Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2018-12-07 · Fri · Sagittarius
Lunar 2018-11-01
Year pillar
Wù-Xū (Dog)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Day pillar
Guǐ-Yǒu (Water)
Solar term · Greater Snow
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Bathing and cleansing
Haircut
Receiving wealth
Welcoming new household members
Planting
Cleaning the home
Trapping
Hunting
Net making
Avoid (忌)
Meeting relatives and friends
Burial
Move into a new home
Relocation
Bed installation
Open for business
Holding funeral rites
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Stove construction
Door installation
Conflict (冲)
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Mother Granary
Golden Hall
Removing Spirit
Bright Hall
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
River Chief
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Repeating Day
Five Partings
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Yin nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Wood on Level Ground · Gold in the Sea · Gold at the Sword's Edge
Pentad
Snow finches stop singing
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and door · Outer South-West
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Guǐ day, do not file lawsuits — your case is weak and the foe is strong.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
12 Shichen for today
All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).
Shichen
Hour range (Sydney)
Hour pillar
Spirit
Luck
Conflict (冲)
Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour
23:00-01:00
Rén-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Sì) Snake
West
Shichen are traditional 2-hour windows, for guidance only. Personal charts use longitude-corrected true solar time.
24 solar terms this year
Lesser Cold
2018-01-05
20:48:45 +11:00
Greater Cold
2018-01-20
14:09:02 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2018-02-04
08:28:30 +11:00
Rain Water
2018-02-19
04:18:01 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2018-03-06
02:28:11 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2018-03-21
03:15:28 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2018-04-05
06:12:47 +10:00
Grain Rain
2018-04-20
13:12:33 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2018-05-05
23:25:22 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2018-05-21
12:14:38 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2018-06-06
03:29:09 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2018-06-21
20:07:18 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2018-07-07
13:41:53 +10:00
Greater Heat
2018-07-23
07:00:21 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2018-08-07
23:30:40 +10:00
End of Heat
2018-08-23
14:08:35 +10:00
White Dew
2018-09-08
02:29:42 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2018-09-23
11:54:07 +10:00
Cold Dew
2018-10-08
19:14:43 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2018-10-23
22:22:24 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2018-11-07
22:31:45 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2018-11-22
20:01:30 +11:00
Greater Snow
2018-12-07
15:25:55 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2018-12-22
09:22:45 +11:00
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