午

About

午 (Wǔ, the Horse branch) is the 7th of the 12 Earthly Branches (地支) — Fire element, Summer. Hidden stems: 丁 (main), 己. Six Harmony: 午未合火 (whether it fully transforms depends on chart context). Three Harmony: 寅午戌 → Fire. Clash: 子午沖 (direct clash). Penalty: 午刑午 (self-penalty). Harm: 丑午害.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

午 is the Horse — midsummer (仲夏) and the double-hour 11:00–13:00: high noon, the sun at its zenith. A "peak" branch (四正), it is Fire at maximum, holding 丁 fire as its main hidden stem with 己 earth beside it. In the Fire triad 寅午戌 it is the blaze itself — the crest of heat and light.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

Key Attributes

Element

Fire

Season

Summer

Zodiac animal

Horse

Hidden stems

丁 (main) · 己

Six Harmony

午未合火

Three Harmony

寅午戌 → Fire

Clash

子午沖 (direct clash)

Penalty

午刑午 (self-penalty)

Harm

丑午害

In a chart, this means…

In a chart, 午 contributes Fire at full strength, warmed earth alongside. It is traditionally associated with vitality, visibility and the restlessness of noon — brightness looking for somewhere to go. Its true temperature is always read against the whole chart.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

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