Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2019-08-16 · Fri · Leo
Lunar 2019-07-16
Year pillar
Jǐ-Hài (Pig)
Month pillar
Rén-Shēn
Day pillar
Yǐ-Yǒu (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Bathing and cleansing
Haircut
Cutting nails
Coming-of-age ceremony
Cleansing rite
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Travel
Move into a new home
Open for business
Door installation
Conflict (冲)
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Yin Virtue
Official Day
Auspicious Period
No General (favourable for marriage)
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Nine Pits
Nine Scorched
Outbound Death
Five Partings
Mysterious Warrior
Directions
Joy
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Fortune
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Wood on Level Ground · Gold at the Sword's Edge · Water in the Spring
Pentad
White dew descends
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and door · Outer North-West
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Yǐ day, do not plant seedlings — not a single one will thrive.
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
Bǐng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-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
2019-01-06
02:38:58 +11:00
Greater Cold
2019-01-20
19:59:34 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2019-02-04
14:14:21 +11:00
Rain Water
2019-02-19
10:03:58 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2019-03-06
08:09:46 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2019-03-21
08:58:27 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2019-04-05
12:51:28 +11:00
Grain Rain
2019-04-20
18:55:17 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2019-05-06
05:02:48 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2019-05-21
17:59:09 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2019-06-06
09:06:26 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2019-06-22
01:54:17 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2019-07-07
19:20:33 +10:00
Greater Heat
2019-07-23
12:50:24 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2019-08-08
05:13:05 +10:00
End of Heat
2019-08-23
20:02:01 +10:00
White Dew
2019-09-08
08:16:54 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2019-09-23
17:50:11 +10:00
Cold Dew
2019-10-09
01:05:40 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2019-10-24
04:19:46 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2019-11-08
04:24:24 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2019-11-23
01:58:57 +11:00
Greater Snow
2019-12-07
21:18:30 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2019-12-22
15:19:28 +11:00
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