Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2021-08-27 · Fri · Virgo
Lunar 2021-07-20
Year pillar
Xīn-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Shēn
Day pillar
Dīng-Wèi (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Travel
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Demolition
Construction
Relocation
Ground-breaking
Bed installation
Body encoffining
Soil-breaking
Burial
Exhumation
Avoid (忌)
House construction
Statue consecration
Haircut
Boat building
Well digging
Stove construction
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Mother Granary
Golden Hall
Jade Hall
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Sha
Month Void
Blood Branch
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
Eight Winds
Eight Specialisations
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Yin nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
28 mansions
Neck (Dragon/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Close
Day spirit
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain · Water of the Milky Way
Pentad
Hawks make offering of birds
Fetal deity
Storeroom and latrine · Inner East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-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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