Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2028-02-19 · Sat · Pisces
Lunar 2028-01-25
Year pillar
Wù-Shēn (Monkey)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Yín
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Xū (Wood)
Solar term · Rain Water
Suitable (宜)
Sealing holes
Net making
Fishing
Hunting
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Door installation
Relocation
Move into a new home
Burial
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Yang Virtue
Triple Harmony
Heaven Joy
Heaven Physician
Director of Destiny
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Loathing
Earth Fire
Four Strikes
Greater Sha
Repeating Day
Greater Meeting
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
Stomach (Boar/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Complete
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Water of the Great Stream · Fire on the Mountaintop
Pentad
Otters offer fish in sacrifice
Fetal deity
At the door and perch · Outer South-West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Jiǎ day, do not open the granary — wealth and goods will scatter.
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
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(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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