Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2023-03-10 · Fri · Pisces
Lunar 2023-02-19
Year pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Rabbit)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Mǎo
Day pillar
Dīng-Mǎo (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Praying for blessings
Statue consecration
Painting and sculpting
Offering thanks to deities
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Tailoring
Bed installation
Open for business
Contract signing
Body encoffining
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Exhumation
Burial
Erecting a stele
Taking office
Meeting relatives and friends
Travel
Trade
Pillar raising
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Well digging
Ground-breaking
Planting
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Moon Grace
Four Phases
Official Day
Six Etiquettes
Birth of Fortune
Five Unions
Bright Hall
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Establish
Lesser Time
Earth Magistrate
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
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
Neck (Dragon/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Establish
Day spirit
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Water of the Great Stream · Fire in the Furnace
Pentad
Peach trees begin to blossom
Fetal deity
Storeroom and door · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(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
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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