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.

2032-11-28 · Sun · Sagittarius

Lunar 2032-10-26

Year pillar

Rén-Zǐ (Rat)

Month pillar

Xīn-Hài

Day pillar

Wù-Yín (Earth)

Suitable (宜)

Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Hanging a plaque
Receiving wealth
Statue consecration
Travel
Move into a new home
Relocation
Bed installation
Acquiring livestock
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
Burial

Avoid (忌)

Planting
Soil-breaking
Property purchase
Ritual offering
Wedding
Ground-breaking
Stove construction
Praying for blessings

Conflict (冲)

(Rén-Shēn) Monkey

Sha direction (煞)：North

Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)

Time Virtue
Minister Day
Six Harmonies
Five Riches
Golden Hall
Five Unions

Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)

River Chief
Death Spirit
Wandering Calamity
Five Voids
Earth Sack
Heaven Jail

Directions

Joy: Xùn (Wind)
Fortune: Gèn (Mountain)
Wealth: Kǎn (Water)
Yang nobility: Gèn (Mountain)
Yin nobility: Kūn (Earth)

28 mansions

Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious

Jianchu

Balance

Day spirit

Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious

Nayin

Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets · Earth atop the City Wall

Pentad

Heaven's qi rises, earth's qi descends

Fetal deity

Bedroom bed and stove · Outer Due West

Empty branches

Shēn + Yǒu

Pengzu · stem

On a Wù day, do not accept fields — the landowner will meet ill fortune.

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	Rén-Zǐ	Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse	South
Chǒu Hour	01:00-03:00	Guǐ-Chǒu	Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Dīng-Wèi) Goat	East
Yín Hour	03:00-05:00	Jiǎ-Yín	Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Wù-Shēn) Monkey	North
Mǎo Hour	05:00-07:00	Yǐ-Mǎo	Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster	West
Chén Hour	07:00-09:00	Bǐng-Chén	Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Gēng-Xū) Dog	South
Sì Hour	09:00-11:00	Dīng-Sì	Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Xīn-Hài) Pig	East
Wǔ Hour	11:00-13:00	Wù-Wǔ	White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Rén-Zǐ) Rat	North
Wèi Hour	13:00-15:00	Jǐ-Wèi	Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox	West
Shēn Hour	15:00-17:00	Gēng-Shēn	Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger	South
Yǒu Hour	17:00-19:00	Xīn-Yǒu	Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)	Inauspicious	(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit	East
Xū Hour	19:00-21:00	Rén-Xū	Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)	Auspicious	(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon	North
Hài Hour	21:00-23:00	Guǐ-Hài	Hooked Chen · 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
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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