Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2034-01-16 · Mon · Capricorn
Lunar 2033-L11-26
Year pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Chǒu
Day pillar
Rén-Shēn (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Painting and sculpting
Statue consecration
Travel
Engagement
Betrothal gift exchange
Removing mourning clothes
Putting on mourning clothes
Wedding
Welcoming a son-in-law
Body encoffining
Moving the coffin
Exhumation
Burial
Erecting a stele
Avoid (忌)
Move into a new home
Bed installation
Conflict (冲)
(Bǐng-Yín) Tiger
Sha direction (煞)：South
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Mother Granary
Yang Virtue
Five Riches
Birth of Fortune
Removing Spirit
Director of Destiny
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Wandering Calamity
Five Partings
Directions
Joy
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Fortune
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
Yin nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
28 mansions
Net (Raven/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Danger
Day spirit
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious) · Auspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Gold in the Sea · Gold at the Sword's Edge
Pentad
Pheasants begin to crow
Fetal deity
Storeroom and stove · Outer South-West
Empty branches
Xū + Hài
Pengzu · stem
On a Rén day, do not draw water — calamity becomes hard to ward off.
Pengzu · branch
On a Shēn day, do not install the bed — evil spirits will enter the chamber.
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
Gēng-Zǐ
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Xīn-Chǒu
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Rén-Yín
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Guǐ-Mǎo
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Jiǎ-Chén
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Yǐ-Sì
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Bǐng-Wǔ
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Dīng-Wèi
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Xīn-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Wù-Shēn
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Rén-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Jǐ-Yǒu
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Guǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Gēng-Xū
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jiǎ-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Xīn-Hài
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-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
2034-01-05
18:04:31 +11:00
Greater Cold
2034-01-20
11:27:19 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2034-02-04
05:41:10 +11:00
Rain Water
2034-02-19
01:30:13 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2034-03-05
23:32:24 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2034-03-21
00:17:30 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2034-04-05
03:06:15 +10:00
Grain Rain
2034-04-20
10:03:44 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2034-05-05
20:09:10 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2034-05-21
08:56:54 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2034-06-06
00:06:41 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2034-06-21
16:44:12 +10:00
Lesser Heat
2034-07-07
10:17:39 +10:00
Greater Heat
2034-07-23
03:36:21 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2034-08-07
20:09:07 +10:00
End of Heat
2034-08-23
10:47:46 +10:00
White Dew
2034-09-07
23:13:59 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2034-09-23
08:39:35 +10:00
Cold Dew
2034-10-08
16:07:07 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2034-10-23
19:16:28 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2034-11-07
19:33:40 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2034-11-22
17:04:58 +11:00
Greater Snow
2034-12-07
12:36:49 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2034-12-22
06:34:01 +11:00
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