Gui You (癸酉): the Yin Water Rooster, pillar 10 of 60
Last checked · images quoted from the San Ming Tong Hui on Chinese Wikisource; dates calculated
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癸酉 is pillar 10 of the sixty: the yin water stem 癸 Gui over the Rooster branch 酉 You. The last 癸酉 year was 1993 and the next is 2053; the next 癸酉 day is Oct 26, 2026. The San Ming Tong Hui gives it the image of metal hammers and chisels, and it shares the Na Yin Sword Metal (剑锋金) with 壬申.
Stem
癸 Gui · Yin Water
Branch
酉 You · Rooster · Metal
Na Yin
剑锋金 Sword Metal
Void branches
戌亥 (Dog, Pig)
癸酉 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
癸酉……金之椎凿
癸酉: metal hammers and chisels.
Why its Na Yin is called 剑锋金, from 「论纳音取象」
盖申酉金之正位，干值壬癸，金水淬砺，故取象剑锋
申 and 酉 are metal's proper place, and with Ren and Gui as stems, metal is quenched and whetted by water: hence the image of a sword's edge.
Its Na Yin against the facing one, 金箔金 (壬寅 and 癸卯)
金泊剑锋，金木之辨，刚柔之别也
Gold Leaf and Sword Edge: metal on wood branches against metal on metal branches, the soft against the hard.
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 癸酉 pillar
| Hidden stem in 酉 | Element | Ten God from 癸 |
|---|---|---|
| 辛 Xin (main) | Yin Metal | Indirect Resource 偏印 |
| Branch element against the stem | Metal 金: an element that produces the stem (Water) |
|---|---|
| Root of the stem | Gui has no root in 酉: none of its hidden stems is Water |
| Twelve stages | Gui is in 病 Sickness on 酉 |
| Ten-day group (旬) | starts with 甲子; void branches 戌 Xu, 亥 Hai |
| As an hour pillar | the Rooster hour, 17:00-19:00, on 甲 and 己 days |
How 酉 You relates to the other branches
| Six Harmony (六合) | 辰 Chen (Dragon), associated with Metal |
|---|---|
| Clash (六冲) | 卯 Mao (Rabbit) |
| Harm (六害) | 戌 Xu (Dog) |
| Punishment (刑) | itself (自刑) |
| Three Harmony (三合) | 巳酉丑: the Metal frame |
| Seasonal group (方合) | 申酉戌: West, Autumn, Metal |
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 |
癸酉 years, 1900 to 2100
Next 癸酉 months and days
China Standard Time; a month runs from one jie solar term to the next.
Months
- Sep 7, 2029 to Oct 8, 2029
- Sep 7, 2034 to Oct 8, 2034
Days
- Oct 26, 2026
- Dec 25, 2026
- Feb 23, 2027
- Apr 24, 2027
- Jun 23, 2027
- Aug 22, 2027
FAQ
Is 癸酉 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 酉, which clashes with 卯 and combines with 辰.
What is the Na Yin of Gui You?
Sword Metal (剑锋金), which Gui You shares with 壬申 Ren Shen; 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 You (癸酉) years?
Between 1900 and 2100: 1933, 1993, 2053. 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 Rooster.
Neighboring and related pillars
Quotations keep the script of the source. Not a reading, a prediction or advice.