Earthly Branch 9 of 12
Monkey申
The month that opens autumn.
- Element
- Metal
- Polarity
- Yang
- Lunar month
- 7
- Double hour
- 15–17
- Direction
- Southwest
What it is
Three yin lines, where yin grows cunning. The monkey is clever by nature.
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 子 Rat, 辰 Loong. Six Harmonies with 巳 Snake. Clashes with 寅 Tiger. Harm with 亥 Pig.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.