XIAO LIU REN · TIME DIVINATION · 小六壬

Ask a question at the moment it matters

Xiao Liu Ren is a compact traditional method that counts the lunar month, lunar day, and Chinese double hour through six named states. This introductory reading is free and requires no account.

The calculation uses true solar time at the casting place and treats 23:00 as the beginning of the next divination day.

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Set the moment

Use one clear question and the place where it is being asked.

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The exact local time at the selected casting place is captured when you create the reading.

Casting locationConfirm the suggested city before calculating.
Choose the place where the question is being asked.
True solar time is automatic. The same place-aware correction used by the BaZi chart adjusts for longitude, historical time-zone offset, daylight saving, and the equation of time.

No account. No question, location, or result is saved.

大安Great PeaceSteady
留连LingeringDelayed
速喜Swift JoyMoving
赤口Red MouthFriction
小吉Small FortuneSupportive
空亡EmptinessUnclear

A SIX-PALACE SEQUENCE

One moment, made transparent.

Choose the place where the question is being asked. We convert its local clock to true solar time, apply the 23:00 day boundary, and show every step used to reach the result.

REFERENCE

The twelve Chinese double hours

Each shichen spans two clock hours. The selected place’s true solar time determines which branch is counted.

子Zi23:00–00:59
丑Chou01:00–02:59
寅Yin03:00–04:59
卯Mao05:00–06:59
辰Chen07:00–08:59
巳Si09:00–10:59
午Wu11:00–12:59
未Wei13:00–14:59
申Shen15:00–16:59
酉You17:00–18:59
戌Xu19:00–20:59
亥Hai21:00–22:59