Calculation basis

Heavenly stems

Yang Fire (丙) — Fire, Yang

The element and polarity of the heavenly stem 丙, how it reads the other nine stems (the Ten Gods) and which earthly branches hold it — laid out exactly as Saju-Link's calculation rules have it.

Yang Fire (丙) is the third of the ten heavenly stems

丙 is the third of the ten heavenly stems. Its element is Fire and its polarity is Yang. Saju-Link calls a person whose day stem is 丙 "Yang Fire (丙)".

The line that the result screen shows for this day stem is: "The midday sun. Feelings show plainly, the room brightens, and stepping forward comes naturally." This line has nothing to do with the table or the scores below.

How it reads the other stems (the Ten Gods)

With 丙 as the day stem, each of the ten stems reads as follows. The reading has a direction: this is how 丙 reads the other stem, and when the other stem reads 丙 a different name can come out.

Ten Gods with Yang Fire (丙) as the day stem
Other stemElement and polarityTen God
Yang Wood (甲)Wood YangUnconventional Support (偏印)
Yin Wood (乙)Wood YinNurture (正印)
Yang Fire (丙)Fire YangCompanion (比肩)
Yin Fire (丁)Fire YinRival (劫財)
Yang Earth (戊)Earth YangExpression (食神)
Yin Earth (己)Earth YinDisruptor (傷官)
Yang Metal (庚)Metal YangWindfall (偏財)
Yin Metal (辛)Metal YinSteady Wealth (正財)
Yang Water (壬)Water YangChallenger (偏官)
Yin Water (癸)Water YinAuthority (正官)

The stems that read as the spouse position

Traditional myeongri reads the spouse position as Steady Wealth (正財) for men and Authority (正官) for women. With 丙 as the day stem, Steady Wealth is 辛 and Authority is 癸. If you do not state your gender, this position is not read.

The branches that hold 丙

This is where 丙 sits hidden inside the earthly branches (the hidden stems). The share is the proportion of that branch's thirty days that 丙 takes.

The branches that hold 丙
BranchAnimalPositionShare
寅Tigermiddle (中氣)24.0%
巳Snakeprincipal (本氣)52.0%
午Horseresidual (餘氣)34.3%