Earthly Branch 6 of 12
Snake巳
The month that opens summer.
- Element
- Fire
- Polarity
- Yin
- Lunar month
- 4
- Double hour
- 09–11
- Direction
- Southeast
What it is
Yang rising and transforming. The snake follows the loong.
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 酉 Rooster, 丑 Ox. Six Harmonies with 申 Monkey. Clashes with 亥 Pig. Harm with 寅 Tiger.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.