| Year | Month | Day | Trigram |
|---|---|---|---|
| winter solstice | new moon | 12 midnight | Kan/Water |
| spring beginning | 3 / am | Gen/Mountain | |
| spring equinox | first quarter | 6 / am | Zhen/Thunder |
| summer beginning | 9 / am | Xun/Wind | |
| summer solstice | full moon | 12 noon | Li/Fire |
| fall beginning | 3 / pm | Kun/Earth | |
| fall equinox | last quarter | 6 / pm | Dui/Lake |
| winter beginning | 9 / pm | Qian/Heaven |