Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2022-12-05 · Mon · Sagittarius
Lunar 2022-11-12
Year pillar
Rén-Yín (Tiger)
Month pillar
Xīn-Hài
Day pillar
Rén-Chén (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Haircut
Acupuncture
Cleansing rite
Welcoming new household members
Cutting nails
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Ground-breaking
Boat building
Pond excavation
Well digging
Travel
Construction
Move into a new home
Roof-beam raising
Relocation
Burial
Soil-breaking
Stove construction
Open for business
Conflict (冲)
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Yang Virtue
No General (favourable for marriage)
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Lesser Decay
Heaven Thief
Five Tombs
Earth Talisman
Repeating Day
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yin nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
28 mansions
Net (Raven/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Long-flowing Water
Pentad
All is sealed and winter is established
Fetal deity
Storeroom and perch · Outer Due North
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Rén day, do not draw water — calamity becomes hard to ward off.
Pengzu · branch
On a Chén day, do not weep — heavy mourning will surely follow.
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 Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Jade 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
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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