Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2032-11-18 · Thu · Scorpio
Lunar 2032-10-16
Year pillar
Rén-Zǐ (Rat)
Month pillar
Xīn-Hài
Day pillar
Wù-Chén (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Ritual offering
Painting and sculpting
Statue consecration
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Wedding
Bed installation
Welcoming new household members
Body encoffining
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Exhumation
Burial
Erecting a stele
Avoid (忌)
Open for business
Trade
Soil-breaking
Stove construction
Conflict (冲)
(Rén-Xū) Dog
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Yang Virtue
Resolving Spirit
Director of Destiny
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Lesser Decay
Heaven Thief
Earth Talisman
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
Yang nobility
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yin nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
28 mansions
Legs (Wolf/Western/White Tiger) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Initiate
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Wood of the Great Forest
Pentad
Pheasants enter the great waters as giant clams
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and perch · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Wù day, do not accept fields — the landowner will meet ill fortune.
Pengzu · branch
On a Chén day, do not weep — heavy mourning will surely follow.
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
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(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
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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