Fire Horse
Bǐng Wǔ, yang
- Stem
- 丙 fire, yang
- Branch
- 午 horse
- 納音
- 天河水 Water of the Milky Way
- Years
- 1906, 1966, 2026, 2086
Each listed year runs from its boundary to the next one, and it depends on the convention. Early dates in the calendar year can belong to the year before.
About this year
2026 is a 丙午 year, as were 1966 and 1906. Yang fire sits on the fire of 午, the Horse, and because stem and branch agree no cycle acts between them.
The 納音 goes the opposite way: Water of the Milky Way, literally the River of Heaven. Sanming Tonghui explains the surprise. High in a bright place of fire, abundant water comes down as rain, and only the sky could hold such water.
Few pairs show as plainly that these names mark position and can stand far from the element of the stem. It is a calendar label and makes no claim about anybody born under it.
Where this text comes from
The 納音 name follows the Wikisource text of 三命通會, volume 1, the only witness we found for the full set of names. The polarity of the stems and branches and the generating and overcoming cycles follow 五行大義 volume 2.
- 三命通會 卷一 (Wikisource 三命通會/卷一, SIMPLIFIED script as stored on Wikisource)
Retrieved 2026-11-09
- 五行大義 卷二 (Wikisource 五行大義/2, traditional script)
Retrieved 2026-11-09
The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.