癸巳 (Mizunoto-mi): the Yin Water Snake

1.What 癸巳 means

癸巳 combines the heavenly stem 癸 (Mizunoto) with the earthly branch 巳 (Mi). 癸 is likened to rain and dew, and 巳 to the snake.

The stem on top (Water) restrains the branch below (Fire), a controlling pairing. The power to take charge and keep things under control shows strongly.

2.Nacchin: Long-Flowing Water

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 癸巳 is Long-Flowing Water. A great river that flows on and on: persistence that keeps moving toward distant goals. 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 癸巳

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Diligent, serious and thoughtful, you understand how others feel. You quietly build up effort until it bears fruit.

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 worry easily, can turn pessimistic and sometimes retreat into your shell.

4.Born in a 癸巳 year

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

5.癸巳 years

1893, 1953, 2013, 2073

6.癸巳 days in 2026 and 2027

A 癸巳 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 19, 2026 (Mon), Mar 20, 2026 (Fri), May 19, 2026 (Tue), Jul 18, 2026 (Sat), Sep 16, 2026 (Wed), Nov 15, 2026 (Sun), Jan 14, 2027 (Thu), Mar 15, 2027 (Mon), May 14, 2027 (Fri), Jul 13, 2027 (Tue), Sep 11, 2027 (Sat), Nov 10, 2027 (Wed).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 癸巳

癸巳 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲申, and its void branches are 午 and 未. If your day pillar is 癸巳, years of the Horse and the Goat are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →