Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2033-01-15 · Sat · Capricorn
Lunar 2032-12-15
Year pillar
Rén-Zǐ (Rat)
Month pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu
Day pillar
Bǐng-Yín (Fire)
Suitable (宜)
Bathing and cleansing
Cleansing rite
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Tailoring
Coming-of-age ceremony
Demolition
Construction
Ground-breaking
Relocation
Move into a new home
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Moving the coffin
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Burial
Cleaning the home
Tomb repair
Tree felling
Receiving wealth
Trade
Contract signing
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Ritual offering
Roof-beam raising
Travel
Conflict (冲)
(Gēng-Shēn) Monkey
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Grace
Moon Virtue
Minister Day
Auspicious Period
No General (favourable for marriage)
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Golden Coffer
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Robbery Sha
Heaven Thief
Five Voids
Directions
Joy
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Fortune
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Wealth
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yang nobility
Duì (Lake) · Due West
Yin nobility
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
28 mansions
Stomach (Boar/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Fire in the Furnace
Pentad
Pheasants begin to crow
Fetal deity
Kitchen-stove and burner · Outer Due South
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Bǐng day, do not repair the stove — calamity is sure to follow.
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
Wù-Zǐ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Jǐ-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Gēng-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Xīn-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Rén-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Guǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Jiǎ-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Yǐ-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Bǐng-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Dīng-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Wù-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Jǐ-Hài
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-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
2033-01-05
12:08:07 +11:00
Greater Cold
2033-01-20
05:32:48 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2033-02-03
23:41:36 +11:00
Rain Water
2033-02-18
19:33:50 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2033-03-05
17:32:22 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2033-03-20
18:22:45 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2033-04-04
21:08:09 +10:00
Grain Rain
2033-04-20
04:13:08 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2033-05-05
14:13:47 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2033-05-21
03:10:59 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2033-06-05
18:13:27 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2033-06-21
11:01:09 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2033-07-07
04:24:57 +10:00
Greater Heat
2033-07-22
21:52:49 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2033-08-07
14:15:46 +10:00
End of Heat
2033-08-23
05:01:51 +10:00
White Dew
2033-09-07
17:20:22 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2033-09-23
02:51:41 +10:00
Cold Dew
2033-10-08
10:13:57 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2033-10-23
13:27:37 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2033-11-07
13:41:05 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2033-11-22
11:16:11 +11:00
Greater Snow
2033-12-07
06:44:56 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2033-12-22
00:46:01 +11:00
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