Earthly Branch 2 of 12
Ox丑
The grave of metal, in the 巳酉丑 harmony.
- Element
- Earth
- Polarity
- Yin
- Lunar month
- 12
- Double hour
- 01–03
- Direction
- Northeast
What it is
Yin bending low and tender. The ox licks its calf.
In a chart
In a chart a branch sits under a stem in each pillar. The year branch gives the zodiac animal, and the month branch shows the season.
Relations
Three Harmonies with 巳 Snake, 酉 Rooster. Six Harmonies with 子 Rat. Clashes with 未 Goat. Harm with 午 Horse.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.