庚戌 (Kanoe-inu): the Yang Metal Dog

1.What 庚戌 means

庚戌 combines the heavenly stem 庚 (Kanoe) with the earthly branch 戌 (Inu). 庚 is likened to iron and the sword, and 戌 to the dog.

The branch below (Earth) feeds the stem on top (Metal), a generating pairing. Supported from the ground up, this is a stable eto that easily attracts help.

2.Nacchin: Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 庚戌 is Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets. The gold of hairpins and bangles: elegant, beautiful and magnetic. 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 庚戌

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You decide quickly and face difficulties head on. Loyal, you will wear yourself out for your friends.

The day branch (戌) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Dog: Like a loyal dog, you are sincere and faithful, a guardian who protects family and friends.

On the other hand: You want everything black or white, and your words can be harsh. Because you don't fear conflict, you sometimes make enemies.

4.Born in a 庚戌 year

If your year pillar is 庚戌, you are said to inherit the qualities of iron and the sword and of the Dog in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Dog.

5.庚戌 years

1910, 1970, 2030, 2090

6.庚戌 days in 2026 and 2027

A 庚戌 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 5, 2026 (Thu), Apr 6, 2026 (Mon), Jun 5, 2026 (Fri), Aug 4, 2026 (Tue), Oct 3, 2026 (Sat), Dec 2, 2026 (Wed), Jan 31, 2027 (Sun), Apr 1, 2027 (Thu), May 31, 2027 (Mon), Jul 30, 2027 (Fri), Sep 28, 2027 (Tue), Nov 27, 2027 (Sat).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 庚戌

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