Earthly Branch 7 of 12
Horse午
The month of the summer solstice.
- Element
- Fire
- Polarity
- Yang
- Lunar month
- 5
- Double hour
- 11–13
- Direction
- South
What it is
Yang at its height: open and strong. The horse runs fast.
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 寅 Tiger, 戌 Dog. Six Harmonies with 未 Goat. Clashes with 子 Rat. Harm with 丑 Ox.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.