Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
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2033-10-30 · Sun · Scorpio
Lunar 2033-10-08
Year pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Rén-Xū
Day pillar
Jiǎ-Yín (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Body encoffining
Soil-breaking
Burial
Exhumation
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
All other matters forbidden
Avoid (忌)
None
Conflict (冲)
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
Sha direction (煞)：North
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Yang Virtue
Triple Harmony
Approaching Day
Time Yin
Five Unions
Director of Destiny
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Month Loathing
Earth Fire
Dying Qi
Four Wastes
Nine Pits
Nine Scorched
Eight Specialisations
Solitary Star
Yin Error
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
Star (Horse/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Inauspicious
Jianchu
Stable
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Water of the Great Sea · Water of the Great Stream
Pentad
Grass and trees turn yellow and fall
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
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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