Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2018-12-25 · Tue · Capricorn
Lunar 2018-11-19
Year pillar
Wù-Xū (Dog)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Day pillar
Xīn-Mǎo (Metal)
Christmas
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Move into a new home
Construction
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Door installation
Roof-beam raising
Conflict (冲)
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
People's Day
No General (favourable for marriage)
Five Unions
Jade Hall
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Heaven Dipper-handle
Death Spirit
Month Punishment
Heaven Officer
Causing Death
Heaven Thief
Earth Sack
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yin nobility
Lí (Fire) · Due South
28 mansions
Tail (Tiger/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Balance
Day spirit
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Wood on Level Ground · Gold in the Sea · Pine and Cypress Wood
Pentad
Earthworms coil
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and door · Outer Due North
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Mǎo day, do not dig wells — the spring water will not be sweet.
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
Wù-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-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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