Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2018-12-16 · Sun · Sagittarius
Lunar 2018-11-10
Year pillar
Wù-Xū (Dog)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Day pillar
Rén-Wǔ (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Bathing and cleansing
House demolition
Wall demolition
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Relocation
Move into a new home
Visiting the sick
Travel
House construction
Conflict (冲)
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue
Heaven Grace
Yang Virtue
Six Etiquettes
Continuing the Line
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Breaker
Greater Decay
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
Five Voids
Blood Taboo
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yin nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
28 mansions
Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Break
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Wood on Level Ground · Gold in the Sea · Willow Wood
Pentad
Tigers begin to mate
Fetal deity
Storeroom and mortar · Outer North-West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Rén day, do not draw water — calamity becomes hard to ward off.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wǔ day, do not thatch the roof — the household head will face upheaval.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-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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