Sexagenary cycle · position 55 of 60
戊午
Yang Earth Horse 戊午: 1918, 1978, 2038, 2098 Years & Na Yin
戊午 Wù–Wǔ is pillar 55 of 60: Yang Earth over the Horse’s Fire branch, with Na Yin Fire in the sky 天上火. It names 1918, 1978, 2038, 2098 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 戊午
Fire in the sky
Fire in the sky takes the scale of broad illumination, making a landscape visible rather than lighting only one corner. Beside a day pillar, it suggests outward expression and a clear field of attention. The image differs from a sheltered lamp through reach, while the presence of both brightness and shadow keeps that reach from meaning identical visibility everywhere.
天上火
- English association
- Fire in the sky
- Associated phase
- 火 Fire
- Shares this Na Yin
- 己未 Yin Earth Goat
The 午 Wu coordinate
- Animal
- Horse
- Branch polarity
- Yang
- Double hour
- 11:00–12:59
- Month opens at
- 芒种 Grain in Ear
- Direction
- South
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 午
The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 戊 Wu as the reference stem.
- 01
丁
Primary interior stem
正印 Direct Resource - 02
己
Middle interior stem
劫财 Rob Wealth
Where 戊午 returns
- Cycle position
- 55 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲寅
- Stem stage at this branch
- 墓 Tomb
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1918戊午
- 1978戊午
- 2038戊午
- 2098戊午
戊午 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 午
Fire generates Earth, so the branch phase feeds the visible stem. The day branch holds Ding 丁 (Direct Resource), Ji 己 (Rob Wealth) relative to this Day Master.