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Rabbit卯
The month of the spring equinox.
- Element
- Wood
- Polarity
- Yin
- Lunar month
- 2
- Double hour
- 05–07
- Direction
- East
What it is
The gate of the sun and moon, paired with 酉.
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 亥 Pig, 未 Goat. Six Harmonies with 戌 Dog. Clashes with 酉 Rooster. Harm with 辰 Loong.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.