Sexagenary cycle · position 30 of 60

癸巳

Yin Water Snake 癸巳: 1953, 2013, 2073 Years & Na Yin

癸巳 Guǐ–Sì is pillar 30 of 60: Yin Water over the Snake’s Fire branch, with Na Yin Long-flowing water 长流水. It names 1953, 2013, 2073 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.

Guǐ–Sì

Branch
巳 Si
Na Yin
长流水
Snake in a traditional Chinese landscape
Heavenly Stem · 10/10癸GuiYin Water
Earthly Branch · 6/12巳SiSnake · Yin Fire
Both sequences advance one position at a time. This exact pair returns after sixty steps.

What is fixed inside 癸巳

01 · Visible stem

癸

Gui

Yin Water, stem 10 in the ten-stem sequence.

02 · Phase relation

Stem restrains branch

Water controls Fire in the five-phase controlling cycle.

Long-flowing water

Long-flowing water emphasises continuation: one stretch of movement leads into another rather than ending at the first basin. As a day-pillar image, it suggests a sense of sequence, sustained exchange and attention to where an ongoing process is headed. Its defining contrast is with the isolated pool, placing meaning in connection between stages rather than a single arrival.

长流水

English association
Long-flowing water
Associated phase
水 Water
Shares this Na Yin
壬辰 Yang Water Dragon

The 巳 Si coordinate

Animal
Snake
Branch polarity
Yin
Double hour
09:00–10:59
Month opens at
立夏 Start of Summer
Direction
South-southeast

Inside this branch · 藏干

Hidden stems carried by 巳

The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 癸 Gui as the reference stem.

  1. 01

    丙

    Primary interior stem

    正财 Direct Wealth
  2. 02

    庚

    Middle interior stem

    正印 Direct Resource
  3. 03

    戊

    Residual interior stem

    正官 Direct Officer
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Where 癸巳 returns

Cycle position
30 / 60
Ten-position decade · 旬
甲申
Void branches · 空亡
午 Horse · 未 Goat
Stem stage at this branch
胎 Conception

Annual returns in the supported range

Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.

  1. 1953癸巳
  2. 2013癸巳
  3. 2073癸巳
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癸巳 as a day pillar

Gui’s traditional description emphasises quietness, subtle movement and the ability to nourish through contact. Its Day Master image invites a reading of close observation, responsiveness and influence exercised in small increments. A useful reflection is how something understated becomes effective. The wider chart supplies the context for understanding where this Water is gathered, supported or drawn into activity.

癸 above 巳

Water controls Fire in the five-phase controlling cycle. The day branch holds Bing 丙 (Direct Wealth), Geng 庚 (Direct Resource), Wu 戊 (Direct Officer) relative to this Day Master.