Earthly Branch
Snake is the Fire branch. In BaZi a branch is not only a zodiac sign — it holds hidden stems, sits at a compass direction and a two-hour window, and stands in fixed relationships to the other eleven.
| Element | Fire |
|---|---|
| Direction | Southeast |
| Hours | 9–11am |
| Hidden stems | 丙 Bing (Yang Fire), 戊 Wu (Yang Earth), 庚 Geng (Yang Metal) |
| Clash | Pig 亥 |
|---|---|
| Six combination | Monkey 申 — combines to Water |
| Trine | Snake, Rooster, Ox — the Metal trine |
| Harm | Tiger 寅 |
| Destruction | Monkey 申 |
A BaZi year begins at the solar term Li Chun, around 4 February — not on 1 January and not at Chinese New Year. A birthday in January or early February usually belongs to the previous year’s branch.
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