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1928
- Lunar-year boundary
- 23 January 1928 → 9 February 1929
- Li Chun · Start of Spring
- 5 February 1928 at 09:16
- Leap month
- Month 2
Jade
Observatory
23 September 2026
Yang Earth year pillar
Earth Dragon years are 1928, 1988, 2048 within 1901–2099. 戊辰 is pillar 5 of the 60-year cycle: Yang Earth is its year-stem element, while the Dragon branch remains Earth.
Earth repeats the Dragon branch's fixed element and grounds its ambition in continuity, responsibility and something tangible to build. The emphasis is on giving a large undertaking enough support to last beyond its exciting introduction. This variant's tension is between confident ownership and shared participation, since taking responsibility can become taking over if others are not given meaningful room.
Born in 1928, 1988, 2048? Check the opening date below before choosing this variant.
Both positions carry Earth, so the element repeats rather than generating or controlling another element.
Wood Na Yin · paired with 己巳 Yin Earth Snake in the 30 Na Yin pairs.
Exact date records
The complete 戊辰 pillar returns every sixty years. Each record below keeps the same animal, stem element, and polarity, while its exact lunar-year boundary and leap-month pattern change.
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No named branch relation
戊 with 丙
Earth year stem with the current Fire year stem.
Same branch, five stems
Calendar and pillar conventions are recorded in the methodology.