Sexagenary cycle · position 02 of 60
乙丑
Yin Wood Ox 乙丑: 1925, 1985, 2045 Years & Na Yin
乙丑 Yǐ–Chǒu is pillar 2 of 60: Yin Wood over the Ox’s Earth branch, with Na Yin Gold in the sea 海中金. It names 1925, 1985, 2045 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 乙丑
Gold in the sea
Gold in the sea pictures something precious concealed beneath a much larger surface. In a day-pillar reading, the image turns attention to qualities that are present before they are easily recognised. Depth and protection matter here: an idea can be carefully held without being absent, although concealment can also leave its shape difficult for others to see.
海中金
- English association
- Gold in the sea
- Associated phase
- 金 Metal
- Shares this Na Yin
- 甲子 Yang Wood Rat
The 丑 Chou coordinate
- Animal
- Ox
- Branch polarity
- Yin
- Double hour
- 01:00–02:59
- Month opens at
- 小寒 Minor Cold
- Direction
- North-northeast
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 丑
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
癸
Middle interior stem
偏印 Indirect Resource - 03
辛
Residual interior stem
七杀 Seven Killings
Where 乙丑 returns
- Cycle position
- 02 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲子
- Stem stage at this branch
- 衰 Decline
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1925乙丑
- 1985乙丑
- 2045乙丑
乙丑 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 丑
Wood controls Earth in the five-phase controlling cycle. The day branch holds Ji 己 (Indirect Wealth), Gui 癸 (Indirect Resource), Xin 辛 (Seven Killings) relative to this Day Master.