Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Wood on Level Ground · Pomegranate Wood
Pentad
Waters begin to freeze
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and door · Outer South-East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
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
Wù-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-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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