Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2031-02-14 · Fri · Aquarius
Lunar 2031-01-23
Year pillar
Xīn-Hài (Pig)
Month pillar
Gēng-Yín
Day pillar
Yǐ-Yǒu (Wood)
Valentine's Day
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Coming-of-age ceremony
Wedding
Demolition
Construction
Ground-breaking
Foundation laying
Roof-beam raising
House construction
Move into a new home
Open for business
Pond excavation
Sealing holes
Body encoffining
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Burial
Soil-breaking
Avoid (忌)
Bed installation
Planting
Medical treatment
Stove construction
Conflict (冲)
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Yin Virtue
Birth of Fortune
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Heaven Officer
Causing Death
Five Voids
Five Partings
Mysterious Warrior
Directions
Joy
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Fortune
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Danger
Day spirit
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Pine and Cypress Wood · Water in the Spring
Pentad
Fish rise carrying the ice
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and door · Outer North-West
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Yǐ day, do not plant seedlings — not a single one will thrive.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
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
Bǐng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-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
2031-01-06
00:23:09 +11:00
Greater Cold
2031-01-20
17:47:58 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2031-02-04
11:58:19 +11:00
Rain Water
2031-02-19
07:50:55 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2031-03-06
05:51:03 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2031-03-21
06:40:58 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2031-04-05
10:28:24 +11:00
Grain Rain
2031-04-20
16:31:14 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2031-05-06
02:35:12 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2031-05-21
15:27:55 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2031-06-06
06:35:42 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2031-06-21
23:17:08 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2031-07-07
16:48:51 +10:00
Greater Heat
2031-07-23
10:10:28 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2031-08-08
02:42:56 +10:00
End of Heat
2031-08-23
17:23:20 +10:00
White Dew
2031-09-08
05:50:11 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2031-09-23
15:15:19 +10:00
Cold Dew
2031-10-08
22:42:59 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2031-10-24
01:49:27 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2031-11-08
02:05:40 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2031-11-22
23:32:36 +11:00
Greater Snow
2031-12-07
19:02:53 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2031-12-22
12:55:33 +11:00
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