Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2028-11-23 · Thu · Sagittarius
Lunar 2028-10-08
Year pillar
Wù-Shēn (Monkey)
Month pillar
Guǐ-Hài
Day pillar
Rén-Zǐ (Water)
Thanksgiving
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Vehicle construction
Travel
Meeting relatives and friends
Relocation
Move into a new home
Construction
Ground-breaking
Engraving and carving
Statue consecration
Incense installation
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Haircut
House construction
Roof-ridge joining
Foundation laying
Returning to the mountain hermitage
Door installation
Demolition
Cleaning the home
Planting
Livestock pen construction
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Betrothal gift exchange
Temple construction
Bed installation
Canal opening
Burial
Conflict (冲)
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Official Day
Heaven Horse
Auspicious Period
Demand Peace
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Four Taboos
Six Snakes
Repeating Day
White Tiger
Year Thinness
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yin nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
28 mansions
Legs (Wolf/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Water of the Great Sea · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood
Pentad
Rainbows hide and disappear
Fetal deity
Storeroom and mortar · Outer North-East
Empty branches
Yín + Mǎo
Pengzu · stem
On a Rén day, do not draw water — calamity becomes hard to ward off.
Pengzu · branch
On a Zǐ day, do not divine — you will invite misfortune upon yourself.
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
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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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