Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2023-10-12 · Thu · Libra
Lunar 2023-08-28
Year pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Rabbit)
Month pillar
Rén-Xū
Day pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Travel
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Ground-breaking
Relocation
Move into a new home
Soil-breaking
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Taking office
Conflict (冲)
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Four Phases
Six Harmonies
No General (favourable for marriage)
Sage Heart
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Lesser Decay
Five Voids
Hooked Chen
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
Well (Wild dog/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Water of the Great Sea · Gold Foil
Pentad
Wild geese arrive as guests
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and door · Inner West
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Guǐ day, do not file lawsuits — your case is weak and the foe is strong.
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
Rén-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(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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