Analysis of the Gengxu Hour on the Liuding Days
Original Text
六丁日生时庚戌，墓中逢败难成福；若无救助鬼来伤，财帛不聚伤其目。
丁日庚戌时，墓中逢败，丁以庚辛为财，戌中有丙为败，不成其福。若无救助，叠见癸水，主伤目。
丁丑日庚戌时，时日相刑，忧伤妻子。若寅亥申酉年月，官至三品。午未子辰，行金木运亦贵。
丁卯日庚戌时，生亥未年月，三合会印，贵。子月，煞印，吉。年月建禄，僧道，主贵。柱无救助，见癸旺，多患目疾，酉月无贵；纯酉戌年月，天乾透己甲者贵，中带凶。
丁巳日庚戌时，辰巳月，金水运，风宪。癸子、壬亥，南方运，极品。纯未，西北运，三四品；身旺不行财官运，平常，为僧道清高。
丁未日庚戌时，主刑。亥卯会印，申子辰会官，俱主文贵。午月，建禄，有子冲，凶。若年月用土生财，主富；用财生官，富贵双全。
丁酉日庚戌时，日贵格，近贵，晓艺业，有机谋。酉戌，六害，骨肉无情，秋月，五六品贵。
丁亥日庚戌时，日贵格。巳酉丑年月，四五品贵。寅卯亥，火金运，位至六卿。
丁日时逢戌刻真，锁钥无匙库闭门；父母兄弟难依靠，立成家计自殷勤。丁日时逢庚戌，火金刑害夭孤。丑辰不遇钥匙无，库闭财能收贮。就合托妻随住，六亲骨肉消疏。晚年发福改门闾，此命后甜先苦。
Interpretation
If a person is born on a day of the Six Ding Days at the time of Gengxu, encountering decline in the tomb makes it hard to achieve blessings. Without help, ghosts will bring harm. Wealth won't gather and the eyes will be injured.
At the Gengxu hour on a Ding day, there is a decline encountered in the tomb. For Ding, Geng and Xin are considered as wealth, but there is Bing in Xu which represents decline, so the fortune cannot be achieved. If there is no assistance and there are repeated appearances of Gui water, it indicates eye injuries.
At the Gengxu hour on the Dingchou day, there is an inauspicious interaction between the day and the hour, which may bring sorrow to one's wife. If one is born in a year or month with the signs of Yin, Hai, Shen, or You, they can reach the third - rank official position. If born in a year or month with the signs of Wu, Wei, Zi, or Chen, and if they experience the fortune of Metal and Wood elements, they can also achieve a noble status.
If a person is born at the Gengxu hour on the Dingmao day, and the birth year and month are between the Hai and Wei periods, it forms a triple - combination that brings the seal element, indicating nobility. If born in the Ziyue month, with the combination of the killing and seal elements, it is auspicious. If there are the "lu" (auspicious constellations related to one's fortune) in the year and month columns, the person may become a monk or a Taoist priest and will be noble. If there is no support in the Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny), and the Gui element is strong, the person is likely to suffer from eye diseases. There is no sign of nobility if born in the Youyue month. If the year and month are purely You and Xu, and the Ji and Jia elements appear in the Heavenly Stems, the person will be noble but there will be some hidden perils.
On the Gengxu hour of the Dingsi day, in the Chensi months, with the fortune of Metal and Water, one can become an official in charge of supervision. If born in the Year of Guihai or Renzi and has the fortune in the southern direction, one can reach the highest rank. If the earthly branches are all Wei and has the fortune in the northwest direction, one can attain the third or fourth rank. If one has a strong body but does not have the fortune of Wealth and Officials, one will be just an ordinary person. If one becomes a monk or a Taoist priest, one can live a pure and lofty life.
On the day of Dingwei and at the hour of Gengxu, it indicates punishment. If there is a combination of Hai and Mao to form the seal element, or a combination of Shen, Zi, and Chen to form the official element, both suggest literary nobility. In the month of Wu, it is the month of establishing the prosperity of the day master, but if there is a clash from the child element, it is inauspicious. If in the year and month, the earth element is used to generate wealth, it indicates wealth; if the wealth element is used to generate the official element, it means both wealth and nobility.
At the Gengxu hour on the Dingyou day, it belongs to the pattern of "Noble Day". One is likely to be close to the noble, be knowledgeable about arts and trades, and have strategies. The combination of You and Xu forms the "Six Harms", indicating that there may be no affection among relatives. If one is born in the autumn months, they can achieve the status of a fifth - or sixth - rank official.
On the day of Dinghai and at the hour of Gengxu, it is a pattern of noble status for the day. If the year and month belong to the combination of Si, You, and Chou, one can attain a noble rank of the fourth or fifth grade. If the years involve Yin, Mao, and Hai, and there are the fortunes related to fire and metal, one can reach the position of a high - ranking official among the six ministers.
If one is born on a Ding day at the Xu hour, it's truly a special situation. It's like a locked treasury without a key, and the door is shut. One can hardly rely on parents and brothers. One has to work diligently to establish a family and make a living. When born on a Ding day at the Gengxu hour, there is a conflict between fire and metal, which may lead to an early death or being lonely. If there is no encounter with Chou or Chen, it's like having no key. The treasury is closed, and one can hardly store wealth. One may have to rely on one's wife and move around with her. One will be estranged from relatives and kinsfolk. One will enjoy good fortune in old age and change the family situation. This is a life that is bitter at first and sweet later.