Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2034-02-16 · Thu · Aquarius
Lunar 2033-12-28
Year pillar
Guǐ-Chǒu (Ox)
Month pillar
Bǐng-Yín
Day pillar
Guǐ-Mǎo (Water)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Bed installation
Statue consecration
Travel
Ritual offering
Ground-breaking
Fire-ritual extinguishing
Cleansing rite
Meeting relatives and friends
Open for business
Trade
Contract signing
Hanging a plaque
Move into a new home
Relocation
Demolition
Soil-breaking
Exhumation
Burial
Avoid (忌)
Well digging
Filing a lawsuit
Conflict (冲)
(Dīng-Yǒu) Rooster
Sha direction (煞)：West
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
Official Day
Auspicious Period
Jade Palace
Five Unions
Crying Bark Opposite
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Greater Time
Greater Defeat
Salt Pool
Vermilion Bird
Directions
Joy
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Fortune
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Wealth
Lí (Fire) · Due South
Yang nobility
Xùn (Wind) · South-East
Yin nobility
Zhèn (Thunder) · Due East
28 mansions
Well (Wild dog/Southern/Vermilion Bird) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Remove
Day spirit
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Mulberry and Cudrania Wood · Fire in the Furnace · Gold Foil
Pentad
Fish rise carrying the ice
Fetal deity
Bedroom bed and door · Inner West
Empty branches
Chén + Sì
Pengzu · stem
On a Guǐ day, do not file lawsuits — your case is weak and the foe is strong.
Pengzu · branch
On a Mǎo day, do not dig wells — the spring water will not be sweet.
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
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Guǐ-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Dīng-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Jiǎ-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Wù-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Yǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Bǐng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Dīng-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Wù-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Jǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Gēng-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Xīn-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Yǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Rén-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Bǐng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Guǐ-Hài
Black Tortoise · 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
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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