Complete signature return
1938
- Lunar-year boundary
- 31 January 1938 → 18 February 1939
- Li Chun · Start of Spring
- 4 February 1938 at 19:14
- Leap month
- Month 7
Yang Earth year pillar
Earth Tiger (1938, 1998, 2058)
Earth Tiger years are 1938, 1998, 2058 within 1901–2099. 戊寅 is pillar 15 of the 60-year cycle: Yang Earth is its year-stem element, while the Tiger branch remains Wood.
Earth Tiger personality
Earth gives the Tiger's boldness a steadier base, directing courage toward a plan with practical steps and a clear purpose. The protective impulse becomes less about a single dramatic intervention and more about remaining present afterwards. Its tension is between the wish to change an unsatisfactory situation and the caution required to preserve whatever is already supporting other people.
Born in 1938, 1998, 2058? Check the opening date below before choosing this variant.
戊寅: pillar anatomy
- Animal branch
- 寅 Yin · Yang Wood
- Year stem and fixed branch
- Wood controls Earth
- Solar month 1
- Start of Spring · Spring
- Branch compass and double-hour
- ENE · 03:00–05:00
In the Five Phases cycle, Wood regulates Earth.
Na Yin pair: 城头土
Earth Na Yin · paired with 己卯 Yin Earth Rabbit in the 30 Na Yin pairs.
Exact date records
Earth Tiger years, 1901–2099
The complete 戊寅 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.
Complete signature return
1998
- Lunar-year boundary
- 28 January 1998 → 15 February 1999
- Li Chun · Start of Spring
- 4 February 1998 at 08:56
- Leap month
- Month 5
Complete signature return
2058
- Lunar-year boundary
- 24 January 2058 → 11 February 2059
- Li Chun · Start of Spring
- 3 February 2058 at 22:34
- Leap month
- Month 4
Earth Tiger with the current Yang Fire Horse year
Three Harmonies
Three Harmonies 三合
No named stem relation
戊 with 丙
Fire generates Earth
Earth year stem with the current Fire year stem.
Same branch, five stems
Compare all five Tiger elements
Calendar and pillar conventions are recorded in the methodology.