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.

Wù–Wǔ

Stem
戊 Wu
Branch
午 Wu
Na Yin
天上火
Horse in a traditional Chinese landscape
Heavenly Stem · 5/10戊WuYang Earth
Earthly Branch · 7/12午WuHorse · Yang Fire
Both sequences advance one position at a time. This exact pair returns after sixty steps.

What is fixed inside 戊午

01 · Visible stem

戊

Wu

Yang Earth, stem 5 in the ten-stem sequence.

02 · Phase relation

Branch feeds stem

Fire generates Earth, so the branch phase feeds the visible stem.

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.

  1. 01

    丁

    Primary interior stem

    正印 Direct Resource
  2. 02

    己

    Middle interior stem

    劫财 Rob Wealth
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Where 戊午 returns

Cycle position
55 / 60
Ten-position decade · 旬
甲寅
Void branches · 空亡
子 Rat · 丑 Ox
Stem stage at this branch
帝旺 Prosperity

Annual returns in the supported range

Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.

  1. 1918戊午
  2. 1978戊午
  3. 2038戊午
  4. 2098戊午
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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.