Two animals · their fixed branch coordinates
未戌
Goat–Dog 未戌: Break, Punishment, Hidden Stems & Phases
Goat–Dog 未戌 has break, punishment; both branches carry earth. The two branches share 1 hidden stem: Ding 丁.
- Branch relation
- Break · Punishment
- Phase relation
- Both branches carry Earth
- Circle distance
- 3 of 6 steps
Read the two branches first
| Coordinate | Goat 未 · Wei | Dog 戌 · Xu |
|---|---|---|
| Circle position | 8 of 12 | 11 of 12 |
| Polarity & phase | Yin Earth | Yang Earth |
| Double-hour | 13:00–14:59 | 19:00–20:59 |
| Month opens | 小暑 Minor Heat | 寒露 Cold Dew |
| Direction | South-southwest | West-northwest |
What Goat and Dog carry beneath the surface
The named branch relationships
- 01
Dog and Goat form one of the six 六破 pairs, often translated as Break or Destruction. This set can overlap another relation, so every matching relation stays visible.
- 02三刑
Shared Punishment group
Punishment of BullyingOx, Dog, Goat form the Punishment of Bullying pattern. The selected pair identifies two positions in the group; the remaining member completes its three branches.

