Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2023-07-04 · Tue · Cancer
Lunar 2023-05-17
Year pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Rabbit)
Month pillar
Wù-Wǔ
Day pillar
Guǐ-Hài (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Hunting
Trapping
Net making
Fishing
Ritual offering
Bathing and cleansing
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Open for business
Burial
Exhumation
Holding funeral rites
Conflict (冲)
(Dīng-Sì) Snake
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Five Riches
No General (favourable for marriage)
Birth of Fortune
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Lesser Decay
Four Wastes
Heavy Day
Vermilion Bird
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Yin nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
28 mansions
Tail (Tiger/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Fire from the Heavens · Water of the Great Sea
Pentad
Pinellia tubers sprout
Fetal deity
At the bedroom bed · Outer South-East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Guǐ day, do not file lawsuits — your case is weak and the foe is strong.
Pengzu · branch
On a Hài day, do not hold a wedding — misfortune falls upon the groom.
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
Rén-Zǐ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-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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