THE TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
Wu: Earthly Branch
Wu is the seventh branch and pairs with Horse.
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午 · wǔ
Wu is associated with the height of summer and midday in the broader branch cycle. This year placement uses that symbolic position only; it does not calculate a time-of-day pillar.
An example
Wu can frame the question of how to direct strong momentum.
A question to carry with you
Where should your energy go next?
Find your own lunar-year placement
Use your birth date to find the year animal, stem, branch, stem phase and Yin/Yang. This calculator follows Chinese New Year; it does not calculate a full Four Pillars (BaZi) chart.
Connect the ideas
Zi: Earthly Branch
Zi begins the twelve-branch sequence and pairs with Rat.
1 min readChou: Earthly Branch
Chou is the second branch and pairs with Ox.
1 min readYin: Earthly Branch
Yin is the third branch and pairs with Tiger.
1 min readMao: Earthly Branch
Mao is the fourth branch and pairs with Rabbit.
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