丙午 (Hinoe-uma): the Yang Fire Horse

1.What 丙午 means

丙午 combines the heavenly stem 丙 (Hinoe) with the earthly branch 午 (Uma). 丙 is likened to the sun, and 午 to the horse.

Stem and branch are both Fire, a “same element” pairing in which the energy shows itself straight and strong. For better or worse, the qualities of Fire stand out.

2.Nacchin: Water of the Heavenly River

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 丙午 is Water of the Heavenly River. The Milky Way, or rain falling from the sky: a broad heart that blesses all things. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.

3.Personality when your day pillar is 丙午

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Bright and cheerful, you have no hidden side. Passionate and quick to act, you naturally lift everyone's spirits.

The day branch (午) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Horse: Like a horse running across the plains, the Horse is cheerful, active and in love with freedom.

On the other hand: Your feelings show on your face and you get bored easily. Fine detail and steady routine are not your strong points.

4.Born in a 丙午 year

If your year pillar is 丙午, you are said to inherit the qualities of the sun and of the Horse in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Horse.

5.丙午 years

1906, 1966, 2026, 2086

6.History and sayings linked to 丙午

Since the Edo period a superstition has claimed that women born in a Hinoe-uma year are fiery-tempered. In 1966, the last Hinoe-uma year, births in Japan fell by about 25% from the year before. 2026 is the first Hinoe-uma year in 60 years, and the next is 2086.

7.丙午 days in 2026 and 2027

A 丙午 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 1, 2026 (Sun), Apr 2, 2026 (Thu), Jun 1, 2026 (Mon), Jul 31, 2026 (Fri), Sep 29, 2026 (Tue), Nov 28, 2026 (Sat), Jan 27, 2027 (Wed), Mar 28, 2027 (Sun), May 27, 2027 (Thu), Jul 26, 2027 (Mon), Sep 24, 2027 (Fri), Nov 23, 2027 (Tue).

8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 丙午

丙午 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲辰, and its void branches are 寅 and 卯. If your day pillar is 丙午, years of the Tiger and the Rabbit are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →