己巳No. 6

己巳 (Tsuchinoto-mi): the Yin Earth Snake

Number 6 of the sixty · nacchin “Wood of the Great Forest”
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Tsuchinoto-mi
Number
6 / 60
Stem
Tsuchinoto (己) (Yin Earth)
Branch
Snake (巳) (Fire)
Nacchin
Wood of the Great Forest
Stem–branch relation
Generating (branch → stem)
Void (kūbō)
戌 and 亥 (Dog, Pig)
Hidden stem (main)
丙 (Yang Fire)

1.What 己巳 means

己巳 combines the heavenly stem 己 (Tsuchinoto) with the earthly branch 巳 (Mi). 己 is likened to fields and gardens, and 巳 to the snake.

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.

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2.Nacchin: Wood of the Great Forest

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 己巳 is Wood of the Great Forest. The trees of a great forest: protecting many people and achieving big things together. 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 己巳

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Caring and nurturing, you raise people and projects patiently. Multi-talented, you absorb knowledge and make it your own.

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 tend to take on too much, worry easily and overthink.

4.Born in a 己巳 year

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

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5.己巳 years

1869, 1929, 1989, 2049

6.History and sayings linked to 己巳

Tsuchinoto-mi comes round once every 60 days and every 60 years. Tsuchinoto-mi days are festival days of Benzaiten and are considered the luckiest of all Snake days for money and the arts.

7.己巳 days in 2026 and 2027

A 己巳 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 24, 2026 (Tue), Apr 25, 2026 (Sat), Jun 24, 2026 (Wed), Aug 23, 2026 (Sun), Oct 22, 2026 (Thu), Dec 21, 2026 (Mon), Feb 19, 2027 (Fri), Apr 20, 2027 (Tue), Jun 19, 2027 (Sat), Aug 18, 2027 (Wed), Oct 17, 2027 (Sun), Dec 16, 2027 (Thu).

8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 己巳

己巳 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲子, and its void branches are 戌 and 亥. If your day pillar is 己巳, years of the Dog and the Pig are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →

9.FAQ

How do you read 己巳?

It is read “tsuchinoto-mi” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yin Earth Snake.

Which years are 己巳 years?

Recent 己巳 years are 1929, 1989, 2049.

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