From your year of birth, find your zodiac branch and read its relationship to 2026 (午, Horse). The relationship between year branches — clash, harmony, three-harmony, half-harmony, harm, break — sets the broad strokes of the year.
※ This section reads only from your year branch
A proper reading also incorporates your month pillar, day pillar, each pillar’s stem, the 10-year cycle (Daiun), Ten Major Stars, and Twelve Supporting Stars. Month and day pillars carry the core of personality, talent, and relationship dynamics, so a year-branch-only read can only show roughly half the picture.
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Year of the Rat
(子 / Ne / Zi)Direct clash with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Rat (子), 2026 brings a direct clash (対冲) between your year branch 子 and the year branch 午. External waves of change tend to amplify — housing, relationships, or work arrangements can be shaken during the year. But a direct clash is not 'bad' — it signals that what was stuck is about to move. This is a good year to execute changes you had been planning, though avoid impulsive snap decisions; verify gut-fit before acting.
Year of the Ox
(丑 / Ushi / Chou)Harm relationship (害) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Ox (丑), 2026 (午) forms a 'harm' relationship — not open conflict, but slow-burning friction and unintended misunderstandings where the other party's intent doesn't land cleanly. In key moments, prioritize shared context over reaching a conclusion. You may also feel your pace gets disrupted more easily this year, so deliberately protect margin in your schedule and choose rest as a strategic act, not as a reward.
Year of the Tiger
(寅 / Tora / Yin)Three-Harmony Fire (三合火局) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Tiger (寅), 2026 (午) completes one corner of the Tiger-Horse-Dog triangle (寅・午・戌 三合火局) — a major Fire-element configuration. Three-Harmony creates a strong forward current, especially in the Fire direction: action, public-facing work, leadership, and visibility. New projects, going independent, taking center stage, or amplifying your message all ride this current. The cost is energy drain, so plan recovery time and energy allocation as deliberately as you plan the activity itself.
Year of the Rabbit
(卯 / U / Mao)Break relationship (破) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Rabbit (卯), 2026 (午) forms a 'break' relationship, which surfaces as plan changes, schedule disruption, and the need to rework what you had started. 'Break' is not pure negation — it's the prompt to reshape and rebuild. The frame 'change how, not whether' tends to convert losses into learning. For contracts, large purchases, and major decisions, double-check the fine print and avoid instant decisions to keep things stable.
Year of the Dragon
(辰 / Tatsu / Chen)Neutral relationship with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Dragon (辰), 2026 is a neutral year — no strong harmony, clash, or punishment configurations. Without dramatic tailwinds or headwinds, your effort and choices translate fairly directly into results. Pick one goal and stack consistent work on it — that's the structure that pays this year. Steady accumulation tends to outperform dramatic moves, and the back half of the year is when the compound effect becomes visible.
Year of the Snake
(巳 / Mi / Si)Half-Harmony Fire (半会火局) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Snake (巳), 2026 (午) puts the adjacent Snake-Horse pair into a 半会火局 (half-harmony Fire) configuration. Not as strong as the full three-harmony, but action, communication, and human connection still tend to warm up. New networks, visible roles, and creative or expressive work pair well with the year's current. The risk is over-relying on momentum — leave room to shape structure and process so the activity sustains rather than burns out.
Year of the Horse
(午 / Uma / Wu)Self-match / self-clash with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Horse (午), 2026 is your own branch returning — a year of strong self-expression and notice. Your character and presence come forward; opportunities for visibility and recognition increase. However, if you belong to the 午未 Tenchusatsu group, 2026 is also the center of your once-in-12-year cycle, so prefer deepening what you have built over starting brand-new ventures. Surfacing accumulated work and refining your specialty fits the year.
Year of the Sheep
(未 / Hitsuji / Wei)Six-Harmony (支合) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Sheep (未), 2026 (午) forms a 支合 (six-harmony) — stability and growth coexisting. Relationships warm up, and trust-based work tends to produce results. Note however that the 午未 Tenchusatsu group has its year-run Tenchusatsu in 2026, so avoid major new contracts, large moves, and career-changing decisions; treat the year as a time to deepen existing relationships and prepare for the cycle that follows.
Year of the Monkey
(申 / Saru / Shen)Neutral relationship with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Monkey (申), 2026 is a neutral year. Without dramatic shifts or clear directional pulls, the year suits thinking, learning, and information-gathering work that translates into results. New skills, certifications, writing, speaking, and organizing your knowledge fit well. Don't be swept up by the surrounding pace; protect your own rhythm. By year-end the deliberate, cumulative work tends to show as a solid sense of progress.
Year of the Rooster
(酉 / Tori / You)Neutral relationship with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Rooster (酉), 2026 is a neutral year. There are no dramatic turning points, but the year is well-suited to sharpening your specialty and the polish of what you do. Refining existing work and relationships, investing in quality and precision, and tightening the details all read as valuable. Going deeper rather than wider builds a foundation that pays off in the years that follow.
Year of the Dog
(戌 / Inu / Xu)Three-Harmony Fire (三合火局) with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Dog (戌), 2026 (午) completes one corner of the Tiger-Horse-Dog triangle (寅・午・戌 三合火局). The Fire direction — action, visibility, social role — generates strong forward current. Expect more chances to take on important roles, step into the spotlight, or get a push toward new challenges. The risk is that momentum-driven expansion burns energy fast, so recovery and health management become the difference between sustained performance and a mid-year crash.
Year of the Pig
(亥 / I / Hai)Neutral relationship with 2026 (午)
For those born in the Year of the Pig (亥), 2026 is a neutral year. There are no dramatic turning points or strong directional pulls. Instead, the year suits internal work — looking again at your core values, what you actually want, and what you no longer want. Quiet emotional and values-level reorganization done this year tends to surface as the important realizations that shape the years ahead. Move at your own pace; this is not a year to perform.