Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2023-01-08 · Sun · Capricorn
Lunar 2022-12-17
Year pillar
Rén-Yín (Tiger)
Month pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu
Day pillar
Bǐng-Yín (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Bathing and cleansing
Cleansing rite
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Tailoring
Coming-of-age ceremony
Demolition
Construction
Ground-breaking
Relocation
Move into a new home
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Burial
Cleaning the home
Tomb repair
Tree felling
Receiving wealth
Trade
Contract signing
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Ritual offering
Roof-beam raising
Travel
Conflict (冲)
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Moon Virtue
Minister Day
Auspicious Period
No General (favourable for marriage)
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Golden Coffer
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
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
Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Fire in the Furnace
Pentad
Wild geese return north
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and burner · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yín day, do not perform sacrifices — gods and spirits will not partake.
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
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Hooked Chen · 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
2023-01-06
02:04:51 +11:00
Greater Cold
2023-01-20
19:29:32 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2023-02-04
13:42:33 +11:00
Rain Water
2023-02-19
09:34:17 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2023-03-06
07:36:14 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2023-03-21
08:24:26 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2023-04-05
11:13:04 +10:00
Grain Rain
2023-04-20
18:13:37 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2023-05-06
04:18:46 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2023-05-21
17:09:10 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2023-06-06
08:18:21 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2023-06-22
00:57:49 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2023-07-07
18:30:41 +10:00
Greater Heat
2023-07-23
11:50:27 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2023-08-08
04:22:53 +10:00
End of Heat
2023-08-23
19:01:18 +10:00
White Dew
2023-09-08
07:26:43 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2023-09-23
16:49:58 +10:00
Cold Dew
2023-10-09
00:15:34 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2023-10-24
03:20:50 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2023-11-08
03:35:35 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2023-11-23
01:02:41 +11:00
Greater Snow
2023-12-07
20:32:55 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2023-12-22
14:27:20 +11:00
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