Earthly Branch 10 of 12
Rooster酉
The month of the autumn equinox.
- Element
- Metal
- Polarity
- Yin
- Lunar month
- 8
- Double hour
- 17–19
- Direction
- West
What it is
The gate of the sun and moon, paired with 卯.
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, 丑 Ox. Six Harmonies with 辰 Loong. Clashes with 卯 Rabbit. Harm with 戌 Dog.
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vols. 1 and 6.