The Dog branch is number 11 of the twelve: yang Earth, the animal Dog, the 9th month (beginning at Cold Dew), the hour 19:00–21:00, direction Northwest, season Autumn. Below are the structural facts — hidden stems, six-harmony, clash, harm, punishment, trine and meeting — plus which of the twelve stages each of the ten stems occupies on this branch. All of it is computed and checkable; none of it is a personality verdict.
This page is generated from the engine v0.14.0, not hand-written; structural facts reconcile against the methodology page.
| Branch | 戌 Xu (Dog) · position 11 of 12 |
|---|---|
| Polarity | yang (odd position — consistent with the stem pairs in the sixty-cycle) |
| Element | Earth 土 |
| Animal | Dog 狗 |
| Month | 9th month · begins at Cold Dew (寒露) |
| Hour | 19:00–21:00 |
| Direction | Northwest (西北) |
| Season | Autumn |
| Hidden stems | 戊 Wu Yang Earth (main, Earth); 辛 Xin Yin Metal (middle, Metal); 丁 Ding Yin Fire (residual, Fire) |
Branch relations are fixed tables — combination, clash, harm, punishment, trine and meeting each have a defined membership. This site computes them from those tables and does not add the popular "once combined, everything improves" clause.
| Six harmony | 卯 Mao (Rabbit) — combines into Fire |
|---|---|
| Six clash | 辰 Chen (Dragon) |
| Six harm | 酉 You (Rooster) |
| Punishment | Punishment of Ingratitude: 丑 Chou (Ox), 未 Wei (Goat) |
| Three harmony | Fire trine: 寅 Yin (Tiger) 午 Wu (Horse) 戌 Xu (Dog) |
| Meeting | West Metal meeting: 申 Shen (Monkey) 酉 You (Rooster) 戌 Xu (Dog) |
The twelve stages describe how strong a stem is on a given branch. Yang stems run forward, yin stems run backward, so each of the ten stems lands on exactly one stage per branch. The ten rows below are computed; the stage names link to their full definitions.
| Stem | Stage on this branch | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia Yang Wood (yang Wood) | Nourishment | 12 of 12 |
| 乙 Yi Yin Wood (yin Wood) | Tomb | 9 of 12 |
| 丙 Bing Yang Fire (yang Fire) | Tomb | 9 of 12 |
| 丁 Ding Yin Fire (yin Fire) | Nourishment | 12 of 12 |
| 戊 Wu Yang Earth (yang Earth) | Tomb | 9 of 12 |
| 己 Ji Yin Earth (yin Earth) | Nourishment | 12 of 12 |
| 庚 Geng Yang Metal (yang Metal) | Decline | 6 of 12 |
| 辛 Xin Yin Metal (yin Metal) | Attiring | 3 of 12 |
| 壬 Ren Yang Water (yang Water) | Attiring | 3 of 12 |
| 癸 Gui Yin Water (yin Water) | Decline | 6 of 12 |
Each branch appears in five of the sixty pillars (a yang branch only pairs with yang stems, a yin branch only with yin stems). Every pillar has its own page:
Every enumerable component of ba zi has its own page here. Each page is computed by the same engine and can be checked item by item — none of it is a personality table.