The day pillar for Saturday, 13 March 2027
| Day pillar | 辛卯 (xin mao) |
|---|---|
| Heavenly stem | 辛 (xin) |
| Earthly branch | 卯 (mao) |
| Day element | Metal 金 (jin) |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Month pillar | 癸卯 (gui mao), governed by 惊蛰 (jingzhe) |
Today's day pillar is 辛卯 (xin mao), a yin Metal day in the sixty-day cycle. The month pillar is 癸卯 (gui mao), governed by the term 惊蛰 (jingzhe).
卯 (mao), the fourth earthly branch
卯 is the rabbit branch, mid spring and the early morning, the plainest Wood in the twelve.
卯 is Wood, yin by position, rabbit by animal. Its hours are 05:00 to 07:00 and its month begins at 惊蛰 (jingzhe) in early March, holding the spring equinox in its middle.
Only one stem hides in it, 乙 (yi, yin Wood). Branches with a single hidden stem are the uncomplicated ones: what you see on the outside is what is underneath. 卯, 子 (zi) and 酉 (you) are the three that work this way.
A 卯 day is a rabbit day. It combines with the five yin stems to give 乙卯, 丁卯 (ding mao), 己卯, 辛卯 and 癸卯.