Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2025-12-15 · Mon · Sagittarius
Lunar 2025-10-26
Year pillar
Yǐ-Sì (Snake)
Month pillar
Wù-Zǐ
Day pillar
Wù-Wǔ (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
House demolition
Wall demolition
Ritual offering
Bathing and cleansing
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Inauspicious for all matters
Conflict (冲)
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Yang Virtue
Six Etiquettes
Continuing the Line
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Breaker
Greater Decay
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
Five Voids
Blood Taboo
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
28 mansions
Heart (Fox/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Break
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Thunderbolt Fire · Fire from the Heavens
Pentad
Tigers begin to mate
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and mortar · Outer Due East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Wù day, do not accept fields — the landowner will meet ill fortune.
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
Rén-Zǐ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-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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