Chinese Almanac 老黄历

Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.

Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.

2019-12-01 · Sun · Sagittarius

Lunar 2019-11-06

Year pillar

Jǐ-Hài (Pig)

Month pillar

Yǐ-Hài

Day pillar

Rén-Shēn (Water)

Suitable (宜)

Bathing and cleansing
Cleaning the home
All other matters forbidden

Avoid (忌)

Inauspicious for all matters

Conflict (冲)

(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger

Sha direction (煞)：South

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

Mother Granary
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

Heaven Dipper-handle
Robbery Sha
Month Harm
Repeating Day
Five Partings
Heaven Punishment

Directions

Joy: Lí (Fire)
Fortune: Xùn (Wind)
Wealth: Lí (Fire)
Yang nobility: Zhèn (Thunder)
Yin nobility: Xùn (Wind)

28 mansions

Emptiness (Rat/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious

Jianchu

Receive

Day spirit

Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious

Nayin

Wood on Level Ground · Fire on the Mountaintop · Gold at the Sword's Edge

Pentad

Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends

Fetal deity

Storeroom and stove · Outer South-West

Empty branches

Xū + Hài

Pengzu · stem

On a Rén day, do not draw water — calamity becomes hard to ward off.

Pengzu · branch

On a Shēn day, do not install the bed — evil spirits will enter the chamber.

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	Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse	South
Chǒu Hour	01:00-03:00	Xīn-Chǒu	Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat	East
Yín Hour	03:00-05:00	Rén-Yín	Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey	North
Mǎo Hour	05:00-07:00	Guǐ-Mǎo	Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster	West
Chén Hour	07:00-09:00	Jiǎ-Chén	Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Wù-Xū) Dog	South
Sì Hour	09:00-11:00	Yǐ-Sì	Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Jǐ-Hài) Pig	East
Wǔ Hour	11:00-13:00	Bǐng-Wǔ	White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat	North
Wèi Hour	13:00-15:00	Dīng-Wèi	Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox	West
Shēn Hour	15:00-17:00	Wù-Shēn	Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Rén-Yín) Tiger	South
Yǒu Hour	17:00-19:00	Jǐ-Yǒu	Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit	East
Xū Hour	19:00-21:00	Gēng-Xū	Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon	North
Hài Hour	21:00-23:00	Xīn-Hài	Hooked Chen · 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
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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