Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Pine and Cypress Wood
Pentad
All is sealed and winter is established
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and door · Outer Due North
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Mǎo day, do not dig wells — the spring water will not be sweet.
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
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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