day has plenty of growth energy in its Wood and plenty of feeling in its Fire, yet fewer resources for precision or for saying no. This imbalance tends to mean that a day like this works better when you work with what wants to move, rather than against the grain.

A day of this character tends to favour connection and communication more than solitude, and collaborative work more than solo effort. The strong Fire means visibility matters; if you have something to share or show, today's energy is receptive to it. The thin Metal suggests that this is not the day to expect sharp boundaries or quick final decisions from others, so gentleness and patience will serve you better than pressure. A Xīn Mǎo day, with its blend of refinement and growth, tends to reward the person who pays attention to small improvements and notices what is already working well.

The Chinese Almanac (通勝)

Today's Day Officer (建除)

定 Dìng Settle

a settling day, good for agreements, planting and putting down roots

The solar terms 節氣, the coming day pillars, and the days that clash (沖) or harmonize (合) with the year of the Horse.

  • 立冬 Lì Dōng (Start of Winter)
    November 7, 2026 · 6 days ago
    A solar term (節氣): the Sun reaches 225° and the season turns to 立冬, start of winter. It opens a new month pillar in the BaZi calendar.
  • 辛卯 day, the Rabbit
    November 13, 2026 · 1 days ago
    The day pillar (日柱) is Xīn Mǎo, a Yin Metal day over the Rabbit branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • 壬辰 day, the Dragon
    November 14, 2026 · today
    The day pillar (日柱) is Rén Chén, a Yang Water day over the Dragon branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • 癸巳 day, the Snake
    November 15, 2026 · in 1 days
    The day pillar (日柱) is Guǐ Sì, a Yin Water day over the Snake branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • 甲午 day, the Horse
    November 16, 2026 · in 2 days
    The day pillar (日柱) is Jiǎ Wǔ, a Yang Wood day over the Horse branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • 乙未 day, the Goat
    November 17, 2026 · in 3 days
    The day pillar (日柱) is Yǐ Wèi, a Yin Wood day over the Goat branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • Goat day harmonizes the year (Goat 合 Horse)
    November 17, 2026 · in 3 days
    A harmony day (六合): the day's Goat branch forms a secret-friend bond with the year's Horse. A smooth, cooperative day, good for coming together.
  • 丙申 day, the Monkey
    November 18, 2026 · in 4 days
    The day pillar (日柱) is Bǐng Shēn, a Yang Fire day over the Monkey branch. This stem-branch colours the whole day.
  • Rat day clashes the year (Rat 沖 Horse)
    November 22, 2026 · in 8 days
    A clash day (沖日): the day's Rat branch directly opposes the year's Horse. A restless, changeful day, the tradition avoids major new commitments and keeps things flexible.
  • 小雪 Xiǎo Xuě (Minor Snow)
    November 22, 2026 · in 9 days
    A solar term (節氣): the Sun reaches 240° and the season turns to 小雪, minor snow.
  • 大雪 Dà Xuě (Major Snow)
    December 7, 2026 · in 23 days
    A solar term (節氣): the Sun reaches 255° and the season turns to 大雪, major snow. It opens a new month pillar in the BaZi calendar.

Five Elements In Today's Pillars

How much of each of the 五行 today's pillars carry, and how they feed (相生) and check (相克) one another.

Wood 4 Fire 5 Earth 3 Metal 2 Water 3
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Wood 4
Fire 5
Earth 3
Metal 2
Water 3

Today's Four Pillars

The moment cast as four pairs of a Heavenly Stem over an Earthly Branch. The Day pillar is the heart of the day.

Year Month Day (today) Hour
Stem Bǐng 丙
Yang Fire		 Jǐ 己
Yin Earth		 Xīn 辛
Yin Metal		 Jiǎ 甲
Yang Wood
Branch Wǔ 午
Horse · Fire		 Hài 亥
Pig · Water		 Mǎo 卯
Rabbit · Wood		 Wǔ 午
Horse · Fire
Ten God Direct Officer Indirect Resource self Direct Wealth

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