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Weigh 用 against 体 by the five-element relations, and 体 by its seasonal strength (酉 month).","disclaimer":"Traditional reference calculation from the Chinese divination and numerology literature: it reports what the tradition assigns to the cast or number, not a prediction and not medical, legal or financial advice."},"units":{},"formula":"Time method: year = branch number of the lunar year (子 = 1 … 亥 = 12), month = lunar month, day = lunar day, hour = 时辰 number (子 = 1 … 亥 = 12); upper = (year + month + day) mod 8, lower = (year + month + day + hour) mod 8, moving line = (year + month + day + hour) mod 6 (remainder 0 → 8 or 6); trigram numbers in earlier-heaven order 乾1 兑2 离3 震4 巽5 坎6 艮7 坤8. Two numbers: upper = number_1 mod 8, lower = number_2 mod 8, moving = (number_1 + number_2 [+ hour]) mod 6. Three numbers: moving = number_3 mod 6. 体 = trigram without the moving line, 用 = trigram with it; relations by the five-element generating (木→火→土→金→水) and controlling (木→土→水→火→金) cycles.","notes":[],"summary":"Method: 年月日时起卦 (lunar year branch + month + day, + hour); Lunar date: 二〇二六年八月十四 (丙午 (Bingwu) year); Upper trigram (上卦): 巽 ☴ (Xun, Wind, Wood); Lower trigram (下卦): 震 ☳ (Zhen, Thunder, Wood); Original hexagram (本卦): 42 风雷益 ䷩ (Yi, Increase); Lines (bottom→top): 100011; Moving line (动爻): 6; Moving line name: 上九 (Shang Jiu); Changed hexagram (之卦/变卦): 3 水雷屯 ䷂ (Zhun, Difficulty at the Beginning); Nuclear hexagram (互卦): 23 山地剥 ䷖ (Bo, Splitting Apart); 体 (Ti, self): lower 震 ☳ (Zhen, Thunder, Wood); 用 (Yong, matter): upper 巽 ☴ (Xun, Wind, Wood) (contains the moving line); 体 element: 木 Wood; 用 element: 木 Wood; 用/体 relation: 比和 (Bihe, same element: harmonious); 互卦 relations: Lower nuclear 坤 ☷ (Kun, Earth, Earth) vs 体 Wood: 体克用 (Ti controls Yong: favourable, minor gain), Upper nuclear 艮 ☶ (Gen, Mountain, Earth) vs 体 Wood: 体克用 (Ti controls Yong: favourable, minor gain); 变卦 relation: Changed upper 坎 ☵ (Kan, Water, Water) vs 体 Wood: 用生体 (Yong generates Ti: favourable); 体 seasonal strength: 死 (Si, dead); Calculation trace: Civil 2026-09-24 12:00 → lunar 二〇二六年八月十四 (丙午 year): year branch 午 = 7, month = 8, day = 14, hour 午 = 7, Upper trigram: 7 + 8 + 14 = 29; 29 mod 8 = 5 → 巽 Xun, Lower trigram: 29 + 7 = 36; 36 mod 8 = 4 → 震 Zhen, Moving line: 36 mod 6 = 0 → 6 → line 6; Reading hint: Read the judgment (卦辞) and image (象辞) of 风雷益 (Yi), then the text of the moving line 上九 (Shang Jiu) (爻辞), which carries the main message; the changed hexagram 水雷屯 (Zhun) shows the tendency of the matter. Weigh 用 against 体 by the five-element relations, and 体 by its seasonal strength (酉 month).; Disclaimer: Traditional reference calculation from the Chinese divination and numerology literature: it reports what the tradition assigns to the cast or number, not a prediction and not medical, legal or financial advice."},"warnings":[],"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia (zh) – 梅花易數 (Plum Blossom numerology)","url":"https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/梅花易數","type":"reference","retrieved_at":"2026-09-24"},{"name":"邵雍 (Shao Yong, attrib.), 梅花易数 – Song-dynasty textbook of the method (public domain); rules as summarized on Wikipedia (zh) 梅花易數","url":"https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/梅花易數","type":"textbook","retrieved_at":"2026-09-24"},{"name":"Wikipedia – I Ching divination","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching_divination","type":"reference","retrieved_at":"2026-09-24"}],"freshness":{"type":"daily","max_age_seconds":86400,"note":"Depends on the current date."},"cache":{"hit":false,"cacheable":true,"deterministic":false,"max_age_seconds":86400,"note":"Depends on the current date (inputs left at their default 'today'); re-run when the date changes. 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