Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2021-07-25 · Sun · Leo
Lunar 2021-06-16
Year pillar
Xīn-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Wèi
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Xū (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Ritual offering
Tailoring
Net making
Coming-of-age ceremony
Bathing and cleansing
Avoid (忌)
Opening the granary
Sending out goods
Property purchase
Burial
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Well digging
Planting
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Virtue
Moon Virtue
No General (favourable for marriage)
Demand Peace
Azure Dragon
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
River Chief
Death Spirit
Month Sha
Month Void
Earth Talisman
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Balance
Day spirit
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Gold in the Sand · Fire on the Mountaintop
Pentad
Rotting grass turns into fireflies
Fetal deity
At the door and perch · Outer South-West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Jiǎ day, do not open the granary — wealth and goods will scatter.
Pengzu · branch
On a Xū day, do not eat dog meat — strange things will haunt your bed.
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 Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Jade 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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