Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2032-01-09 · Fri · Capricorn
Lunar 2031-11-27
Year pillar
Xīn-Hài (Pig)
Month pillar
Xīn-Chǒu
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Yín (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Betrothal gift exchange
Engagement
Relocation
Receiving wealth
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Move into a new home
Meeting relatives and friends
Cleansing rite
Seeking medical treatment
Medical treatment
Starting school
Bed installation
Door installation
Incense installation
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Demolition
Cleaning the home
Hanging a plaque
Pre-building one's tomb
Coffin preparation
Soil-breaking
Tomb repair
Exhumation
Body encoffining
Avoid (忌)
Visiting the sick
Ritual offering
Travel
Roof-beam raising
House construction
Earth-thanking rite
Burial
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Moon Void
Four Phases
Time Virtue
Minister Day
Auspicious Period
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Golden Coffer
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
Eight Winds
Eight Specialisations
Directions
Joy
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Fortune
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
28 mansions
Ox (Ox/Northern/Black Tortoise) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Earth on the Wall · Water of the Great Stream
Pentad
Wild geese return north
Fetal deity
At the door and stove · Outer North-East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Jiǎ day, do not open the granary — wealth and goods will scatter.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yín day, do not perform sacrifices — gods and spirits will not partake.
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
Jiǎ-Zǐ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Yǐ-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Bǐng-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Dīng-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Wù-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Jǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Gēng-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Xīn-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Rén-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Guǐ-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Jiǎ-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Yǐ-Hài
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-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
2032-01-06
06:16:07 +11:00
Greater Cold
2032-01-20
23:31:19 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2032-02-04
17:48:59 +11:00
Rain Water
2032-02-19
13:32:15 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2032-03-05
11:40:15 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2032-03-20
12:21:55 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2032-04-04
15:17:36 +10:00
Grain Rain
2032-04-19
22:14:10 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2032-05-05
08:25:52 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2032-05-20
21:15:00 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2032-06-05
12:27:59 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2032-06-21
05:08:46 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2032-07-06
22:40:54 +10:00
Greater Heat
2032-07-22
16:04:45 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2032-08-07
08:32:44 +10:00
End of Heat
2032-08-22
23:18:21 +10:00
White Dew
2032-09-07
11:37:55 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2032-09-22
21:10:55 +10:00
Cold Dew
2032-10-08
04:30:25 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2032-10-23
07:46:15 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2032-11-07
07:54:17 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2032-11-22
05:31:12 +11:00
Greater Snow
2032-12-07
00:53:20 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2032-12-21
18:55:57 +11:00
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