Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2026-08-21 · Fri · Leo
Lunar 2026-07-09
Year pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Horse)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Shēn
Day pillar
Dīng-Mǎo (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Statue consecration
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Incense installation
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Cleansing rite
Tree felling
Move into a new home
Relocation
Bed installation
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Planting
Travel
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Well digging
Haircut
Stove construction
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Pond excavation
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Heaven Grace
Benefit Descendants
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Heaven Officer
Causing Death
Vermilion Bird
Five Voids
Seven Talismans
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Yin nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
28 mansions
Neck (Dragon/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Danger
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain · Fire in the Furnace
Pentad
Cold-weather cicadas sing
Fetal deity
Storeroom and door · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
Pengzu · branch
On a Mǎo day, do not dig wells — the spring water will not be sweet.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-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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