Earthly Branch |
Chinese name |
Japanese name |
Chinese zodiac |
Direction | Season | Lunar Month | Hour | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 子 | zǐ | ne | patkány | 0° (north) | winter | Month 11 (winter solstice) | 23:00-00:59 (midnight) |
2 | 丑 | chǒu | ushi | ökör | 30° | Month 12 | 01:00-02:59 | |
3 | 寅 | yín | tora | tigris | 60° | spring | Month 1 | 03:00-04:59 |
4 | 卯 | mǎo | u | nyúl | 90° (east) | Month 2 (vernal equinox) | 05:00-06:59 | |
5 | 辰 | chén | tatsu | sárkány | 120° | Month 3 | 07:00-08:59 | |
6 | 巳 | sì | mi | kígyó | 150° | summer | Month 4 | 09:00-10:59 |
7 | 午 | wǔ | uma | ló | 180° (south) | Month 5 (summer solstice) | 11:00-12:59noon | |
8 | 未 | wèi | hitsuji | kecske | 210° | Month 6 | 13:00-14:59 | |
9 | 申 | shēn | saru | majom | 240° | autumn | Month 7 | 15:00-16:59 |
10 | 酉 | yǒu | tori | kakas | 270° (west) | Month 8 (autumnal equinox) | 17:00-18:59 | |
11 | 戌 | xū | inu | kutya | 300° | Month 9 | 19:00-20:59 | |
12 | 亥 | hài | i | disznó | 330° | winter | Month 10 | 21:00-22:59 |