Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2025-12-27 · Sat · Capricorn
Lunar 2025-11-08
Year pillar
Yǐ-Sì (Snake)
Month pillar
Wù-Zǐ
Day pillar
Gēng-Wǔ (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
House demolition
Wall demolition
Medical treatment
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Relocation
Move into a new home
Conflict (冲)
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Five Riches
Six Etiquettes
Continuing the Line
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Breaker
Greater Decay
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Loathing Opposite
Beckoning Shake
Five Voids
Blood Taboo
Directions
Joy
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Fortune
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yang nobility
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Stomach (Boar/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Break
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Thunderbolt Fire · Earth by the Roadside
Pentad
Elk shed their antlers
Fetal deity
At the mortar and mill · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.
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
Bǐng-Zǐ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-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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