Two stems carry Fire
Yang Fire
Bǐng · 丙
Position 3 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 Fire
Dīng · 丁
Position 4 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 Fire branches
Two different traditional cycles
Where Fire connects
Fire · Generates
Earth
Fire → Earth in the generating cycle.
Fire · Generated by
Wood
Wood → Fire in the generating cycle.
Fire · Controls
Metal
Fire → Metal in the controlling cycle.
Fire · Controlled by
Water
Water → Fire 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 Fire-stem days
These dates have Fire 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.
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申
19 September 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Monkey · Metal
Na Yin: Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉
20 September 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Rooster · Metal
Na Yin: Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火
Yang Fire Horse · 丙午
29 September 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Horse · Fire
Na Yin: Heavenly River Water · 天河水
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未
30 September 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Goat · Earth
Na Yin: Heavenly River Water · 天河水
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰
9 October 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Dragon · Earth
Na Yin: Sand Earth · 沙中土
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳
10 October 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Snake · Fire
Na Yin: Sand Earth · 沙中土
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅
19 October 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Tiger · Wood
Na Yin: Furnace Fire · 炉中火
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯
20 October 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Rabbit · Wood
Na Yin: Furnace Fire · 炉中火
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子
29 October 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Rat · Water
Na Yin: Ravine Water · 涧下水
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑
30 October 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Ox · Earth
Na Yin: Ravine Water · 涧下水
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌
8 November 2026
Stem: Yang Fire
Branch: Dog · Earth
Na Yin: Roof Earth · 屋上土
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥
9 November 2026
Stem: Yin Fire
Branch: Pig · Water
Na Yin: Roof Earth · 屋上土