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Chinese Almanac 老黄历

Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.

Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.

2028-12-01 · Fri · Sagittarius

Lunar 2028-10-16

Year pillar

Wù-Shēn (Monkey)

Month pillar

Guǐ-Hài

Day pillar

Gēng-Shēn (Metal)

Suitable (宜)

  • Trapping
  • Hunting
  • Meeting relatives and friends
  • Cleansing rite
  • Body encoffining
  • Removing mourning clothes
  • Putting on mourning clothes
  • Moving the coffin
  • All other matters forbidden

Avoid (忌)

  • Bed installation
  • Door installation
  • Soil-breaking
  • Tomb repair
  • Burial

Conflict (冲)

(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger

Sha direction (煞)：South

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

  • Heaven Virtue Union
  • Moon Void
  • Mother Granary
  • Yin Spirit
  • Crying Bark

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

  • Heaven Dipper-handle
  • Robbery Sha
  • Month Harm
  • Five Partings
  • Eight Specialisations
  • Heaven Punishment

Directions

Joy
Qián (Heaven)
Fortune
Kūn (Earth)
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder)
Yang nobility
Lí (Fire)
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain)
28 mansions
Ghost (Goat/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Receive
Day spirit
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Water of the Great Sea · Pomegranate Wood
Pentad
Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and stove · Outer South-East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Gēng day, do not work the loom — the threads will tangle in vain.
Pengzu · branch
On a Shēn day, do not install the bed — evil spirits will enter the chamber.

12 Shichen for today

All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).

ShichenHour range (Sydney)Hour pillarSpiritLuckConflict (冲)Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour23:00-01:00Bǐng-ZǐAzure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Gēng-Wǔ) HorseSouth
Chǒu Hour01:00-03:00Dīng-ChǒuBright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Xīn-Wèi) GoatEast
Yín Hour03:00-05:00Wù-YínHeaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Rén-Shēn) MonkeyNorth
Mǎo Hour05:00-07:00Jǐ-MǎoVermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Guǐ-Yǒu) RoosterWest
Chén Hour07:00-09:00Gēng-ChénGolden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Jiǎ-Xū) DogSouth
Sì Hour09:00-11:00Xīn-SìHeaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Yǐ-Hài) PigEast
Wǔ Hour11:00-13:00Rén-WǔWhite Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Bǐng-Zǐ) RatNorth
Wèi Hour13:00-15:00Guǐ-WèiJade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Dīng-Chǒu) OxWest
Shēn Hour15:00-17:00Jiǎ-ShēnHeaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Wù-Yín) TigerSouth
Yǒu Hour17:00-19:00Yǐ-YǒuBlack Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Jǐ-Mǎo) RabbitEast
Xū Hour19:00-21:00Bǐng-XūDirector of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)Auspicious(Gēng-Chén) DragonNorth
Hài Hour21:00-23:00Dīng-HàiHooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)Inauspicious(Xīn-Sì) SnakeWest

Shichen are traditional 2-hour windows, for guidance only. Personal charts use longitude-corrected true solar time.

24 solar terms this year

  1. Lesser ColdUpcoming

    2028-01-06

    06:54:39 +11:00

  2. Greater Cold

    2028-01-21

    00:21:57 +11:00

  3. Beginning of Spring

    2028-02-04

    18:31:13 +11:00

  4. Rain Water

    2028-02-19

    14:26:02 +11:00

  5. Awakening of Insects

    2028-03-05

    12:24:47 +11:00

  6. Spring Equinox

    2028-03-20

    13:17:10 +11:00

  7. Pure Brightness

    2028-04-04

    16:03:06 +10:00

  8. Grain Rain

    2028-04-19

    23:09:31 +10:00

  9. Beginning of Summer

    2028-05-05

    09:12:12 +10:00

  10. Lesser Fullness of Grain

    2028-05-20

    22:09:49 +10:00

  11. Grain in Ear

    2028-06-05

    13:16:00 +10:00

  12. Summer Solstice

    2028-06-21

    06:02:00 +10:00

  13. Lesser Heat

    2028-07-06

    23:30:18 +10:00

  14. Greater Heat

    2028-07-22

    16:53:59 +10:00

  15. Beginning of Autumn

    2028-08-07

    09:21:11 +10:00

  16. End of Heat

    2028-08-23

    00:00:56 +10:00

  17. White Dew

    2028-09-07

    12:22:10 +10:00

  18. Autumn Equinox

    2028-09-22

    21:45:20 +10:00

  19. Cold Dew

    2028-10-08

    05:08:31 +11:00

  20. Frost's Descent

    2028-10-23

    08:13:24 +11:00

  21. Beginning of Winter

    2028-11-07

    08:27:16 +11:00

  22. Lesser Snow

    2028-11-22

    05:54:24 +11:00

  23. Greater Snow

    2028-12-07

    01:24:41 +11:00

  24. Winter Solstice

    2028-12-21

    19:19:41 +11:00

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