1918 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yang Earth Horse (戊午)
The 1918 year pillar
The year 1918 corresponds to 戊午 — a Yang Earth year combined with the Horse branch. The Na Yin image for this pair is "Fire in the Sky" (天上火).
Horse year, Yang Earth stem
People often describe 1918 as the year of the Earth Horse. The animal comes from the branch; the element label comes from the stem. Together they form the traditional shorthand for the year's character.
What a year pillar tells you
A year pillar is one of four pillars in a BaZi chart. The year animal is a familiar cultural label, but a full chart also includes month, day, and hour pillars. Your Day Master — not your year animal — is the primary reference point in most readings.
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