Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Fire on the Mountaintop · Fire in the Furnace
Pentad
Grass and trees turn yellow and fall
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and burner · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yín day, do not perform sacrifices — gods and spirits will not partake.
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
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Hooked Chen · 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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