Chinese Calendar 1 Free Module 1: Principles of Feng Shui Chapter 6: The Chinese Calendar The Chinese Calendar System consists of the combination of:-
The Ten Heavenly Stems + The Twelve Earthly Branches
The Ten Heavenly Stems
Heavenly Stem
Element
Planet
Direction
Jia (hard wood)
Wood
Jupiter
East
Yi (soft wood)
Wood
Jupiter
East
Bing (sun fire)
Fire
Mars
South
Ding (kitchen fire)
Fire
Mars
South
Wu (mountain earth)
Earth
Saturn
Centre
Ji (sand earth)
Earth
Saturn
Centre
Geng (rough metal)
Metal
Venus
West
Xin (refined metal)
Metal
Venus
West
Ren (sea water)
Water
Mercury
North
Gui (rain water)
Water
Mercury
North
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The Twelve Earthly Branches
Earthly Branch
Element
Hour of Birth
Direction
Rat
Water
11.00pm - 12.59am
North
Ox
Earth
1.00am - 2.59am
North-East
Tiger
Wood
3.00am - 4.59am
North-East
Rabbit
Wood
5.00am - 6.59am
East
Dragon
Earth
7.00am - 8.59am
South-East
Snake
Fire
9.00am - 10.59am
South-East
Horse
Fire
11.00am - 12.59pm
South
Ram
Earth
1.00pm - 2.59pm
South-West
Monkey
Metal
3.00pm - 4.59pm
South-West
Rooster
Metal
5.00pm - 6.59pm
West
Dog
Earth
7.00pm - 8.59pm
North-West
Pig
Water
9.00pm - 10.59pm
North-West
The Ten Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Earthly Branches combine together to form 1 Cycle of the Lunar Calendar:-
Looking at the diagram, 1 Cycle of the lunar calendar consists of 180 years.
Each cycle is divided into 3 groups: Upper, Middle and Lower. Each group comprise 3 periods. Each period is 20 years.
We are now in the Period 7 of the lower period. In eight years time in the year 2004, we will be entering PERIOD 8 in year 2004.
