沐浴 · Bath

mùyù · the second of the twelve life stages 十二长生

沐浴 Bath, mùyù, is the second of the twelve life stages in BaZi, 十二长生, the cycle a stem's strength follows through the twelve branches. A 甲 Yang Wood Day Master reaches it in 子, the Rat, and a 乙 Yin Wood Day Master in 巳, the Snake.

The twelve life stages trace a stem’s energy through the twelve branches, from birth to rest and back again. Each stem has a stage in every branch, so the same branch can be a high point for one stem and a low one for another.

The second phase: new energy, still unsettled and exposed, like a newborn being washed.

Where each stem reaches it

• 甲in子
• 乙in巳
• 丙in卯
• 丁in申
• 戊in卯
• 己in申
• 庚in午
• 辛in亥
• 壬in酉
• 癸in寅

Yang stems move forward through the branches and Yin stems move backward, which is why each stem reaches this stage in a different branch.

Where you meet it

• Under each pillar in the Pro chart view: the stage of your Day Master in that branch.
• On Luck Pillars, where each decade’s branch puts your Day Master at a different stage.

A stage describes strength in one place, not a fate. Names like Death or Tomb are traditional labels for phases of the cycle.