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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.

2030-11-30 · Sat · Sagittarius

Lunar 2030-11-06

Year pillar

Gēng-Xū (Dog)

Month pillar

Dīng-Hài

Day pillar

Jǐ-Sì (Earth)

Suitable (宜)

  • Ritual offering
  • Cleansing rite
  • House demolition
  • Wall demolition
  • All other matters forbidden

Avoid (忌)

  • Inauspicious for all matters

Conflict (冲)

(Guǐ-Hài) Pig

Sha direction (煞)：East

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

  • Moon Virtue Union
  • Post-horse
  • Heaven Empress
  • Heaven Granary
  • No General (favourable for marriage)
  • Reverent Peace

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

  • Month Breaker
  • Greater Decay
  • Heavy Day
  • Hooked Chen

Directions

Joy
Gèn (Mountain)
Fortune
Kǎn (Water)
Wealth
Kǎn (Water)
Yang nobility
Kǎn (Water)
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth)
28 mansions
Willow (River-deer/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Break
Day spirit
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Earth on the Rooftop · Wood of the Great Forest
Pentad
Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends
Fetal deity
At the door and bed · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Jǐ day, do not tear up contracts — both parties will meet ruin.
Pengzu · branch
On a Sì day, do not travel far — wealth and goods will lie hidden away.

12 Shichen for today

All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).

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

    2030-01-05

    18:30:34 +11:00

  2. Greater Cold

    2030-01-20

    11:54:24 +11:00

  3. Beginning of Spring

    2030-02-04

    06:08:28 +11:00

  4. Rain Water

    2030-02-19

    01:59:57 +11:00

  5. Awakening of Insects

    2030-03-06

    00:03:18 +11:00

  6. Spring Equinox

    2030-03-21

    00:52:07 +11:00

  7. Pure Brightness

    2030-04-05

    04:41:01 +11:00

  8. Grain Rain

    2030-04-20

    10:43:36 +10:00

  9. Beginning of Summer

    2030-05-05

    20:46:18 +10:00

  10. Lesser Fullness of Grain

    2030-05-21

    09:41:06 +10:00

  11. Grain in Ear

    2030-06-06

    00:44:30 +10:00

  12. Summer Solstice

    2030-06-21

    17:31:18 +10:00

  13. Lesser Heat

    2030-07-07

    10:55:29 +10:00

  14. Greater Heat

    2030-07-23

    04:24:53 +10:00

  15. Beginning of Autumn

    2030-08-07

    20:47:20 +10:00

  16. End of Heat

    2030-08-23

    11:36:24 +10:00

  17. White Dew

    2030-09-07

    23:52:50 +10:00

  18. Autumn Equinox

    2030-09-23

    09:26:55 +10:00

  19. Cold Dew

    2030-10-08

    16:45:17 +11:00

  20. Frost's Descent

    2030-10-23

    20:00:35 +11:00

  21. Beginning of Winter

    2030-11-07

    20:08:44 +11:00

  22. Lesser Snow

    2030-11-22

    17:44:36 +11:00

  23. Greater Snow

    2030-12-07

    13:07:37 +11:00

  24. Winter Solstice

    2030-12-22

    07:09:37 +11:00

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