Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2029-03-02 · Fri · Pisces
Lunar 2029-01-18
Year pillar
Jǐ-Yǒu (Rooster)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Yín
Day pillar
Xīn-Mǎo (Metal)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Daoist ritual
Tailoring
Bed-curtain joining
Coming-of-age ceremony
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Wedding
Move into a new home
Incense installation
Earth-thanking rite
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
Soil-breaking
Erecting a stele
Meeting relatives and friends
Travel
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Roof-beam raising
Releasing water
Avoid (忌)
Well digging
Conflict (冲)
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Virtue Union
Official Day
Auspicious Period
No General (favourable for marriage)
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yin nobility
Lí (Fire) · Due South
28 mansions
Neck (Dragon/Eastern/Azure Dragon) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Earth of the Great Post Road · Fire in the Furnace · Pine and Cypress Wood
Pentad
Grass and trees begin to bud
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and door · Outer Due North
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Xīn day, do not brew sauce — the master will never taste it.
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
Wù-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-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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