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The Hour
This pillar represents one's contribution in later life
23:00 – 00:59: 子 Rat
01:00 – 02:59: 丑 Ox
03:00 – 04:59: 寅 Tiger
05:00 – 06:59: 卯 Rabbit
07:00 – 08:59: 辰 Dragon
09:00 – 10:59: 巳 Snake
11:00 – 12:59: 午 Horse
13:00 – 14:59: 未 Goat
15:00 – 16:59: 申 Monkey
17:00 – 18:59: 酉 Rooster
19:00 – 20:59: 戌 Dog
21:00 – 22:59: 亥 Pig
The story of how the animals were chosen comes in many different versions.
the day is the pillar representing information about the person him/herself—his/her adult and married life.
Monday: Goat
Tuesday: Dragon
Wednesday: Horse
Thursday: Rat, Pig
Friday: Rabbit, Snake, Dog
Saturday: Ox, Tiger, Rooster
Sunday: Monkey
The one thing that does not change is why the system of the twelve year zodiac was created in the first place.
The Chinese people needed a way to keep up with time.
It was designed to track the waxing and waning phases of the moon, used as a method for counting years, months, days and hours in the Chinese imperial court and civil calendar, and utilized to forecast one’s future and determine one’s character.
Within the Chinese Zodiac a person can have more than one animal sign.
the month is the pillar representing information about the person's parents or childhood. The zodiac animals apply to the month of the lunar calendar
The year is the pillar representing information about the person's family background and society or relationship with their grandparents.
A zodiac animal is associated w/each year in a 12 year cycle.
Unlike the Western Zodiac, the animals of the Chinese zodiac correspond to years instead of months.
The 12 branches (animals) are combined with the 10 stems (ten days of the ten-day week used by Shang rulers) to form 60 two-symbol units. These units make up the Sexagenary system
In China, the earliest depictions of the 12 Zodiac animals appear in tomb-ceiling paintings dated to 533 BC <source: NY Metropolitan Museum of Art>. The zodiac system greatly influenced the Buddhist practice.