Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2025-11-28 · Fri · Sagittarius
Lunar 2025-10-09
Year pillar
Yǐ-Sì (Snake)
Month pillar
Dīng-Hài
Day pillar
Xīn-Chǒu (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Painting and sculpting
Haircut
Meeting relatives and friends
Animal husbandry
Pond excavation
Livestock pen construction
Hunting
Net making
Avoid (忌)
Praying for blessings
Earth-thanking rite
Burial
Roof-beam raising
Stove construction
Open for business
Wedding
Travel
Move into a new home
Ground-breaking
Conflict (冲)
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Guarding Day
Heaven Shaman
Blessed Virtue
Jade Palace
Jade Hall
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Loathing
Earth Fire
Nine Voids
Greater Sha
Return Taboo
Cruel Conduct
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
Full
Day spirit
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Earth on the Rooftop · Earth on the Wall
Pentad
Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and latrine · Inner South
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Chǒu day, do not don ceremonial cap and belt — the master will not return home.
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
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(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
2025-01-05
13:32:47 +11:00
Greater Cold
2025-01-20
07:00:08 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2025-02-04
01:10:28 +11:00
Rain Water
2025-02-18
21:06:34 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2025-03-05
19:07:18 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2025-03-20
20:01:29 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2025-04-04
23:48:36 +11:00
Grain Rain
2025-04-20
05:56:01 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2025-05-05
15:57:13 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2025-05-21
04:54:39 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2025-06-05
19:56:32 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2025-06-21
12:42:16 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2025-07-07
06:04:59 +10:00
Greater Heat
2025-07-22
23:29:27 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2025-08-07
15:51:35 +10:00
End of Heat
2025-08-23
06:33:51 +10:00
White Dew
2025-09-07
18:51:57 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2025-09-23
04:19:20 +10:00
Cold Dew
2025-10-08
11:41:13 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2025-10-23
14:50:56 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2025-11-07
15:04:04 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2025-11-22
12:35:35 +11:00
Greater Snow
2025-12-07
08:04:37 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2025-12-22
02:03:05 +11:00
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