Wei (未) Earthly Branch in Bazi

Definition and place in the cycle

Wei is eighth in the cycle and closes summer before Shen begins autumn.

Wei (未) is classified as a Yin Earth Earthly Branch. Its animal is a calendrical mnemonic; neither the animal nor the phase alone establishes personality, strength, or outcome.

Season, solar month, and double-hour

Wei (未) governs the 6th solar month · begins near minor heat and is associated with late summer. The listed civil-clock double-hour is 13:00–14:59.

Wei is warm, late-summer transitional Earth with retained Fire and Wood, which differs from the cold damp quality assigned to Chou. Solar-term boundaries and the time standard used for a chart can shift the practical calendar or hour boundary, so calculate the chart rather than guessing from a date or wall clock alone.

Hidden stems and chart role

Wei (未) conventionally contains 己 Earth, 丁 Fire, 乙 Wood. Hidden stems describe internal elemental layers and possible roots; this page does not assign fixed weights because schools and calculation methods differ.

Its Ji, Ding, and Yi hidden stems require attention to heat, dryness, roots, and relationships instead of a generic Earth interpretation.

Branch relations and reliable reading boundary

Wei (未) forms a Six Harmony pair with Wu (午), a Six Clash axis with Chou (丑), and a Wood trine group with Hai (亥) and Mao (卯). A listed relation is a structural possibility, not proof of a favorable, harmful, or transformed result.

• Read month command, pillar position, hidden stems, visible stems, support, control, and timing together.
• Do not reduce an Earthly Branch to its zodiac animal or one personality adjective.
• Do not assume that a harmony, clash, or trine automatically activates or decides the whole chart.