Heavenly stem and earthly branch of the hour

In the Eastern tradition, the day is divided into twelve two-hour periods (時辰, shichen), the Chinese zodiac hours: each is ruled by its own earthly branch, while the heavenly stem of the period depends on the stem of the day. The calculator finds the energy of any hour, and the table below shows the whole system at once.

Year

Month

Day

Hour

Minute

Hour stem table

The hour stem depends on the group the day's heavenly stem falls into: KD, LB, FA, EG or CH.

Hours	Branch	KD	LB	FA	EG	CH
23–1	k 子 Rat	K	F	C	B	G
1–3	l 丑 Ox	L	E	D	A	H
3–5	a 寅 Tiger	F	C	B	G	K
5–7	b 卯 Rabbit	E	D	A	H	L
7–9	c 辰 Dragon	C	B	G	K	F
9–11	d 巳 Snake	D	A	H	L	E
11–13	e 午 Horse	B	G	K	F	C
13–15	f 未 Goat	A	H	L	E	D
15–17	g 申 Monkey	G	K	F	C	B
17–19	h 酉 Rooster	H	L	E	D	A
19–21	i 戌 Dog	K	F	C	B	G
21–23	j 亥 Pig	L	E	D	A	H

Where the energy of the hour is used

Su Jok therapychoosing the time when the meridians are most active.

Traditional Chinese medicinethe “organ clock”, the daily circle of the meridians.

BaZi, the Four Pillars (四柱)the hour pillar of a birth chart.

Time selection (擇時)planning new undertakings by the energy of the period.

The five day groups — KD, LB, FA, EG and CH — bring days together by their heavenly stem; within a group, the hour stems follow the same sequence. Find the group of your day and the row for the current time: where they cross is the stem of the hour, and the branch is given in the same row.

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