Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2028-01-10 · Mon · Capricorn
Lunar 2027-12-14
Year pillar
Dīng-Wèi (Goat)
Month pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Wǔ (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Betrothal gift exchange
Engagement
Move into a new home
Relocation
Bed installation
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Statue consecration
Travel
Cleansing rite
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Demolition
Ground-breaking
Acquiring livestock
Earth-thanking rite
Burial
Soil-breaking
Avoid (忌)
Tree felling
Open for business
Trade
Roof-beam raising
Stove construction
Door installation
House construction
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Four Phases
Reverent Peace
Resolving Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Harm
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Lesser Decay
Five Voids
Heaven Jail
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Heart (Fox/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Gold in the Sand
Pentad
Wild geese return north
Fetal deity
At the door and mortar · Inner North
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Jiǎ day, do not open the granary — wealth and goods will scatter.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wǔ day, do not thatch the roof — the household head will face upheaval.
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
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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
2028-01-06
06:54:39 +11:00
Greater Cold
2028-01-21
00:21:57 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2028-02-04
18:31:13 +11:00
Rain Water
2028-02-19
14:26:02 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2028-03-05
12:24:47 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2028-03-20
13:17:10 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2028-04-04
16:03:06 +10:00
Grain Rain
2028-04-19
23:09:31 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2028-05-05
09:12:12 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2028-05-20
22:09:49 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2028-06-05
13:16:00 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2028-06-21
06:02:00 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2028-07-06
23:30:18 +10:00
Greater Heat
2028-07-22
16:53:59 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2028-08-07
09:21:11 +10:00
End of Heat
2028-08-23
00:00:56 +10:00
White Dew
2028-09-07
12:22:10 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2028-09-22
21:45:20 +10:00
Cold Dew
2028-10-08
05:08:31 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2028-10-23
08:13:24 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2028-11-07
08:27:16 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2028-11-22
05:54:24 +11:00
Greater Snow
2028-12-07
01:24:41 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2028-12-21
19:19:41 +11:00
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