Earthly branch 10 of 12

Rooster 酉 Branch: Hours 17:00–18:59, Metal & Trine

酉 You is branch 10 of 12: the Rooster, Yin Metal, hours 17:00–18:59, month opening at Báilù 白露. It clashes with Rabbit and joins the Metal trine with Snake and Ox.

酉You

Double hour17:00–18:59
DirectionWest
Fixed phaseMetal

What 酉 names

01
The hour
17:00–18:59
Traditionally the hour hens come home to roost as the light goes.
02
The month
白露 Báilù
White Dew opens it — month 8 counted from 立春, not from January.
03
The direction
West
The twelve branches divide the compass as they divide the day.
04
The phase
Metal
十二支五行 — the phase the branch itself carries.

Inside 酉: season and hidden stems

autumn · yin Metal. The branch contains 辛 (primary metal). Compare the full hidden-stem register →

All branch memberships

子 Rat: Six Destruction
丑 Ox: Shared Three Harmony group
卯 Rabbit: Six Clash
辰 Dragon: Six Harmony
巳 Snake: Shared Three Harmony group
申 Monkey: Shared Three Meeting group
酉 Rooster: Same branch; Self-punishment
戌 Dog: Shared Three Meeting group; Six Harm

Its fixed relations

冲 · Clash
Rabbit 卯
Six places opposite, so the two never share a season or an hour.
六合 · Six harmony
Dragon 辰
One of six pairs whose positions balance across the cycle.
三合 · Trine
Snake · Rooster · Ox
Four places apart, governing the Metal phase together.

The Rooster in the Great Race

Place10of 12

Spotted the raft in the first place. The three who crossed on it are ranked in the order they stepped off, not by any contest between them.

Read the complete Great Race story →

The five Rooster pillars

Move around the circle

What 酉 names

The hour

The month

The direction

The phase

Inside 酉: season and hidden stems

All branch memberships

Its fixed relations

Rabbit 卯

Dragon 辰

Snake · Rooster · Ox

The Rooster in the Great Race

The five Rooster pillars

The twelve branches