Sexagenary cycle · position 35 of 60
戊戌
Yang Earth Dog 戊戌: 1958, 2018, 2078 Years & Na Yin
戊戌 Wù–Xū is pillar 35 of 60: Yang Earth over the Dog’s Earth branch, with Na Yin Level-ground wood 平地木. It names 1958, 2018, 2078 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 戊戌
Level-ground wood
Level-ground wood places the emphasis near the earth, where growth rests on roots and the space available to establish itself. Its day-pillar symbolism concerns a beginning held in ordinary surroundings rather than the crowded height of a forest. The picture gives quiet preparation its own form, with what is rooted below shaping what can later become visible.
平地木
- English association
- Level-ground wood
- Associated phase
- 木 Wood
- Shares this Na Yin
- 己亥 Yin Earth Pig
The 戌 Xu coordinate
- Animal
- Dog
- Branch polarity
- Yang
- Double hour
- 19:00–20:59
- Month opens at
- 寒露 Cold Dew
- Direction
- West-northwest
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 戌
The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 戊 Wu as the reference stem.
- 01
戊
Primary interior stem
比肩 Friend - 02
辛
Middle interior stem
伤官 Hurting Officer - 03
丁
Residual interior stem
正印 Direct Resource
Where 戊戌 returns
- Cycle position
- 35 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲午
- Stem stage at this branch
- 墓 Tomb
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1958戊戌
- 2018戊戌
- 2078戊戌
戊戌 as a day pillar
Wu’s image is thick, elevated Earth that holds a position and gives other things a foundation. A Day Master interpretation can explore steadiness, consistency and the effort involved in remaining dependable. The same image raises a question about movement: when does holding the centre preserve something valuable, and when does it make a needed adjustment difficult?
戊 above 戌
The stem and branch both carry Earth, so this pair repeats one phase rather than linking two phases. The day branch holds Wu 戊 (Friend), Xin 辛 (Hurting Officer), Ding 丁 (Direct Resource) relative to this Day Master.