Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2022-12-19 · Mon · Sagittarius
Lunar 2022-11-26
Year pillar
Rén-Yín (Tiger)
Month pillar
Rén-Zǐ
Day pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Medical treatment
House demolition
Wall demolition
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Inauspicious for all matters
Conflict (冲)
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Yang Virtue
Six Etiquettes
Continuing the Line
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Breaker
Greater Decay
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
Four Wastes
Five Voids
Blood Taboo
Yin-Yang Strike Clash
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
Yin nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
28 mansions
Heart (Fox/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Break
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Water of the Milky Way
Pentad
Lychee sprouts emerge
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and mortar · Inner East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wǔ day, do not thatch the roof — the household head will face upheaval.
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
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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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