戊子 (Tsuchinoe-ne): the Yang Earth Rat
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- Reading
- Tsuchinoe-ne
- Number
- 25 / 60
- Stem
- Tsuchinoe (戊) (Yang Earth)
- Branch
- Rat (子) (Water)
- Nacchin
- Thunderbolt Fire
- Stem–branch relation
- Controlling (stem → branch)
- Void (kūbō)
- 午 and 未 (Horse, Goat)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 癸 (Yin Water)
1.What 戊子 means
戊子 combines the heavenly stem 戊 (Tsuchinoe) with the earthly branch 子 (Ne). 戊 is likened to a mountain, and 子 to the rat.
The stem on top (Earth) restrains the branch below (Water), a controlling pairing. The power to take charge and keep things under control shows strongly.
2.Nacchin: Thunderbolt Fire
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 戊子 is Thunderbolt Fire. The fire of lightning: sudden inspiration and explosive drive. 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 戊子
In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Generous and big-hearted, you are fair to everyone. Calm and steady, you are the person others count on in a crisis.
The day branch (子) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Rat: In Japanese, “rat arithmetic” (nezumi-zan) means multiplying quickly, and the Rat stands for prosperity and many descendants. Rat people think fast, gather information well, act quickly and have a real talent for saving.
On the other hand: You are slow to get moving and take time to adapt to change. Stubborn, you may refuse to budge once you have spoken.
4.Born in a 戊子 year
If your year pillar is 戊子, you are said to inherit the qualities of a mountain and of the Rat in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Rat.
5.戊子 years
6.戊子 days in 2026 and 2027
A 戊子 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 14, 2026 (Wed), Mar 15, 2026 (Sun), May 14, 2026 (Thu), Jul 13, 2026 (Mon), Sep 11, 2026 (Fri), Nov 10, 2026 (Tue), Jan 9, 2027 (Sat), Mar 10, 2027 (Wed), May 9, 2027 (Sun), Jul 8, 2027 (Thu), Sep 6, 2027 (Mon), Nov 5, 2027 (Fri).
7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 戊子
戊子 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲申, and its void branches are 午 and 未. If your day pillar is 戊子, years of the Horse and the Goat are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
8.FAQ
How do you read 戊子?
It is read “tsuchinoe-ne” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yang Earth Rat.
Which years are 戊子 years?
Recent 戊子 years are 1948, 2008.