1 /1984

Jia-Zi

2 /1985
Yi-Chou

3 /1986
4 /1987
5 /1988
Bing-Yin Ding-Mao Wu-Chen

6 /1989
Ji-Si

7 /1990
8 /1991
Geng-Wu Xin-Wei

11 /1994

12 /1995

13 /1996

15 /1998

16 /1999

Jia-Xu

Yi-hai

Bing-Zi Ding-Chou Wu-Yin

Ji-Mao

17 /2000
GengChen

21/ 2004
Jia-Shen

22 /2005
Yi-You

23 /2006
Bing-Xu

24 /2007
Ding-Hai

25 /2008
Wu-Zi

26 /2009
Ji-Chou

27 /2010 28 /2011 29 /2012

Geng-Yin Xin-Mao Ren-Chen

30 /2013
Gui-Si

31 /2014
Jia-Wu

32 /2015 33 /2016 34 /2017

Yi-Wei Bing-Shen Ding-You

35 /2018
Wu-Xu

36 /2019
Ji-Hai

37 /2020
Geng-Zi

38 /2021
Xin-Chou

39 /2022
Ren-Yin

40 /2023
Gui-Mao

41 /2024
Jia-Chen

42 /2025
Yi-Si

43 /2026 44 /2027 45 /2028

Bing-Wu Ding-Wei Wu-Shen

46 /2029
Ji-You

47 /2030
Geng-Xu

48 /2031
Xin-Hai

49 /2032
Ren-Zi

50 /2033
Gui-Chou

51 /2034

52 /2035

53 /2036

54 /2037

55 /2038

56 /2039

57 /2040

58 /2041

59 /2042

60 /2043

Jia-Yin

Yi-Mao

Bing-Chen

Ding-Si

Wu-Wu

Ji-Wei

Geng-Shen Xin-You

Ren-Xu

Gui-Hai

1st
month

2nd
month

3rd
month

4th
month

5th
month

Stem of the month

6th
7th
month
month

8th
month

9th
month

10th
month

Ji-Si

Geng-Wu

Xin-Wei

Ren-Shen

Gui-You

Jia-Xu

Yi-Hai

Xin-Si

Ren-Wu

Gui-Wei

Jia-Shen

Yi-You

Bing-Xu

Ding-Hai

Wu-Zi

Ji-Chou

Gui-Si

Jia-Wu

Yi-Wei

Wu-Xu

Ji-Hai

Geng-Zi

Xin-Chou

Geng-Xu

Xin-Hai

Ren-Zi

Gui-Chou

Ren-Xu

Gui-Hai

Jia-Zi

Yi-Chou

Stem of
the year
Jia or Ji
Yi or Geng

14 /1997

Bing-Yin Ding-Mao Wu-Chen

Wu-Yin

GengChen

Ji- Mao

Bing or Xin Geng-Yin Xin-Mao Ren-Chen

Ding or
Ren

Ren-Yin

Gui-Mao

Jia-Chen

Yi-Si

Wu or Gui

Jia-Yin

Yi-Mao

Bing-Chen

Ding-Si

9 /1992
Ren-Shen

10 /1993
Gui-You

18 /2001

19 /2002

20 /2003

Xin-Si

Ren-Wu

Gui-Wei

Bing-Shen Ding-You

Bing-Wu Ding-Wei Wu-Shen

Wu-Wu

Stem-Branch and Yin/Yang

Heavenly Stem
Earthly Branch

Ji-Wei

Ji-You

Geng-Shen Xin-You

Five Element

Yang

Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng,

Ren

Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu,

Shen, Xu

Wood

Yin

Yi, Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui

Chou, Mao, Si, Wei,

You, Hai

Fire

11th
month

Bing-Zi Ding-Chou

Stem-Branch and Five Elements

Heavenly Stem
Earthly Branch

Earth

Jia, Yi

Yin, Mao, Chen

Bing, Ding

Si, Wu, Wei

Wu, Ji

Chen, Xu, Chou, Mo

Geng, Xin

Shen, You, Xu

Ren, Gui

Hai, Zi, Chou

Metal
Water
Compatibilities and Clashes of the Stem-Branch
Compatibilities
Jia and Ji combined into Earth, Yi and Geng combined into
Heavenly
Metal, Bing and Xin combined into Water, Ding and Ren
Stem
combined into Wood, Wu and Gui combined into Fire

Earthly
Branch

Six Compatibilities: Zi and Chou combined into Earth; Yin

and Hai combined into Wood; Mao and Xu combined into
Fire; Chen and You combined into Metal; Si and Shen
combined into Water; Wu and Wei combined into the sun
and moon

Clashes

Jia Wu, Yi Ji, Bing Geng, Ding Xin, Wu

Ren, Ji Gui, Geng Jia, Xin Yi, Ren
Bing, Gui - Ding

Zi - Wu, Mao - You, Yin - Shen, Si - Hai, Chen Xu, Chou - Wei
Three Compatibilities: Shen, Zi and Chen combined into
Water; Hai, Mao and Wei combined into Wood; Yin, Wu and
Xu combined into Fire; Si, You and Chou combined into
Metal; Chen, Xu and Chou combined into Earth.

12th
month

1 /1984

2 /1985

3 /1986

4 /1987

5 /1988

6 /1989

7 /1990

8 /1991

9 /1992

10 /1993

Jia-Zi

Yi-Chou

Bing-Yin

Ding-Mao

Wu-Chen

Ji-Si

Geng-Wu

Xin-Wei

Ren-Shen

Gui-You

11 /1994

12 /1995

13 /1996

14 /1997

15 /1998

16 /1999

17 /2000

18 /2001

19 /2002

20 /2003

Jia-Xu

Yi-hai

Bing-Zi

Ding-Chou

Wu-Yin

Ji-Mao

Geng-Chen

Xin-Si

Ren-Wu

Gui-Wei

21/ 2004

22 /2005

23 /2006

24 /2007

25 /2008

26 /2009

27 /2010

28 /2011

29 /2012

30 /2013

Jia-Shen

Yi-You

Bing-Xu

Ding-Hai

Wu-Zi

Ji-Chou

Geng-Yin

Xin-Mao

Ren-Chen

Gui-Si

31 /2014

32 /2015

33 /2016

34 /2017

35 /2018

36 /2019

37 /2020

38 /2021

39 /2022

40 /2023

Jia-Wu

Yi-Wei

Bing-Shen

Ding-You

Wu-Xu

Ji-Hai

Geng-Zi

Xin-Chou

Ren-Yin

Gui-Mao

41 /2024

42 /2025

43 /2026

44 /2027

45 /2028

46 /2029

47 /2030

48 /2031

49 /2032

50 /2033

Jia-Chen

Yi-Si

Bing-Wu

Ding-Wei

Wu-Shen

Ji-You

Geng-Xu

Xin-Hai

Ren-Zi

Gui-Chou

51 /2034

52 /2035

53 /2036

54 /2037

55 /2038

56 /2039

57 /2040

58 /2041

59 /2042

60 /2043

Jia-Yin

Yi-Mao

Bing-Chen

Ding-Si

Wu-Wu

Ji-Wei

Geng-Shen

Xin-You

Ren-Xu

Gui-Hai

1st
month

2nd
month

3rd
month

4th
month

5th
month

8th
month

9th
month

10th
month

11th
month

12th
month

Jia or Ji

Bing-Yin

Ding-Mao

Wu-Chen

Ji-Si

Geng-Wu

Xin-Wei

Ren-Shen

Gui-You

Jia-Xu

Yi-Hai

Bing-Zi

Ding-Chou

Yi or Geng

Wu-Yin

Ji- Mao

Geng-Chen

Xin-Si

Ren-Wu

Gui-Wei

Jia-Shen

Yi-You

Bing-Xu

Ding-Hai

Wu-Zi

Ji-Chou

Bing or Xin

Geng-Yin

Xin-Mao

Ren-Chen

Gui-Si

Jia-Wu

Yi-Wei

Bing-Shen

Ding-You

Wu-Xu

Ji-Hai

Geng-Zi

Xin-Chou

Ding or Ren

Ren-Yin

Gui-Mao

Jia-Chen

Yi-Si

Bing-Wu

Ding-Wei

Wu-Shen

Ji-You

Geng-Xu

Xin-Hai

Ren-Zi

Gui-Chou

Wu or Gui

Jia-Yin

Yi-Mao

Bing-Chen

Ding-Si

Wu-Wu

Ji-Wei

Geng-Shen

Xin-You

Ren-Xu

Gui-Hai

Jia-Zi

Yi-Chou

Stem of the
year

Stem-Branch and Yin/Yang

Heavenly Stem
Earthly Branch

Stem of the month

6th
7th
month
month

Five Element

Yang

Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng,

Ren

Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen,

Xu

Wood

Yin

Yi, Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui

Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You,

Hai

Fire

Stem-Branch and Five Elements

Heavenly Stem

Earthly Branch

Jia, Yi

Yin, Mao, Chen

Bing, Ding

Si, Wu, Wei

Wu, Ji

Chen, Xu, Chou, Mo

Geng, Xin

Shen, You, Xu

Ren, Gui

Hai, Zi, Chou

Earth

Metal
Water
Compatibilities and Clashes of the Stem-Branch
Compatibilities
Jia and Ji combined into Earth, Yi and Geng combined into Metal,
Heavenly
Bing and Xin combined into Water, Ding and Ren combined into
Stem
Wood, Wu and Gui combined into Fire

Earthly
Branch

Clashes

Jia Wu, Yi Ji, Bing Geng, Ding Xin, Wu

Ren, Ji Gui, Geng Jia, Xin Yi, Ren Bing, Gui Ding

Six Compatibilities: Zi and Chou combined into Earth; Yin and Hai
combined into Wood; Mao and Xu combined into Fire; Chen and
You combined into Metal; Si and Shen combined into Water; Wu
and Wei combined into the sun and moon

Zi - Wu, Mao - You, Yin - Shen, Si - Hai, Chen - Xu,

Chou - Wei
Three Compatibilities: Shen, Zi and Chen combined into Water;
Hai, Mao and Wei combined into Wood; Yin, Wu and Xu combined
into Fire; Si, You and Chou combined into Metal; Chen, Xu and
Chou combined into Earth.

The stem
of the day Zi hour

Chou hour

Yin hour

Mao hour

Chen hour

Bing

Ding

Wu

Jia or Ji

Jia

Yi

The stem of the hour

Si hour
Wu hour

Wei hour

Shen hour

You hour

Xu hour

Hai hour

Ren

Gui

Jia

Yi

Ji

Geng

Xin

Yi or Geng

Bing

Ding

Wu

Ji

Geng

Xin

Ren

Gui

Jia

Yi

Bing

Ding

Bing or Xin

Wu

Ji

Geng

Xin

Ren

Gui

Jia

Yi

Bing

Ding

Wu

Ji

Ding or Ren

Geng

Xin

Ren

Gui

Jia

Yi

Bing

Ding

Wu

Ji

Geng

Xin

Wu or Gui

Ren

Gui

Jia

Yi

Bing

Ding

Wu

Ji

Geng

Xin

Ren

Gui