Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2031-10-30 · Thu · Scorpio
Lunar 2031-09-15
Year pillar
Xīn-Hài (Pig)
Month pillar
Wù-Xū
Day pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Travel
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Ground-breaking
Relocation
Move into a new home
Soil-breaking
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Taking office
Conflict (冲)
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Four Phases
Six Harmonies
No General (favourable for marriage)
Sage Heart
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Lesser Decay
Five Voids
Hooked Chen
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Yin nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
28 mansions
Well (Wild dog/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Wood on Level Ground · Gold Foil
Pentad
Grass and trees turn yellow and fall
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and door · Inner West
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Guǐ day, do not file lawsuits — your case is weak and the foe is strong.
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
Rén-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-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
Auspicious-day finder
Pick an activity and a starting date — we'll find the next seven suitable days.
Lunar → solar lookup
Pick a lunar date to find the matching Sydney solar date. When a year has a leap month, it appears in the month dropdown as a separate option (e.g. "Leap Month 6").