Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2026-09-03 · Thu · Virgo
Lunar 2026-07-22
Year pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Horse)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Shēn
Day pillar
Gēng-Chén (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Daoist ritual
Universal salvation rite
Relocation
Move into a new home
Ground-breaking
Medical treatment
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Statue consecration
Construction
Vehicle construction
Incense installation
Bed installation
Trapping
Hunting
Net making
Avoid (忌)
Betrothal gift exchange
Engagement
Meridian work
Holding funeral rites
Burial
Visiting the sick
Conflict (冲)
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Mother Granary
Triple Harmony
Heaven Joy
Heaven Physician
Continuing the Line
Golden Coffer
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Loathing
Earth Fire
Four Strikes
Greater Sha
Blood Taboo
Repeating Day
Greater Meeting
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
Legs (Wolf/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Complete
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain · White Wax Gold
Pentad
Grain ripens for harvest
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and perch · Outer Due West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.
Pengzu · branch
On a Chén day, do not weep — heavy mourning will surely follow.
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
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(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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