Gui Wei (癸未): the Yin Water Goat, pillar 20 of 60
Last checked · images quoted from the San Ming Tong Hui on Chinese Wikisource; dates calculated
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癸未 is pillar 20 of the sixty: the yin water stem 癸 Gui over the Goat branch 未 Wei. The last 癸未 year was 2003 and the next is 2063; the next 癸未 day is Nov 5, 2026. The San Ming Tong Hui gives it the image of the root of the willow, and it shares the Na Yin Willow Wood (杨柳木) with 壬午.
Stem
癸 Gui · Yin Water
Branch
未 Wei · Goat · Earth
Na Yin
杨柳木 Willow Wood
Void branches
申酉 (Monkey, Rooster)
癸未 in the San Ming Tong Hui (三命通會)
By Wan Minying (Ming dynasty), chapter one, quoted from Chinese Wikisource; translations are ours.
Image, from the list of the sixty pillars
癸未……杨柳根
癸未: the root of the willow.
Why its Na Yin is called 杨柳木, from 「论纳音取象」
木至午而死，至未而墓，故杨柳盛夏叶凋，枝干微弱
Wood dies at 午 and is entombed at 未, so, like the willow, it drops its leaves in high summer and its branches are slender and weak.
Its Na Yin against the facing one, 桑柘木 (壬子 and 癸丑)
桑柘杨柳，一曲一柔，形质多别也
Mulberry and Willow: one bent, one supple, very different in form and substance.
The likes, dislikes and star names that follow in the book are not reproduced. Read 三命通會 卷一 on Wikisource.
Inside the 癸未 pillar
| Hidden stem in 未 | Element | Ten God from 癸 |
|---|---|---|
| 己 Ji (main) | Yin Earth | Seven Killings 七杀 |
| 丁 Ding | Yin Fire | Indirect Wealth 偏财 |
| 乙 Yi | Yin Wood | Eating God 食神 |
| Branch element against the stem | Earth 土: an element that controls the stem (Water) |
|---|---|
| Root of the stem | Gui has no root in 未: none of its hidden stems is Water |
| Twelve stages | Gui is in 墓 Tomb on 未 |
| Ten-day group (旬) | starts with 甲戌; void branches 申 Shen, 酉 You |
| As an hour pillar | the Goat hour, 13:00-15:00, on 乙 and 庚 days |
How 未 Wei relates to the other branches
| Six Harmony (六合) | 午 Wu (Horse) |
|---|---|
| Clash (六冲) | 丑 Chou (Ox) |
| Harm (六害) | 子 Zi (Rat) |
| Punishment (刑) | 丑 Chou, 戌 Xu |
| Three Harmony (三合) | 亥卯未: the Wood frame |
| Seasonal group (方合) | 巳午未: South, Summer, Fire |
癸 Gui against each Day Master
| Day Master | 癸 is its | Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia Wood | Direct Resource | 正印 Zheng Yin |
| 乙 Yi Wood | Indirect Resource | 偏印 Pian Yin |
| 丙 Bing Fire | Direct Officer | 正官 Zheng Guan |
| 丁 Ding Fire | Seven Killings | 七杀 Qi Sha |
| 戊 Wu Earth | Direct Wealth | 正财 Zheng Cai |
| 己 Ji Earth | Indirect Wealth | 偏财 Pian Cai |
| 庚 Geng Metal | Hurting Officer | 伤官 Shang Guan |
| 辛 Xin Metal | Eating God | 食神 Shi Shen |
| 壬 Ren Water | Rob Wealth | 劫财 Jie Cai |
| 癸 Gui Water | Friend | 比肩 Bi Jian |
癸未 years, 1900 to 2100
Next 癸未 months and days
China Standard Time; a month runs from one jie solar term to the next.
Months
- Jul 7, 2030 to Aug 7, 2030
- Jul 7, 2035 to Aug 7, 2035
Days
- Nov 5, 2026
- Jan 4, 2027
- Mar 5, 2027
- May 4, 2027
- Jul 3, 2027
- Sep 1, 2027
FAQ
Is 癸未 a good or bad pillar?
Not on its own; that depends on the whole chart, which this site does not read. Structurally, Gui has no root in 未, which clashes with 丑 and combines with 午.
What is the Na Yin of Gui Wei?
Willow Wood (杨柳木), which Gui Wei shares with 壬午 Ren Wu; the Na Yin names go in pairs, 30 for the 60 pillars. The San Ming Tong Hui explains how the name was chosen in its 论纳音取象 section, quoted above.
Which years are Gui Wei (癸未) years?
Between 1900 and 2100: 1943, 2003, 2063. Each starts at Lichun, around February 4, not on January 1. Under the Chinese New Year rule the same years are the Year of the Yin Water Goat.
Neighboring and related pillars
Quotations keep the script of the source. Not a reading, a prediction or advice.