Two stems carry Water
Yang Water
Rén · 壬
Position 9 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 Water
Guǐ · 癸
Position 10 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 Water branches
Two different traditional cycles
Where Water connects
Water · Generates
Wood
Water → Wood in the generating cycle.
Water · Generated by
Metal
Metal → Water in the generating cycle.
Water · Controls
Fire
Water → Fire in the controlling cycle.
Water · Controlled by
Earth
Earth → Water 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 Water-stem days
These dates have Water 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 Water Dragon · 壬辰
15 September 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Dragon · Earth
Na Yin: Long-flowing Water · 长流水
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳
16 September 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Snake · Fire
Na Yin: Long-flowing Water · 长流水
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅
25 September 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Tiger · Wood
Na Yin: Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯
26 September 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Rabbit · Wood
Na Yin: Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金
Yang Water Rat · 壬子
5 October 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Rat · Water
Na Yin: Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑
6 October 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Ox · Earth
Na Yin: Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌
15 October 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Dog · Earth
Na Yin: Great Sea Water · 大海水
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥
16 October 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Pig · Water
Na Yin: Great Sea Water · 大海水
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申
25 October 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Monkey · Metal
Na Yin: Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉
26 October 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Rooster · Metal
Na Yin: Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金
Yang Water Horse · 壬午
4 November 2026
Stem: Yang Water
Branch: Horse · Fire
Na Yin: Willow Wood · 杨柳木
Yin Water Goat · 癸未
5 November 2026
Stem: Yin Water
Branch: Goat · Earth
Na Yin: Willow Wood · 杨柳木