Shichen Chart

Twelve traditional Chinese hours in local time. Each hour lasts two modern hours. Zi crosses midnight, from 23:00 to 01:00.
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Twelve Shichen Chart

Shichen Zodiac Modern Time Alias Meaning
鼠子时
 Rat 23:00 - 01:00 Midnight The depth of night, when all is still
牛丑时
 Ox 01:00 - 03:00 Cockcrow The ox chews the cud
虎寅时
 Tiger 03:00 - 05:00 Dawn The tiger is at its fiercest
兔卯时
 Rabbit 05:00 - 07:00 Sunrise The moon sets and rabbits leave the burrow
龙辰时
 Dragon 07:00 - 09:00 Mealtime The dragon shows through the clouds
蛇巳时
 Snake 09:00 - 11:00 Mid-morning Snakes come out to bask in the sun
马午时
 Horse 11:00 - 13:00 Noon Yang energy reaches its peak
羊未时
 Goat 13:00 - 15:00 Early afternoon Goats graze at ease
猴申时
 Monkey 15:00 - 17:00 Late afternoon Monkeys are most active
鸡酉时
 Rooster 17:00 - 19:00 Sunset Roosters return to the coop
狗戌时
 Dog 19:00 - 21:00 Dusk Dogs begin to guard the gate
猪亥时
 Pig 21:00 - 23:00 Bedtime Pigs sleep soundly in the pen

Health by Shichen

鼠
子时
23:00 - 01:00
Sleep now. This helps bile metabolism and detox.
牛
丑时
01:00 - 03:00
Deep sleep. The best time for the liver to detox.
虎
寅时
03:00 - 05:00
Deep sleep. Lung meridian is active.
兔
卯时
05:00 - 07:00
Get up and move. Large intestine meridian is active; a good time to relieve yourself.
龙
辰时
07:00 - 09:00
Eat breakfast. Stomach meridian is active.
蛇
巳时
09:00 - 11:00
Work and study. Spleen meridian is active.
马
午时
11:00 - 13:00
Rest briefly after lunch. Heart meridian is active.
羊
未时
13:00 - 15:00
Keep working. Small intestine meridian is active.
猴
申时
15:00 - 17:00
Drink more water. Bladder meridian is active.
鸡
酉时
17:00 - 19:00
Have dinner. Kidney meridian is active; a good time to nourish the kidneys.
狗
戌时
19:00 - 21:00
Relax. Pericardium meridian is active.
猪
亥时
21:00 - 23:00
Get ready for sleep. Triple burner meridian is active.

Time Unit Conversion

Ancient Unit Conversion
  • 1 day = 12 shichen
  • 1 shichen = 8 ke = 2 hours
  • 1 ke = 15 minutes
  • 1 cup of tea = 2 incense sticks = 10 minutes
  • 1 incense stick = 5 minutes
  • 1 fen = 6 finger snaps = 60 seconds
  • 1 finger snap = 10 kshana = 10 seconds
  • 1 kshana = 1 second
Quick Conversion