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A complete cycle is sixty years and is made up
of five inner cycles of
twelve years each. Specific animals give their names to each of the
twelve
inner year cycles, in the following order: |
Hours of the day were also divided using the same
animal names,
each period being of two hours beginning at 11pm: The hour of the
rat. |
| 1 |
Rat |
11pm-1am |
|
7 |
Horse |
11am-1pm
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| 2 |
Ox |
1am-3am |
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8 |
Sheep |
1pm-3pm |
| 3 |
Tiger |
3am-5am |
|
9 |
Monkey |
3pm-5pm |
| 4 |
Hare
(rabbit) |
5am-7am |
|
10 |
Rooster
(cock) |
5pm-7pm
|
| 5 |
Dragon |
7am-9am |
|
11 |
Dog |
7pm-9pm |
| 6 |
Snake
(serpent) |
9am-11am
|
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12 |
Boar
(pig) |
9pm-11pm
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