巳の年

へびのとし

year of the Snake

巳の日

みのひ

day of the Snake

巳

み

sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)

巳の日の祓

みのひのはらえ

purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the third month of the lunar calendar

巳年

みどし へびどし みねん

year of the snake

丁巳

ひのとみ ていし

54th of the sexagenary cycle

乙巳

きのとみ いっし おっし

42nd of the sexagenary cycle

辰巳

たつみ

southeast

初巳

はつみ

first Serpent day of the year

上巳

じょうし じょうみ

March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals), dolls festival, peach festival

癸巳

みずのとみ きし

thirtieth of the sexagenary cycle

己巳

きし

sixth of the sexagenary cycle

辛巳

かのとみ しんし

eighteenth of the sexagenary cycle

辰の刻

たつのこく

8 am, the fifth hour, the Hour of the Dragon

丑の刻

うしのこく

two o'clock in the morning

寅の刻

とらのこく

around four o'clock in the morning

亥の刻

いのこく

time of the boar (9-11pm)

酉の刻

とりのこく

hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); hour of the Cock

午の刻

うまのこく

hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)