Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2022-01-21 · Fri · Aquarius
Lunar 2021-12-19
Year pillar
Xīn-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Xīn-Chǒu
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Xū (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Daoist ritual
Painting and sculpting
Statue consecration
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Body encoffining
Stove construction
Wedding
Trapping
Hunting
Receiving wealth
Avoid (忌)
Opening the granary
House construction
Burial
Bed installation
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Four Phases
Sage Heart
Azure Dragon
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Heaven Dipper-handle
Month Punishment
Five Voids
Eight Winds
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
Ox (Ox/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth on the Wall · Earth on the Wall · Fire on the Mountaintop
Pentad
Hens begin to brood
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
2022-01-05
20:14:04 +11:00
Greater Cold
2022-01-20
13:39:06 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2022-02-04
07:50:47 +11:00
Rain Water
2022-02-19
03:43:01 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2022-03-06
01:43:45 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2022-03-21
02:33:26 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2022-04-05
05:20:14 +10:00
Grain Rain
2022-04-20
12:24:18 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2022-05-05
22:25:57 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2022-05-21
11:22:36 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2022-06-06
02:25:49 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2022-06-21
19:13:51 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2022-07-07
12:38:01 +10:00
Greater Heat
2022-07-23
06:07:00 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2022-08-07
22:29:08 +10:00
End of Heat
2022-08-23
13:16:11 +10:00
White Dew
2022-09-08
01:32:18 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2022-09-23
11:03:43 +10:00
Cold Dew
2022-10-08
18:22:28 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2022-10-23
21:35:43 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2022-11-07
21:45:30 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2022-11-22
19:20:30 +11:00
Greater Snow
2022-12-07
14:46:16 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2022-12-22
08:48:12 +11:00
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