Ji Chou 己丑 Day Pillar
Ji Chou 己丑 is number 26 of the sixty. The Day Master is Ji 己, yin Earth; the branch Chou 丑 is Earth, zodiac Ox. Na Yin is Thunderbolt Fire.
At a glance
| Position in the cycle | 26 / 60 |
|---|---|
| Day Master (stem) | 己 |
| Day branch | 丑 |
| Day Master element | yinEarth |
| Branch element | Earth |
| Zodiac | Ox |
| Na Yin | Thunderbolt Fire |
| Hidden stems | Ji 己, Gui 癸, Xin 辛 |
| Void branches | Wu 午, Wei 未 |
Hidden stems and their Ten Gods
A branch is more than its surface element. Chou 丑 hides Ji 己, Gui 癸, Xin 辛; read against the Day Master Ji 己 they give the Ten God relations below. Hidden stems are what element strength is actually judged on — counting only the four visible stems badly understates what the branches carry.
| Hidden stems | Day Master element | Ten God |
|---|---|---|
| Ji 己 | Earth | Friend |
| Gui 癸 | Water | Indirect Wealth |
| Xin 辛 | Metal | Eating God |
Next Ji Chou 己丑 days
Day pillars run on a fixed 60-day cycle independent of month and year. The dates below are derived straight from the day count, so no calendar reform affects them.
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Where Ji Chou 己丑 sits in a chart
The day pillar is the only one read from itself — every Ten God in the year, month and hour pillars is defined relative to the Day Master Ji 己. Two people born in the same year and month with different day stems therefore have completely different charts. In Ji Chou 己丑 the Day Master Ji 己 is yin Earth and sits on Chou 丑, which is Earth; the relation between them is the same element. This seat is classically read as the Day Master's immediate environment.
Related pillars
The other five pillars sharing the Day Master Ji 己, and the other four sharing the branch Chou 丑:
Same Day Master (Ji 己)
Same branch (Chou 丑)
Sources
- lunar-javascript (6tail, MIT) — solar-term instants, 干支 pillars, 大運/流年, 胎元/命宮/身宮 and the almanac tables.
- Hong Kong Observatory, Date and Time of the 24 Solar Terms — the reference used to check solar-term instants.
- Xieji Bianfang Shu and Sanming Tonghui — classical sources for the Wuhu Dun and Wushu Dun stem rules, hidden stems and the Ten Gods.
Algorithms last checked: 2026-07 · Method and accuracy