Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2024-04-12 · Fri · Aries
Lunar 2024-03-04
Year pillar
Jiǎ-Chén (Dragon)
Month pillar
Wù-Chén
Day pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Betrothal gift exchange
Wedding
Statue consecration
Travel
Haircut
Meeting relatives and friends
Open for business
Bed installation
Planting
Animal husbandry
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
Exhumation
Avoid (忌)
Earth-thanking rite
Praying for blessings
Roof-beam raising
Stove construction
Daoist ritual
Construction
Move into a new home
Door installation
Conflict (冲)
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Four Phases
Time Virtue
People's Day
Heaven Shaman
Blessed Virtue
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Greater Sha
Heaven Punishment
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
Ox (Ox/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Full
Day spirit
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Wood of the Great Forest · Water of the Milky Way
Pentad
Field mice transform into quail
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and mortar · Inner East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wǔ day, do not thatch the roof — the household head will face upheaval.
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
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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
2024-01-06
07:49:22 +11:00
Greater Cold
2024-01-21
01:07:22 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2024-02-04
19:27:07 +11:00
Rain Water
2024-02-19
15:13:12 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2024-03-05
13:22:45 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2024-03-20
14:06:25 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2024-04-04
18:02:17 +11:00
Grain Rain
2024-04-19
23:59:47 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2024-05-05
10:10:05 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2024-05-20
22:59:31 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2024-06-05
14:09:54 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2024-06-21
06:51:00 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2024-07-07
00:20:03 +10:00
Greater Heat
2024-07-22
17:44:26 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2024-08-07
10:09:16 +10:00
End of Heat
2024-08-23
00:55:03 +10:00
White Dew
2024-09-07
13:11:20 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2024-09-22
22:43:42 +10:00
Cold Dew
2024-10-08
05:59:57 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2024-10-23
09:14:47 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2024-11-07
09:20:04 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2024-11-22
06:56:31 +11:00
Greater Snow
2024-12-07
02:17:03 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2024-12-21
20:20:35 +11:00
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