Two stems carry Metal
Yang Metal
Gēng · 庚
Position 7 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 Metal
Xīn · 辛
Position 8 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 Metal branches
Monkey · 申
Shēn · 15:00–16:59
Autumn branch month. Its branch element stays Metal as the visible stem changes.
Rooster · 酉
Yǒu · 17:00–18:59
Autumn branch month. Its branch element stays Metal as the visible stem changes.
Two different traditional cycles
Where Metal connects
Metal · Generates
Water
Metal → Water in the generating cycle.
Metal · Generated by
Earth
Earth → Metal in the generating cycle.
Metal · Controls
Wood
Metal → Wood in the controlling cycle.
Metal · Controlled by
Fire
Fire → Metal 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 Metal-stem days
These dates have Metal 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 Metal Tiger · 庚寅
13 September 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Tiger · Wood
Na Yin: Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯
14 September 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Rabbit · Wood
Na Yin: Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子
23 September 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Rat · Water
Na Yin: Wall Earth · 壁上土
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑
24 September 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Ox · Earth
Na Yin: Wall Earth · 壁上土
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌
3 October 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Dog · Earth
Na Yin: Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥
4 October 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Pig · Water
Na Yin: Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金
Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申
13 October 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Monkey · Metal
Na Yin: Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉
14 October 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Rooster · Metal
Na Yin: Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午
23 October 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Horse · Fire
Na Yin: Roadside Earth · 路旁土
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未
24 October 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Goat · Earth
Na Yin: Roadside Earth · 路旁土
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰
2 November 2026
Stem: Yang Metal
Branch: Dragon · Earth
Na Yin: White Wax Metal · 白蜡金
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳
3 November 2026
Stem: Yin Metal
Branch: Snake · Fire
Na Yin: White Wax Metal · 白蜡金