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Earthly branch 11 of 12

Dog 戌 Branch: Hours 19:00–20:59, Earth & Trine

戌 Xu is branch 11 of 12: the Dog, Yang Earth, hours 19:00–20:59, month opening at Hánlù 寒露. It clashes with Dragon and joins the Fire trine with Tiger and Horse.

戌Xu

What 戌 names

  • 01

    The hour

    19:00–20:59

    Traditionally the hour dogs take up guard over the household.

  • 02

    The month

    寒露 Hánlù

    Cold Dew opens it — month 9 counted from 立春, not from January.

  • 03

    The direction

    West-northwest

    The twelve branches divide the compass as they divide the day.

  • 04

    The phase

    Earth

    十二支五行 — the phase the branch itself carries.

Inside 戌: season and hidden stems

autumn · yang Earth. The branch contains 戊 (primary earth), 辛 (middle metal), 丁 (residual fire). Compare the full hidden-stem register →

All branch memberships

Its fixed relations

  • 冲 · Clash

    Dragon 辰

    Six places opposite, so the two never share a season or an hour.

  • 六合 · Six harmony

    Rabbit 卯

    One of six pairs whose positions balance across the cycle.

  • 三合 · Trine

    Tiger · Horse · Dog

    Four places apart, governing the Fire phase together.

The Dog in the Great Race

Place11of 12

The strongest swimmer in the field, which stopped mid-river because the water was pleasant and it had not had a proper bath in some time.

Read the complete Great Race story →

The five Dog pillars

  1. Cycle position11甲戌Yang Wood DogExample year 1994
  2. Cycle position23丙戌Yang Fire DogExample year 2006
  3. Cycle position35戊戌Yang Earth DogExample year 2018
  4. Cycle position47庚戌Yang Metal DogExample year 2030
  5. Cycle position59壬戌Yang Water DogExample year 2042

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The twelve branches