Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2026-01-16 · Fri · Capricorn
Lunar 2025-11-28
Year pillar
Yǐ-Sì (Snake)
Month pillar
Jǐ-Chǒu
Day pillar
Gēng-Yín (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Bathing and cleansing
Painting and sculpting
Statue consecration
Betrothal gift exchange
Engagement
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Receiving wealth
Foundation laying
Ground-breaking
Foundation stone laying
Releasing water
Burial
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Tomb repair
Erecting a stele
Moving the coffin
Avoid (忌)
Move into a new home
Door installation
Ritual offering
Earth-thanking rite
Conflict (冲)
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Virtue
Moon Virtue
Time Virtue
Minister Day
Auspicious Period
No General (favourable for marriage)
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Golden Coffer
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
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
Ox (Ox/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Covered Lamp Fire · Thunderbolt Fire · Pine and Cypress Wood
Pentad
Pheasants begin to crow
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and stove · Outer Due North
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.
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
Bǐng-Zǐ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Hooked Chen · 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
2026-01-05
19:23:10 +11:00
Greater Cold
2026-01-20
12:44:56 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2026-02-04
07:02:08 +11:00
Rain Water
2026-02-19
02:51:56 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2026-03-06
00:59:00 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2026-03-21
01:45:59 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2026-04-05
04:40:00 +10:00
Grain Rain
2026-04-20
11:39:08 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2026-05-05
21:48:44 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2026-05-21
10:36:45 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2026-06-06
01:48:21 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2026-06-21
18:24:30 +10:00
Lesser HeatUpcoming
2026-07-07
11:56:57 +10:00
Greater Heat
2026-07-23
05:13:05 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2026-08-07
21:42:43 +10:00
End of Heat
2026-08-23
12:18:49 +10:00
White Dew
2026-09-08
00:41:16 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2026-09-23
10:05:14 +10:00
Cold Dew
2026-10-08
17:29:17 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2026-10-23
20:37:57 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2026-11-07
20:52:05 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2026-11-22
18:23:21 +11:00
Greater Snow
2026-12-07
13:52:32 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2026-12-22
07:50:14 +11:00
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