Sexagenary cycle · position 05 of 60
戊辰
Yang Earth Dragon 戊辰: 1928, 1988, 2048 Years & Na Yin
戊辰 Wù–Chén is pillar 5 of 60: Yang Earth over the Dragon’s Earth branch, with Na Yin Great forest wood 大林木. It names 1928, 1988, 2048 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 戊辰
Great forest wood
Great forest wood brings many branches, roots and layers of growth into one picture. Its day-pillar symbolism concerns development through connection: individual growth becomes part of a larger living pattern. Abundance is the central quality, while crowded growth supplies the counterpoint, asking how room for a particular direction remains visible within all that surrounds it.
大林木
- English association
- Great forest wood
- Associated phase
- 木 Wood
- Shares this Na Yin
- 己巳 Yin Earth Snake
The 辰 Chen coordinate
- Animal
- Dragon
- Branch polarity
- Yang
- Double hour
- 07:00–08:59
- Month opens at
- 清明 Clear and Bright
- Direction
- East-southeast
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 辰
The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 戊 Wu as the reference stem.
- 01
戊
Primary interior stem
比肩 Friend - 02
乙
Middle interior stem
正官 Direct Officer - 03
癸
Residual interior stem
正财 Direct Wealth
Where 戊辰 returns
- Cycle position
- 05 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲子
- Stem stage at this branch
- 冠带 Cap and Gown
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1928戊辰
- 1988戊辰
- 2048戊辰
戊辰 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 辰
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), Yi 乙 (Direct Officer), Gui 癸 (Direct Wealth) relative to this Day Master.