戊午 (Tsuchinoe-uma): the Yang Earth Horse
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- Reading
- Tsuchinoe-uma
- Number
- 55 / 60
- Stem
- Tsuchinoe (戊) (Yang Earth)
- Branch
- Horse (午) (Fire)
- Nacchin
- Fire in the Heavens
- Stem–branch relation
- Generating (branch → stem)
- Void (kūbō)
- 子 and 丑 (Rat, Ox)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 丁 (Yin Fire)
1.What 戊午 means
戊午 combines the heavenly stem 戊 (Tsuchinoe) with the earthly branch 午 (Uma). 戊 is likened to a mountain, and 午 to the horse.
The branch below (Fire) feeds the stem on top (Earth), a generating pairing. Supported from the ground up, this is a stable eto that easily attracts help.
2.Nacchin: Fire in the Heavens
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 戊午 is Fire in the Heavens. The sun blazing in the sky: overwhelming brightness and the power to lead. 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 戊午
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 (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: 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 戊午 year
If your year pillar is 戊午, you are said to inherit the qualities of a mountain and of the Horse in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Horse.
5.戊午 years
1918, 1978, 2038, 2098
6.History and sayings linked to 戊午
The secret imperial edict that Emperor Kōmei sent to the Mito domain in 1858 (戊午の密勅) was one of the causes of the Ansei Purge.
7.戊午 days in 2026 and 2027
A 戊午 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 13, 2026 (Fri), Apr 14, 2026 (Tue), Jun 13, 2026 (Sat), Aug 12, 2026 (Wed), Oct 11, 2026 (Sun), Dec 10, 2026 (Thu), Feb 8, 2027 (Mon), Apr 9, 2027 (Fri), Jun 8, 2027 (Tue), Aug 7, 2027 (Sat), Oct 6, 2027 (Wed), Dec 5, 2027 (Sun).
8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 戊午
戊午 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲寅, and its void branches are 子 and 丑. If your day pillar is 戊午, years of the Rat and the Ox are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
9.FAQ
How do you read 戊午?
It is read “tsuchinoe-uma” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yang Earth Horse.
Which years are 戊午 years?
Recent 戊午 years are 1918, 1978, 2038.