Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2028-06-23 · Fri · Cancer
Lunar 2028-L05-01
Year pillar
Wù-Shēn (Monkey)
Month pillar
Wù-Wǔ
Day pillar
Jǐ-Mǎo (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Stove construction
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Burial
Soil-breaking
Tomb repair
Well digging
Conflict (冲)
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Mother Granary
Four Phases
Continuing the Line
Five Unions
Jade Hall
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
River Chief
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Nine Pits
Nine Scorched
Blood Taboo
Outbound Death
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yang nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
28 mansions
Neck (Dragon/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Fire from the Heavens · Earth atop the City Wall
Pentad
Deer shed their antlers
Fetal deity
At the main gate · Outer Due West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Jǐ day, do not tear up contracts — both parties will meet ruin.
Pengzu · branch
On a Mǎo day, do not dig wells — the spring water will not be sweet.
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
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · 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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