BaZi · Glossary
Period 5 — Five Yellow Center Earth (1944–1963)
Deep Oracle Editorial Team · 2026-07-27 · 2 min read
Period 5, the Five Yellow Center Earth period, covers 1944–1963, the middle period of the whole 180-year cycle. Uniquely, it has no trigram: the Five Yellow occupies the center palace, and its element is Earth. Tradition reads the center as command over the four directions — concentration of authority and the resetting of order. The period's dates span the end of the Second World War and the formation of the post-war order, which Xuankong writers conventionally cite as the correspondence; the reading is associative, not causal.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Years | 1944–1963 (20 years) |
| Cycle | Middle Cycle, period 2 of 3 (period 5 of 9) |
| Star | 5 Yellow (Lian Zhen) |
| Trigram | — (center) |
| Element | Earth |
| Direction | Center |
Period table
| Period | Years | Star | Trigram | Element | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper 1 | 1864–1883 | 1 White (Tan Lang) | Kan ☵ | Water | North |
| Upper 2 | 1884–1903 | 2 Black (Ju Men) | Kun ☷ | Earth | Southwest |
| Upper 3 | 1904–1923 | 3 Jade (Lu Cun) | Zhen ☳ | Wood | East |
| Middle 4 | 1924–1943 | 4 Green (Wen Qu) | Xun ☴ | Wood | Southeast |
| Middle 5 | 1944–1963 | 5 Yellow (Lian Zhen) | — (center) | Earth | Center |
| Middle 6 | 1964–1983 | 6 White (Wu Qu) | Qian ☰ | Metal | Northwest |
| Lower 7 | 1984–2003 | 7 Red (Po Jun) | Dui ☱ | Metal | West |
| Lower 8 | 2004–2023 | 8 White (Zuo Fu) | Gen ☶ | Earth | Northeast |
| Lower 9 | 2024–2043 | 9 Purple (You Bi) | Li ☲ | Fire | South |
Note: after Period 9 ends in 2043, a new 180-year cycle opens with Period 1 (One White Kan Water, 2044–2063).
Related terms
Three Cycles Nine Periods · Yuan Yun · Xuankong Flying Stars · Period 9 Li Fire
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