Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2022-12-30 · Fri · Capricorn
Lunar 2022-12-08
Year pillar
Rén-Yín (Tiger)
Month pillar
Rén-Zǐ
Day pillar
Dīng-Sì (Fire)
Laba Festival
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Cleansing rite
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Inauspicious for all matters
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Five Riches
No General (favourable for marriage)
Benefit Descendants
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Lesser Decay
Four Wastes
Heavy Day
Mysterious Warrior
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Yin nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Earth in the Sand
Pentad
Elk shed their antlers
Fetal deity
Storeroom and bed · Outer Due East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
Pengzu · branch
On a Sì day, do not travel far — wealth and goods will lie hidden away.
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
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Heaven Virtue · 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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