Month: May 2022

Q: The same issue seems to come into the 4th QuestionJohnny YangI had his MGB as 9 or Shen32= [11+12]32-23 =9  You have it as (+1) 32-24 = 8 and Wei The problem seems to be in understanding ZhongQiFor me the logic goes..7th Nov is before 22nd Nov i.e in the first half of the… Continue reading Practice exercise 7, #4 Johnny Yang

Q: Sorry Karin, 3 September 1973 @ 11:02 ♁ MG BranchMB= Shen, as born before 8th Sept and therefore is "9" as a month branch.HB=Wu, with no added +1, as he is born before the "Qi" date for September 1973 (i.e before 23/09/73) and therefore numerically "7"=32 - [9+7]=32 - 16=16 (-12) = 4 and… Continue reading Practice Exercise 7, #3 Johnny Yin

Hi there Karin,Your excellent book is a real joy! (Even getting back into Long Division was a fun discovery!) There's only ONE thorn in my side currently! It's 05th Feb 1924 @09:48!!!Why isn't it calculated as 1923 (RenChen!?)The EB Month stem is Chou, but your calculations don't seem to use the "Chou NO -2" rule!When I… Continue reading Practice excercise 1, #12