Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2033-09-04 · Sun · Virgo
Lunar 2033-08-11
Year pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Gēng-Shēn
Day pillar
Wù-Wǔ (Earth)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Ritual offering
Praying for blessings
Praying for offspring
Statue consecration
Travel
Cleansing rite
Bed installation
Planting
Moving the coffin
Welcoming new household members
Meeting relatives and friends
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Avoid (忌)
House construction
Body encoffining
Burial
Tree felling
Move into a new home
Relocation
Property purchase
Acquiring livestock
Conflict (冲)
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Heaven Virtue Union
Heaven Horse
Time Yang
Birthing Qi
No General (favourable for marriage)
Jade Palace
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Four Decays
White Tiger
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
Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Open
Day spirit
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Pomegranate Wood · Fire from the Heavens
Pentad
Grain ripens for harvest
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and mortar · Outer Due East
Empty branches
Zǐ + Chǒu
Pengzu · stem
On a Wù day, do not accept fields — the landowner will meet ill fortune.
Pengzu · branch
On a Wǔ day, do not thatch the roof — the household head will face upheaval.
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
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Vermilion Bird · 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
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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