Two stems carry Wood
Yang Wood
Jiǎ · 甲
Position 1 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 Wood
Yǐ · 乙
Position 2 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 Wood branches
Tiger · 寅
Yín · 03:00–04:59
Spring branch month. Its branch element stays Wood as the visible stem changes.
Rabbit · 卯
Mǎo · 05:00–06:59
Spring branch month. Its branch element stays Wood as the visible stem changes.
Two different traditional cycles
Where Wood connects
Wood · Generates
Fire
Wood → Fire in the generating cycle.
Wood · Generated by
Water
Water → Wood in the generating cycle.
Wood · Controls
Earth
Wood → Earth in the controlling cycle.
Wood · Controlled by
Metal
Metal → Wood 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 Wood-stem days
These dates have Wood 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 Wood Horse · 甲午
17 September 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Horse · Fire
Na Yin: Sand Metal · 沙中金
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未
18 September 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Goat · Earth
Na Yin: Sand Metal · 沙中金
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰
27 September 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Dragon · Earth
Na Yin: Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳
28 September 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Snake · Fire
Na Yin: Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅
7 October 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Tiger · Wood
Na Yin: Great Stream Water · 大溪水
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯
8 October 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Rabbit · Wood
Na Yin: Great Stream Water · 大溪水
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子
17 October 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Rat · Water
Na Yin: Sea Metal · 海中金
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑
18 October 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Ox · Earth
Na Yin: Sea Metal · 海中金
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌
27 October 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Dog · Earth
Na Yin: Mountain-top Fire · 山头火
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥
28 October 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Pig · Water
Na Yin: Mountain-top Fire · 山头火
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申
6 November 2026
Stem: Yang Wood
Branch: Monkey · Metal
Na Yin: Spring Water · 泉中水
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉
7 November 2026
Stem: Yin Wood
Branch: Rooster · Metal
Na Yin: Spring Water · 泉中水