Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2026-04-20 · Mon · Taurus
Lunar 2026-03-04
Year pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Horse)
Month pillar
Rén-Chén
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Zǐ (Wood)
Solar term · Grain Rain
Suitable (宜)
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Hanging a plaque
Ritual offering
Statue consecration
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Bed installation
Cleansing rite
Construction
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Betrothal gift exchange
Name-asking ceremony
Engagement
Wedding
Move into a new home
Opening the granary
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Acquiring livestock
Tree felling
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Mother Granary
Triple Harmony
Heaven Joy
Heaven Physician
Heaven Granary
No General (favourable for marriage)
Sage Heart
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Four Taboos
Eight Dragons
Earth Sack
Return Taboo
Heaven Jail
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Net (Raven/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Complete
Day spirit
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Long-flowing Water · Gold in the Sea
Pentad
Duckweed begins to grow
Fetal deity
At the door and mortar · Outer South-East
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Jiǎ day, do not open the granary — wealth and goods will scatter.
Pengzu · branch
On a Zǐ day, do not divine — you will invite misfortune upon yourself.
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
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-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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