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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.

2027-11-28 · Sun · Sagittarius

Lunar 2027-11-01

Year pillar

Dīng-Wèi (Goat)

Month pillar

Xīn-Hài

Day pillar

Xīn-Hài (Metal)

Suitable (宜)

  • Ritual offering
  • Bathing and cleansing
  • Travel
  • All other matters forbidden

Avoid (忌)

  • Open for business
  • Ground-breaking
  • Soil-breaking
  • Holding funeral rites
  • Burial

Conflict (冲)

(Yǐ-Sì) Snake

Sha direction (煞)：West

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

  • Heaven Grace
  • King's Day
  • Continuing the Line
  • Treasure Light

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

  • Month Establish
  • Lesser Time
  • Earth Magistrate
  • Month Punishment
  • Nine Pits
  • Nine Scorched
  • Blood Taboo
  • Heavy Day

Directions

Joy
Kūn (Earth)
Fortune
Qián (Heaven)
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder)
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain)
Yin nobility
Lí (Fire)
28 mansions
Hairy-head (Rooster/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Establish
Day spirit
Heaven Virtue · 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
Kitchen-stove and bed · Outer North-East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
Pengzu · branch
On a Hài day, do not hold a wedding — misfortune falls upon the groom.

12 Shichen for today

All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).

ShichenHour range (Sydney)Hour pillarSpiritLuckConflict (冲)Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour23:00-01:00Wù-ZǐWhite Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Rén-Wǔ) HorseSouth
Chǒu Hour01:00-03:00Jǐ-ChǒuJade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Guǐ-Wèi) GoatEast
Yín Hour03:00-05:00Gēng-YínHeaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Jiǎ-Shēn) MonkeyNorth
Mǎo Hour05:00-07:00Xīn-MǎoBlack Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Yǐ-Yǒu) RoosterWest
Chén Hour07:00-09:00Rén-ChénDirector of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Bǐng-Xū) DogSouth
Sì Hour09:00-11:00Guǐ-SìHooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Dīng-Hài) PigEast
Wǔ Hour11:00-13:00Jiǎ-WǔAzure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Wù-Zǐ) RatNorth
Wèi Hour13:00-15:00Yǐ-WèiBright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Jǐ-Chǒu) OxWest
Shēn Hour15:00-17:00Bǐng-ShēnHeaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Gēng-Yín) TigerSouth
Yǒu Hour17:00-19:00Dīng-YǒuVermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Xīn-Mǎo) RabbitEast
Xū Hour19:00-21:00Wù-XūGolden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Rén-Chén) DragonNorth
Hài Hour21:00-23:00Jǐ-HàiHeaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Guǐ-Sì) SnakeWest

Shichen are traditional 2-hour windows, for guidance only. Personal charts use longitude-corrected true solar time.

24 solar terms this year

  1. Lesser ColdUpcoming

    2027-01-06

    01:09:58 +11:00

  2. Greater Cold

    2027-01-20

    18:29:50 +11:00

  3. Beginning of Spring

    2027-02-04

    12:46:18 +11:00

  4. Rain Water

    2027-02-19

    08:33:29 +11:00

  5. Awakening of Insects

    2027-03-06

    06:39:33 +11:00

  6. Spring Equinox

    2027-03-21

    07:24:42 +11:00

  7. Pure Brightness

    2027-04-05

    10:17:31 +10:00

  8. Grain Rain

    2027-04-20

    17:17:38 +10:00

  9. Beginning of Summer

    2027-05-06

    03:25:12 +10:00

  10. Lesser Fullness of Grain

    2027-05-21

    16:18:14 +10:00

  11. Grain in Ear

    2027-06-06

    07:25:48 +10:00

  12. Summer Solstice

    2027-06-22

    00:10:50 +10:00

  13. Lesser Heat

    2027-07-07

    17:37:03 +10:00

  14. Greater Heat

    2027-07-23

    11:04:39 +10:00

  15. Beginning of Autumn

    2027-08-08

    03:26:46 +10:00

  16. End of Heat

    2027-08-23

    18:14:19 +10:00

  17. White Dew

    2027-09-08

    06:28:28 +10:00

  18. Autumn Equinox

    2027-09-23

    16:01:43 +10:00

  19. Cold Dew

    2027-10-08

    23:17:06 +11:00

  20. Frost's Descent

    2027-10-24

    02:32:52 +11:00

  21. Beginning of Winter

    2027-11-08

    02:38:35 +11:00

  22. Lesser Snow

    2027-11-23

    00:16:14 +11:00

  23. Greater Snow

    2027-12-07

    19:37:41 +11:00

  24. Winter Solstice

    2027-12-22

    13:42:10 +11:00

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