Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2027-05-30 · Sun · Gemini
Lunar 2027-04-25
Year pillar
Dīng-Wèi (Goat)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Sì
Day pillar
Jǐ-Yǒu (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Daoist ritual
Praying for offspring
Machinery installation
Acquiring livestock
Relocation
Move into a new home
Painting and sculpting
Statue consecration
Foundation laying
Pillar raising
Roof-beam raising
Stove construction
Door installation
Incense installation
Fire-ritual extinguishing
House construction
Exhumation
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Wedding
Conflict (冲)
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Moon Grace
Four Phases
People's Day
Triple Harmony
Time Yin
Demand Peace
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Dying Qi
Earth Sack
Five Partings
Vermilion Bird
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yang nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
28 mansions
Room (Rabbit/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Stable
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Covered Lamp Fire · Earth of the Great Post Road
Pentad
Tender grasses wither
Fetal deity
At the main gate · Outer North-East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Jǐ day, do not tear up contracts — both parties will meet ruin.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
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
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · 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 ColdUpcoming
2027-01-06
01:09:58 +11:00
Greater Cold
2027-01-20
18:29:50 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2027-02-04
12:46:18 +11:00
Rain Water
2027-02-19
08:33:29 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2027-03-06
06:39:33 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2027-03-21
07:24:42 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2027-04-05
10:17:31 +10:00
Grain Rain
2027-04-20
17:17:38 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2027-05-06
03:25:12 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2027-05-21
16:18:14 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2027-06-06
07:25:48 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2027-06-22
00:10:50 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2027-07-07
17:37:03 +10:00
Greater Heat
2027-07-23
11:04:39 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2027-08-08
03:26:46 +10:00
End of Heat
2027-08-23
18:14:19 +10:00
White Dew
2027-09-08
06:28:28 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2027-09-23
16:01:43 +10:00
Cold Dew
2027-10-08
23:17:06 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2027-10-24
02:32:52 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2027-11-08
02:38:35 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2027-11-23
00:16:14 +11:00
Greater Snow
2027-12-07
19:37:41 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2027-12-22
13:42:10 +11:00
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