Sexagenary cycle · position 32 of 60
乙未
Yin Wood Goat 乙未: 1955, 2015, 2075 Years & Na Yin
乙未 Yǐ–Wèi is pillar 32 of 60: Yin Wood over the Goat’s Earth branch, with Na Yin Metal in the sand 沙中金. It names 1955, 2015, 2075 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 乙未
Metal in the sand
Metal in the sand is already substantial, yet mixed with material from which it must be distinguished. In a day-pillar reading, the image concerns discernment: recognising a definite quality without mistaking everything around it for the same substance. Selection and refinement give the picture its movement, bringing something specific into focus from a broader, less ordered setting.
沙中金
- English association
- Metal in the sand
- Associated phase
- 金 Metal
- Shares this Na Yin
- 甲午 Yang Wood Horse
The 未 Wei coordinate
- Animal
- Goat
- Branch polarity
- Yin
- Double hour
- 13:00–14:59
- Month opens at
- 小暑 Minor Heat
- Direction
- South-southwest
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 未
The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 乙 Yi as the reference stem.
- 01
己
Primary interior stem
偏财 Indirect Wealth - 02
丁
Middle interior stem
食神 Eating God - 03
乙
Residual interior stem
比肩 Friend
Where 乙未 returns
- Cycle position
- 32 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲午
- Stem stage at this branch
- 养 Nurture
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1955乙未
- 2015乙未
- 2075乙未
乙未 as a day pillar
Yi brings the image of supple growth that reaches its destination through small adjustments. A Day Master reading can explore adaptability, responsiveness and the ability to work with surrounding conditions. The vine’s connection to a larger tree also gives this image a relational quality: support can extend its reach, while excessive accommodation can obscure its own direction.
乙 above 未
Wood controls Earth in the five-phase controlling cycle. The day branch holds Ji 己 (Indirect Wealth), Ding 丁 (Eating God), Yi 乙 (Friend) relative to this Day Master.