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How do Heavenly Stems differ from Earthly Branches?

Heavenly Stems have 10 symbols, representing heaven and energy; Earthly Branches have 12 symbols, representing earth and associated with space and zodiac animals. Their combination forms the Stem-Branch system.

From the article “What is Thiên Can?”

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Bát Tự chart

Cast your Bát Tự chart from your birth date and hour, with a quick summary, luck pillars and full working.

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Lunar-solar converter

Convert lunar and solar dates both ways, with leap months, stems and branches and solar terms, or count days between dates.

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Luban rule

Check door, bed and altar sizes on the Lỗ Ban rule and find the nearest good size.

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Best day for a purpose

Rank the days in your chosen range for your task and your age, weighing the day officer, Tam Nương, Nguyệt Kỵ and your nạp âm element.

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House direction lookup

Find your four good and four bad directions for your home by birth year and sex.

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What is Địa Chi?

Địa Chi is a system of 12 symbols, from Rat to Pig, used to mark time, direction and relationships in East Asian calendrics and the Stem-Branch cycle.

Updated 11 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animals

What is Thiên Can?

The Heavenly Stems are ten symbols in the Stem-Branch system, used to record days, months, years and hours in East Asian calendrics.

Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
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What is the Year Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars)?

The Year Pillar in BaZi covers ages 0 to 16, bonds with grandparents and ancestors, and the social setting of early childhood.

Updated 3 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi

What is the Hour Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars)?

The Hour Pillar is one of the four pillars in BaZi, representing the birth hour and reflecting late-life fortune, children and later relationships.

Updated 10 Jul 2026Traditional systems
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What is Lục Thập Hoa Giáp?

The Sixty Jiazi is a cycle of 60 sexagenary combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches used to number years, months, days and hours.

Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
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What is Can Chi?

Can Chi pairs the Ten Heavenly Stems with the Twelve Earthly Branches to record years, months, days and hours in the traditional East Asian calendar.

Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
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What is Nạp Âm?

Nạp Âm assigns names and Five Elements to each pair of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the Sixty Jiazi cycle, used to interpret destiny and fortune.

Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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