Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2030-08-29 · Thu · Virgo
Lunar 2030-08-01
Year pillar
Gēng-Xū (Dog)
Month pillar
Jiǎ-Shēn
Day pillar
Bǐng-Shēn (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Travel
Acquiring livestock
Ritual offering
Body encoffining
Exhumation
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Ground-breaking
Soil-breaking
Conflict (冲)
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
King's Day
Heaven Granary
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Establish
Lesser Time
Earth Magistrate
Five Partings
Heaven Jail
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
Yin nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
28 mansions
Legs (Wolf/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Establish
Day spirit
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Water in the Spring · Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
Pentad
Heaven and earth grow severe
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and burner · Inner North
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
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).
Shichen
Hour range (Sydney)
Hour pillar
Spirit
Luck
Conflict (冲)
Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour
23:00-01:00
Wù-Zǐ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Hooked Chen · 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
2030-01-05
18:30:34 +11:00
Greater Cold
2030-01-20
11:54:24 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2030-02-04
06:08:28 +11:00
Rain Water
2030-02-19
01:59:57 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2030-03-06
00:03:18 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2030-03-21
00:52:07 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2030-04-05
04:41:01 +11:00
Grain Rain
2030-04-20
10:43:36 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2030-05-05
20:46:18 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2030-05-21
09:41:06 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2030-06-06
00:44:30 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2030-06-21
17:31:18 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2030-07-07
10:55:29 +10:00
Greater Heat
2030-07-23
04:24:53 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2030-08-07
20:47:20 +10:00
End of Heat
2030-08-23
11:36:24 +10:00
White Dew
2030-09-07
23:52:50 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2030-09-23
09:26:55 +10:00
Cold Dew
2030-10-08
16:45:17 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2030-10-23
20:00:35 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2030-11-07
20:08:44 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2030-11-22
17:44:36 +11:00
Greater Snow
2030-12-07
13:07:37 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2030-12-22
07:09:37 +11:00
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