Yang Earth (戊) is the fifth of the ten heavenly stems
戊 is the fifth of the ten heavenly stems. Its element is Earth and its polarity is Yang. Saju-Link calls a person whose day stem is 戊 "Yang Earth (戊)".
The line that the result screen shows for this day stem is: "Open ground and mountains. Hard to shake and easy to lean on, though slow to change a decision once made." This line has nothing to do with the table or the scores below.
How it reads the other stems (the Ten Gods)
With 戊 as the day stem, each of the ten stems reads as follows. The reading has a direction: this is how 戊 reads the other stem, and when the other stem reads 戊 a different name can come out.
| Other stem | Element and polarity | Ten God |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Wood (甲) | Wood Yang | Challenger (偏官) |
| Yin Wood (乙) | Wood Yin | Authority (正官) |
| Yang Fire (丙) | Fire Yang | Unconventional Support (偏印) |
| Yin Fire (丁) | Fire Yin | Nurture (正印) |
| Yang Earth (戊) | Earth Yang | Companion (比肩) |
| Yin Earth (己) | Earth Yin | Rival (劫財) |
| Yang Metal (庚) | Metal Yang | Expression (食神) |
| Yin Metal (辛) | Metal Yin | Disruptor (傷官) |
| Yang Water (壬) | Water Yang | Windfall (偏財) |
| Yin Water (癸) | Water Yin | Steady Wealth (正財) |
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 戊 as the day stem, Steady Wealth is 癸 and Authority is 乙. If you do not state your gender, this position is not read.
The branches that hold 戊
This is where 戊 sits hidden inside the earthly branches (the hidden stems). The share is the proportion of that branch's thirty days that 戊 takes.
| Branch | Animal | Position | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 寅 | Tiger | residual (餘氣) | 24.0% |
| 辰 | Dragon | principal (本氣) | 58.7% |
| 巳 | Snake | residual (餘氣) | 24.0% |
| 申 | Monkey | residual (餘氣) | 24.0% |
| 戌 | Dog | principal (本氣) | 58.7% |
| 亥 | Pig | residual (餘氣) | 24.0% |