Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2029-02-16 · Fri · Aquarius
Lunar 2029-01-04
Year pillar
Jǐ-Yǒu (Rooster)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Yín
Day pillar
Dīng-Chǒu (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Daoist ritual
Body encoffining
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Burial
Exhumation
Avoid (忌)
Wedding
Ground-breaking
Statue consecration
House construction
Soil-breaking
Conflict (冲)
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Virtue
Four Phases
No General (favourable for marriage)
Continuing the Line
Bright Hall
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Sha
Month Void
Blood Branch
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
Eight Winds
Earth Talisman
Return Taboo
Blood Taboo
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
Close
Day spirit
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Fire in the Furnace · Water Below the Stream
Pentad
Fish rise carrying the ice
Fetal deity
Storeroom and latrine · Outer Due West
Empty branches
Shēn + Yǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Dīng day, do not shave the head — sores will break out.
Pengzu · branch
On a Chǒu day, do not don ceremonial cap and belt — the master will not return home.
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
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(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
2029-01-05
12:41:55 +11:00
Greater Cold
2029-01-20
06:00:53 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2029-02-04
00:20:47 +11:00
Rain Water
2029-02-18
20:07:56 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2029-03-05
18:17:37 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2029-03-20
19:01:59 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2029-04-04
21:58:24 +10:00
Grain Rain
2029-04-20
04:55:42 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2029-05-05
15:07:46 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2029-05-21
03:55:52 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2029-06-05
19:09:58 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2029-06-21
11:48:17 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2029-07-07
05:22:23 +10:00
Greater Heat
2029-07-22
22:42:05 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2029-08-07
15:11:44 +10:00
End of Heat
2029-08-23
05:51:37 +10:00
White Dew
2029-09-07
18:11:54 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2029-09-23
03:38:31 +10:00
Cold Dew
2029-10-08
10:58:08 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2029-10-23
14:08:08 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2029-11-07
14:16:46 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2029-11-22
11:49:24 +11:00
Greater Snow
2029-12-07
07:13:48 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2029-12-22
01:14:08 +11:00
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