Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2028-05-12 · Fri · Taurus
Lunar 2028-04-18
Year pillar
Wù-Shēn (Monkey)
Month pillar
Dīng-Sì
Day pillar
Dīng-Yǒu (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Hanging a plaque
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Daoist ritual
Travel
House construction
Foundation laying
Construction
Ground-breaking
Foundation stone laying
Bed installation
Machinery installation
Burial
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Erecting a stele
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Wedding
Relocation
Move into a new home
Haircut
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
People's Day
Triple Harmony
Time Yin
No General (favourable for marriage)
Demand Peace
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Dying Qi
Five Partings
Vermilion Bird
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Yin nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Stable
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Earth in the Sand · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
Pentad
Earthworms emerge
Fetal deity
Storeroom and door · Inner North
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-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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