Two stems carry Earth
Yang Earth
Wù · 戊
Position 5 in the ten-stem sequence. It returns every ten days, meeting a different compatible branch each time.
Read this stem relative to a Day Master →Yin Earth
Jǐ · 己
Position 6 in the ten-stem sequence. It returns every ten days, meeting a different compatible branch each time.
Read this stem relative to a Day Master →The fixed Earth branches
Ox · 丑
Chǒu · 01:00–02:59
Winter branch month. This is the final animal month of its season.
Dragon · 辰
Chén · 07:00–08:59
Spring branch month. This is the final animal month of its season.
Goat · 未
Wèi · 13:00–14:59
Summer branch month. This is the final animal month of its season.
Dog · 戌
Xū · 19:00–20:59
Autumn branch month. This is the final animal month of its season.
Two different traditional cycles
Where Earth connects
Earth · Generates
Metal
Earth → Metal in the generating cycle.
Earth · Generated by
Fire
Fire → Earth in the generating cycle.
Earth · Controls
Water
Earth → Water in the controlling cycle.
Earth · Controlled by
Wood
Wood → Earth in the controlling cycle.
The direction of the relationship matters. Ten Gods uses this direction and the two stems’ polarities; the animal comparison uses branch memberships instead.
Real dates · the next sixty-day cycle
Upcoming Earth-stem days
These dates have Earth in the visible day stem. Each record also shows the animal’s fixed element and the complete pillar’s Na Yin, so the three labels can be read side by side.
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑
12 September 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Ox · Earth
Na Yin: Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌
21 September 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Dog · Earth
Na Yin: Level-ground Wood · 平地木
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥
22 September 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Pig · Water
Na Yin: Level-ground Wood · 平地木
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申
1 October 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Monkey · Metal
Na Yin: Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉
2 October 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Rooster · Metal
Na Yin: Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午
11 October 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Horse · Fire
Na Yin: Heavenly Fire · 天上火
Yin Earth Goat · 己未
12 October 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Goat · Earth
Na Yin: Heavenly Fire · 天上火
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰
21 October 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Dragon · Earth
Na Yin: Great Forest Wood · 大林木
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳
22 October 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Snake · Fire
Na Yin: Great Forest Wood · 大林木
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅
31 October 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Tiger · Wood
Na Yin: City-wall Earth · 城头土
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯
1 November 2026
Stem: Yin Earth
Branch: Rabbit · Wood
Na Yin: City-wall Earth · 城头土
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子
10 November 2026
Stem: Yang Earth
Branch: Rat · Water
Na Yin: Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火