The day pillar is the sexagenary pair that belongs to a single day. Today is 甲申: the heavenly stem is Yang Wood (Jia) and the earthly branch is Monkey (Shen). The stem carries Wood energy and the branch carries Metal, so both run through the day together.

Solar terms are the twenty-four markers that divide the sun's path through the year. A saju month pillar turns at the moment a term begins, not on the first of the calendar month. Cold Dew is in effect now, which makes the month pillar 戊戌; it moves to the next slot when Start of Winter arrives.

Earthly branches come in pairs that pull toward each other (harmony) and pairs that push apart (clash). Measured against today's branch Monkey (Shen), they fall out as below. This is not a verdict of good or bad — it is a gauge of which grain stands out today.

That much is the calendar. To see how today's energy meets your own chart, enter your birth date below.