Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2020-05-12 · Tue · Taurus
Lunar 2020-04-20
Year pillar
Gēng-Zǐ (Rat)
Month pillar
Xīn-Sì
Day pillar
Yǐ-Mǎo (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Daoist ritual
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Cleansing rite
Travel
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Acquiring skills
Acupuncture
Haircut
Meeting relatives and friends
Foundation laying
Construction
Pillar raising
Foundation stone laying
Bed installation
Demolition
Acquiring livestock
Animal husbandry
Releasing water
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Tomb repair
Erecting a stele
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Move into a new home
Visiting the sick
Fire-ritual extinguishing
House construction
Conflict (冲)
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Mother Granary
Yin Virtue
Time Yin
Birthing Qi
Universal Protection
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Four Decays
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
Tail (Tiger/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Open
Day spirit
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · White Wax Gold · Water of the Great Stream
Pentad
Earthworms emerge
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and door · Outer Due East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Yǐ day, do not plant seedlings — not a single one will thrive.
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
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
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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