Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2021-07-10 · Sat · Cancer
Lunar 2021-06-01
Year pillar
Xīn-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Wèi
Day pillar
Jǐ-Wèi (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Open for business
Receiving wealth
Ritual offering
Painting and sculpting
Machinery installation
Coming-of-age ceremony
Meeting relatives and friends
Tailoring
Opening the granary
Meridian work
Acquiring livestock
Livestock pen construction
Training livestock
Animal husbandry
Avoid (忌)
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Burial
Medical treatment
Conflict (冲)
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Virtue Union
Moon Virtue Union
Four Phases
Guarding Day
Sage Heart
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Establish
Lesser Time
Earth Magistrate
Repeating Day
Eight Specialisations
Mysterious Warrior
Yang Error
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
Girl (Bat/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Establish
Day spirit
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Gold in the Sand · Fire from the Heavens
Pentad
Warm winds arrive
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
2021-01-05
14:23:26 +11:00
Greater Cold
2021-01-20
07:39:51 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2021-02-04
01:58:48 +11:00
Rain Water
2021-02-18
21:43:58 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2021-03-05
19:53:42 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2021-03-20
20:37:28 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2021-04-04
23:35:07 +10:00
Grain Rain
2021-04-20
06:33:23 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2021-05-05
16:47:11 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2021-05-21
05:37:07 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2021-06-05
20:52:06 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2021-06-21
13:32:10 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2021-07-07
07:05:29 +10:00
Greater Heat
2021-07-23
00:26:25 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2021-08-07
16:53:58 +10:00
End of Heat
2021-08-23
07:34:58 +10:00
White Dew
2021-09-07
19:52:56 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2021-09-23
05:21:05 +10:00
Cold Dew
2021-10-08
12:39:03 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2021-10-23
15:51:10 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2021-11-07
15:58:47 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2021-11-22
13:33:45 +11:00
Greater Snow
2021-12-07
08:57:06 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2021-12-22
02:59:19 +11:00
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