Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2020-11-12 · Thu · Scorpio
Lunar 2020-09-27
Year pillar
Gēng-Zǐ (Rat)
Month pillar
Dīng-Hài
Day pillar
Jǐ-Wèi (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Betrothal gift exchange
Engagement
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Daoist ritual
Statue consecration
Meeting relatives and friends
Cleansing rite
Starting school
Receiving wealth
Trade
Contract signing
Meridian work
Foundation laying
Ground-breaking
Foundation stone laying
Pond excavation
Planting
Acquiring livestock
Animal husbandry
Soil-breaking
Body encoffining
Erecting a stele
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Open for business
Move into a new home
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Relocation
Conflict (冲)
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Triple Harmony
Approaching Day
Heaven Joy
Heaven Physician
Six Etiquettes
Birth of Fortune
Bright Hall
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
Four Strikes
Outbound Death
Eight Specialisations
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yang nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
28 mansions
Well (Wild dog/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Complete
Day spirit
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Earth on the Rooftop · Fire from the Heavens
Pentad
Earth begins to harden
Fetal deity
At the door and latrine · Outer Due East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Jǐ day, do not tear up contracts — both parties will meet ruin.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wèi day, do not take medicine — poisonous qi will enter the bowels.
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
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-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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