干支 · The cycle

The sixty days

The Chinese calendar names each day by a pair: one of ten Heavenly Stems over one of twelve Earthly Branches. Sixty combinations, then the wheel turns again. Your day pillar — the pair you were born under — is the heart of a BaZi chart.

• 甲子 Jiǎ Zǐ — Wood Rat
• 乙丑 Yǐ Chǒu — Wood Ox
• 丙寅 Bǐng Yín — Fire Tiger
• 丁卯 Dīng Mǎo — Fire Rabbit
• 戊辰 Wù Chén — Earth Dragon
• 己巳 Jǐ Sì — Earth Snake
• 庚午 Gēng Wǔ — Metal Horse
• 辛未 Xīn Wèi — Metal Goat
• 壬申 Rén Shēn — Water Monkey
• 癸酉 Guǐ Yǒu — Water Rooster
• 甲戌 Jiǎ Xū — Wood Dog
• 乙亥 Yǐ Hài — Wood Pig
• 丙子 Bǐng Zǐ — Fire Rat
• 丁丑 Dīng Chǒu — Fire Ox
• 戊寅 Wù Yín — Earth Tiger
• 己卯 Jǐ Mǎo — Earth Rabbit
• 庚辰 Gēng Chén — Metal Dragon
• 辛巳 Xīn Sì — Metal Snake
• 壬午 Rén Wǔ — Water Horse
• 癸未 Guǐ Wèi — Water Goat
• 甲申 Jiǎ Shēn — Wood Monkey
• 乙酉 Yǐ Yǒu — Wood Rooster
• 丙戌 Bǐng Xū — Fire Dog
• 丁亥 Dīng Hài — Fire Pig
• 戊子 Wù Zǐ — Earth Rat
• 己丑 Jǐ Chǒu — Earth Ox
• 庚寅 Gēng Yín — Metal Tiger
• 辛卯 Xīn Mǎo — Metal Rabbit
• 壬辰 Rén Chén — Water Dragon
• 癸巳 Guǐ Sì — Water Snake
• 甲午 Jiǎ Wǔ — Wood Horse
• 乙未 Yǐ Wèi — Wood Goat
• 丙申 Bǐng Shēn — Fire Monkey
• 丁酉 Dīng Yǒu — Fire Rooster
• 戊戌 Wù Xū — Earth Dog
• 己亥 Jǐ Hài — Earth Pig
• 庚子 Gēng Zǐ — Metal Rat
• 辛丑 Xīn Chǒu — Metal Ox
• 壬寅 Rén Yín — Water Tiger
• 癸卯 Guǐ Mǎo — Water Rabbit
• 甲辰 Jiǎ Chén — Wood Dragon
• 乙巳 Yǐ Sì — Wood Snake
• 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ — Fire Horse
• 丁未 Dīng Wèi — Fire Goat
• 戊申 Wù Shēn — Earth Monkey
• 己酉 Jǐ Yǒu — Earth Rooster
• 庚戌 Gēng Xū — Metal Dog
• 辛亥 Xīn Hài — Metal Pig
• 壬子 Rén Zǐ — Water Rat
• 癸丑 Guǐ Chǒu — Water Ox
• 甲寅 Jiǎ Yín — Wood Tiger
• 乙卯 Yǐ Mǎo — Wood Rabbit
• 丙辰 Bǐng Chén — Fire Dragon
• 丁巳 Dīng Sì — Fire Snake
• 戊午 Wù Wǔ — Earth Horse
• 己未 Jǐ Wèi — Earth Goat
• 庚申 Gēng Shēn — Metal Monkey
• 辛酉 Xīn Yǒu — Metal Rooster
• 壬戌 Rén Xū — Water Dog
• 癸亥 Guǐ Hài — Water Pig