Chinese Almanac 老黄历

Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.

Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.

2027-11-27 · Sat · Sagittarius

Lunar 2027-10-30

Year pillar

Dīng-Wèi (Goat)

Month pillar

Xīn-Hài

Day pillar

Gēng-Xū (Metal)

Suitable (宜)

Ritual offering
Haircut
Property purchase
Sealing holes
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Body encoffining
Soil-breaking
Burial

Avoid (忌)

Wedding
Move into a new home
Bed installation
Well digging
Statue consecration

Conflict (冲)

(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon

Sha direction (煞)：North

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

Heaven Virtue Union
Moon Void
Heaven Grace
Benefit Descendants
Golden Coffer

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

Month Sha
Month Void
Blood Branch
Five Voids

Directions

Joy: Qián (Heaven)
Fortune: Kūn (Earth)
Wealth: Zhèn (Thunder)
Yang nobility: Lí (Fire)
Yin nobility: Gèn (Mountain)

28 mansions

Stomach (Boar/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious

Jianchu

Day spirit

Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious

Nayin

Water of the Milky Way · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets

Pentad

Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends

Fetal deity

Mortar-mill and perch · Outer North-East

Empty branches

Yín + Mǎo

Pengzu · stem

On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.

Pengzu · branch

On a Xū day, do not eat dog meat — strange things will haunt your bed.

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 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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