The Army
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Natural disaster
Which day will it rain?
Ngày 20 tháng 7 năm 1989, tháng mùi, ngày tân tỵ
Context
After a long sunny spell, someone asked when the rain would come. The hexagram cast was Shi transforming into Song.
Six-Line Chart
| Line | Can Chi | Five Elements | Six Relations | Moving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | You Metal | Metal | Parents | ● |
| 5 | Hai Water | Water | Siblings | ● |
| 4 | Chou Earth | Earth | Officials | ● |
| 3 | Wu Fire | Fire | Wife/Wealth | |
| 2 | Chen Earth | Earth | Officials | |
| 1 | Yin Wood | Wood | Children |
Officials
Parents
Wife/Wealth
Siblings
Children
● Changing line
Transformed Hexagram
#6
Conflict
訟
Analysis
Three lines — Parents, Brothers, and Officials — are all moving, all with reciprocal production. Parents and Officials meet the day-stem Si Fire and combine into a Parents cluster — heavy rain is certain. Brothers Hai Water is produced by the moving Parents You Metal — strong wind is certain. Officials moving signal thunder.
The forecast: rain on the Gui-Wei day (22nd) or Jia-Shen day (23rd), as the Parents Metal cluster is supported by both day and month-stem. Children Yin Wood is weak and restrained, with its Storehouse on day and month-stem.
Actual outcome
At the Wei hour on the 22nd, the weather began to turn: wind strengthened, dust filled the sky, thunder cracked and lightning flashed, and a storm broke. The prediction was entirely correct.
Source: Chương 1, Dự đoán thời tiết, Vol III