Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2020-03-28 · Sat · Aries
Lunar 2020-03-05
Year pillar
Gēng-Zǐ (Rat)
Month pillar
Jǐ-Mǎo
Day pillar
Gēng-Wǔ (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Coming-of-age ceremony
Body encoffining
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Road levelling
Wall renovation
Avoid (忌)
House construction
Stove construction
Medical treatment
Visiting the sick
Conflict (冲)
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Time Virtue
People's Day
Benefit Descendants
Golden Coffer
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
River Chief
Death Spirit
Heaven Officer
Causing Death
Directions
Joy
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Fortune
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yang nobility
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Stomach (Boar/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Balance
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Earth atop the City Wall · Earth by the Roadside
Pentad
Thunder begins to roll
Fetal deity
At the mortar and mill · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.
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
Bǐng-Zǐ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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
2020-01-06
08:30:06 +11:00
Greater Cold
2020-01-21
01:54:40 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2020-02-04
20:03:19 +11:00
Rain Water
2020-02-19
15:57:00 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2020-03-05
13:56:52 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2020-03-20
14:49:37 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2020-04-04
18:38:09 +11:00
Grain Rain
2020-04-20
00:45:29 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2020-05-05
10:51:23 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2020-05-20
23:49:17 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2020-06-05
14:58:26 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2020-06-21
07:43:41 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2020-07-07
01:14:28 +10:00
Greater Heat
2020-07-22
18:36:52 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2020-08-07
11:06:11 +10:00
End of Heat
2020-08-23
01:44:56 +10:00
White Dew
2020-09-07
14:08:02 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2020-09-22
23:30:40 +10:00
Cold Dew
2020-10-08
06:55:16 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2020-10-23
09:59:34 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2020-11-07
10:13:55 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2020-11-22
07:39:46 +11:00
Greater Snow
2020-12-07
03:09:30 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2020-12-21
21:02:21 +11:00
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