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Chinese Almanac 老黄历

Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.

Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.

2024-11-28 · Thu · Sagittarius

Lunar 2024-10-28

Year pillar

Jiǎ-Chén (Dragon)

Month pillar

Yǐ-Hài

Day pillar

Bǐng-Shēn (Fire)

Thanksgiving

Suitable (宜)

  • Bathing and cleansing
  • Cleaning the home
  • Trapping
  • Hunting
  • Cleansing rite
  • Sealing holes
  • All other matters forbidden

Avoid (忌)

  • Wedding
  • Move into a new home
  • Open for business
  • Bed installation
  • Soil-breaking
  • Tomb repair

Conflict (冲)

(Gēng-Yín) Tiger

Sha direction (煞)：South

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

  • Mother Granary
  • Removing Spirit
  • Crying Bark

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

  • Heaven Dipper-handle
  • Robbery Sha
  • Month Harm
  • Five Partings
  • Heaven Punishment

Directions

Joy
Kūn (Earth)
Fortune
Qián (Heaven)
Wealth
Kūn (Earth)
Yang nobility
Duì (Lake)
Yin nobility
Qián (Heaven)
28 mansions
Legs (Wolf/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Fire on the Mountaintop · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
Pentad
Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and burner · Inner North
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
Pengzu · branch
On a Shēn day, do not install the bed — evil spirits will enter the chamber.

12 Shichen for today

All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).

ShichenHour range (Sydney)Hour pillarSpiritLuckConflict (冲)Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour23:00-01:00Wù-ZǐAzure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Rén-Wǔ) HorseSouth
Chǒu Hour01:00-03:00Jǐ-ChǒuBright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Guǐ-Wèi) GoatEast
Yín Hour03:00-05:00Gēng-YínHeaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Jiǎ-Shēn) MonkeyNorth
Mǎo Hour05:00-07:00Xīn-MǎoVermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Yǐ-Yǒu) RoosterWest
Chén Hour07:00-09:00Rén-ChénGolden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Bǐng-Xū) DogSouth
Sì Hour09:00-11:00Guǐ-SìHeaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Dīng-Hài) PigEast
Wǔ Hour11:00-13:00Jiǎ-WǔWhite Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Wù-Zǐ) RatNorth
Wèi Hour13:00-15:00Yǐ-WèiJade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Jǐ-Chǒu) OxWest
Shēn Hour15:00-17:00Bǐng-ShēnHeaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Gēng-Yín) TigerSouth
Yǒu Hour17:00-19:00Dīng-YǒuBlack Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Xīn-Mǎo) RabbitEast
Xū Hour19:00-21:00Wù-XūDirector of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Rén-Chén) DragonNorth
Hài Hour21:00-23:00Jǐ-HàiHooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Guǐ-Sì) SnakeWest

Shichen are traditional 2-hour windows, for guidance only. Personal charts use longitude-corrected true solar time.

24 solar terms this year

  1. Lesser Cold

    2024-01-06

    07:49:22 +11:00

  2. Greater Cold

    2024-01-21

    01:07:22 +11:00

  3. Beginning of Spring

    2024-02-04

    19:27:07 +11:00

  4. Rain Water

    2024-02-19

    15:13:12 +11:00

  5. Awakening of Insects

    2024-03-05

    13:22:45 +11:00

  6. Spring Equinox

    2024-03-20

    14:06:25 +11:00

  7. Pure Brightness

    2024-04-04

    18:02:17 +11:00

  8. Grain Rain

    2024-04-19

    23:59:47 +10:00

  9. Beginning of Summer

    2024-05-05

    10:10:05 +10:00

  10. Lesser Fullness of Grain

    2024-05-20

    22:59:31 +10:00

  11. Grain in Ear

    2024-06-05

    14:09:54 +10:00

  12. Summer Solstice

    2024-06-21

    06:51:00 +10:00

  13. Lesser Heat

    2024-07-07

    00:20:03 +10:00

  14. Greater Heat

    2024-07-22

    17:44:26 +10:00

  15. Beginning of Autumn

    2024-08-07

    10:09:16 +10:00

  16. End of Heat

    2024-08-23

    00:55:03 +10:00

  17. White Dew

    2024-09-07

    13:11:20 +10:00

  18. Autumn Equinox

    2024-09-22

    22:43:42 +10:00

  19. Cold Dew

    2024-10-08

    05:59:57 +11:00

  20. Frost's Descent

    2024-10-23

    09:14:47 +11:00

  21. Beginning of Winter

    2024-11-07

    09:20:04 +11:00

  22. Lesser Snow

    2024-11-22

    06:56:31 +11:00

  23. Greater Snow

    2024-12-07

    02:17:03 +11:00

  24. Winter Solstice

    2024-12-21

    20:20:35 +11:00

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