Chinese astrology – Year and month separator

In ancient times, the Chinese had discovered to their amazement that the universe is made up of energy fields known to them as “Qi”. They believed that the Sun, Moon, Earth, and other planets in the Solar System radiate cosmic energy that constantly changes over time depending on the relative positions of the planets.

The discovery led to the creation of the Chinese calendar that is based on the movement of this cosmic energy. The Chinese recorded this cosmic energy in 22 pillars of energy known as the Ten Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Earthly Branches (equivalent to the Twelve Zodiac signs). From these combinations of celestial stems and terrestrial branches, the Chinese Solar Calendar (Hsia) is derived, which is quite similar to the Western Gregorian calendar in that it is also based on the earth’s orbit around the sun. However, instead of starting the year on January 1, the Chinese solar calendar begins the year on Spring 1, which falls around February 4. This calendar is also used in the practice of Feng Shui and Chinese astrology known as the Four Pillars of Destiny.

Based on the date and time of a person’s birth, the influence of this cosmic energy on the newborn is said to trace the destiny and characteristics of that particular person.

So how does the Chinese solar calendar determine if a day is good or bad?

These are the days when the zodiac sign of the year collides with the zodiac sign of the day.

The twelve signs of the zodiac and their confrontations are as follows:-

Rat collides with Horse

Ox collides with Goat

Tiger collides with Monkey

Rabbit collides with Rooster

Dragon collides with Dog

Snake collides with Pig

For example, in the year of the Pig (solar year 2007), the Pig collides with the Serpent of the day. Therefore, a person who is born in the year of the Pig will have a bad day on the day of the Snake. Therefore, any day of the Snake in 2007 is called a day that breaks the year and is considered unfavorable.

There is also the day of the Breaker Month. This happens when the Zodiac of the month collides with the Zodiac of the day. For example, in the month of the Dog (9th solar month), the Dog collides with the Dragon of the day. Therefore, any Dragon day in the ninth solar month is a month-breaking day and is considered inauspicious.

This is just one quick and easy way into a complicated date selection system used in Chinese astrology.