Two animals · their fixed branch coordinates
巳申
Snake–Monkey 巳申: Branch Relations, Hidden Stems & Phases
Snake–Monkey 巳申 has harmony, break, punishment; fire controls metal. The two branches share 2 hidden stems: Geng 庚, Wu 戊.
- Branch relation
- Harmony · Break · Punishment
- Phase relation
- Fire controls Metal
- Circle distance
- 3 of 6 steps
Read the two branches first
| Coordinate | Snake 巳 · Si | Monkey 申 · Shen |
|---|---|---|
| Circle position | 6 of 12 | 9 of 12 |
| Polarity & phase | Yin Fire | Yang Metal |
| Double-hour | 09:00–10:59 | 15:00–16:59 |
| Month opens | 立夏 Start of Summer | 立秋 Start of Autumn |
| Direction | South-southeast | West-southwest |
What Snake and Monkey carry beneath the surface
The named branch relationships
- 01
Snake and Monkey form one of the six fixed 六合 pairs. This identifies their matched positions on the branch circle.
- 02
Monkey and Snake 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.
- 03三刑
Shared Punishment group
Punishment of IngratitudeTiger, Snake, Monkey form the Punishment of Ingratitude pattern. The selected pair identifies two positions in the group; the remaining member completes its three branches.