Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2023-12-29 · Fri · Capricorn
Lunar 2023-11-17
Year pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Rabbit)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Day pillar
Xīn-Yǒu (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Statue consecration
Haircut
Cutting nails
Bed installation
Stove construction
Cleaning the home
Training livestock
Avoid (忌)
Tree felling
Acquiring livestock
Soil-breaking
Burial
Pre-building one's tomb
Wedding
Open for business
Ground-breaking
Trade
Beam making
Conflict (冲)
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Mother Granary
Golden Hall
Removing Spirit
Bright Hall
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
River Chief
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Four Decays
Earth Sack
Five Partings
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yin nobility
Lí (Fire) · Due South
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold Foil · Gold in the Sea · Pomegranate Wood
Pentad
Elk shed their antlers
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and door · Outer South-East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
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
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · 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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