Sexagenary cycle · position 28 of 60

辛卯

Yin Metal Rabbit 辛卯: 1951, 2011, 2071 Years & Na Yin

辛卯 Xīn–Mǎo is pillar 28 of 60: Yin Metal over the Rabbit’s Wood branch, with Na Yin Pine and cypress wood 松柏木. It names 1951, 2011, 2071 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.

Xīn–Mǎo

Branch
卯 Mao
Na Yin
松柏木
Rabbit in a traditional Chinese landscape
Heavenly Stem · 8/10辛XinYin Metal
Earthly Branch · 4/12卯MaoRabbit · Yin Wood
Both sequences advance one position at a time. This exact pair returns after sixty steps.

What is fixed inside 辛卯

01 · Visible stem

辛

Xin

Yin Metal, stem 8 in the ten-stem sequence.

02 · Phase relation

Stem restrains branch

Metal controls Wood in the five-phase controlling cycle.

Pine and cypress wood

Pine and cypress wood presents an evergreen form that remains recognisable through the cold season. Read beside a day pillar, it suggests continuity of character, a durable outline and strength expressed by remaining present. The image is not rapid expansion; its interest lies in how a stable form meets changing surroundings without becoming entirely closed to them.

松柏木

English association
Pine and cypress wood
Associated phase
木 Wood
Shares this Na Yin
庚寅 Yang Metal Tiger

The 卯 Mao coordinate

Animal
Rabbit
Branch polarity
Yin
Double hour
05:00–06:59
Month opens at
惊蛰 Awakening of Insects
Direction
East

Inside this branch · 藏干

Hidden stems carried by 卯

The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 辛 Xin as the reference stem.

  1. 01

    乙

    Primary interior stem

    偏财 Indirect Wealth
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Where 辛卯 returns

Cycle position
28 / 60
Ten-position decade · 旬
甲申
Void branches · 空亡
午 Horse · 未 Goat
Stem stage at this branch
绝 Extinction

Annual returns in the supported range

Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.

  1. 1951辛卯
  2. 2011辛卯
  3. 2071辛卯
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辛卯 as a day pillar

Xin draws attention to fineness, clarity and the conditions that allow a material’s qualities to show. A Day Master reading can explore discernment, sensitivity to detail and care over how something is expressed. The image also contains a tension between refinement and excessive scrutiny. Surrounding Earth, Water and Fire shape how the classical texts develop this theme.

辛 above 卯

Metal controls Wood in the five-phase controlling cycle. The day branch holds Yi 乙 (Indirect Wealth) relative to this Day Master.