乙巳 (Kinoto-mi): the Yin Wood Snake

1.What 乙巳 means

乙巳 combines the heavenly stem 乙 (Kinoto) with the earthly branch 巳 (Mi). 乙 is likened to grasses and flowers, and 巳 to the snake.

The stem on top (Wood) feeds the branch below (Fire), a generating pairing. The urge to give is strong, and it shows as generosity and expressiveness.

2.Nacchin: Lamp Fire

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 乙巳 is Lamp Fire. A covered lamp: intelligence and devotion that light up the darkness. 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 乙巳

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Cooperative and resilient, you adapt to your surroundings and make the most of them. You also have an excellent eye for beauty.

The day branch (巳) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Snake: Shedding its skin again and again, the Snake stands for rebirth and for money luck. Snake people are thoughtful, wise and intuitive.

On the other hand: You may go along with others so much that you can't say what you think, or become dependent on someone to lean on.

4.Born in a 乙巳 year

If your year pillar is 乙巳, you are said to inherit the qualities of grasses and flowers and of the Snake in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Snake.

5.乙巳 years

1905, 1965, 2025, 2085

6.History and sayings linked to 乙巳

The Isshi Incident of 645 (乙巳の変), in which Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari killed Soga no Iruka, opened the way to the Taika Reforms.

7.乙巳 days in 2026 and 2027

A 乙巳 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 31, 2026 (Sat), Apr 1, 2026 (Wed), May 31, 2026 (Sun), Jul 30, 2026 (Thu), Sep 28, 2026 (Mon), Nov 27, 2026 (Fri), Jan 26, 2027 (Tue), Mar 27, 2027 (Sat), May 26, 2027 (Wed), Jul 25, 2027 (Sun), Sep 23, 2027 (Thu), Nov 22, 2027 (Mon).

8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 乙巳

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