| Palace sequence | Yang palace | Ten heavenly stems | Twelve earthly branches | Yin palace | Ten heavenly stems | Twelve earthly branches |
| outside | Qian (乾) (father) | Ren (壬) | Xu (戌) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Gui (癸) | You (酉) |
| outside | Qian (乾) (father) | Ren (壬) | Shen (申) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Gui (癸) | Hai (亥) |
| outside | Qian (乾) (father) | Ren (壬) | Wu (午) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Gui (癸) | Chou (丑) |
| inside | Qian (乾) (father) | Jia (甲) | Chen (辰) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Yi (乙) | Mao (卯) |
| inside | Qian (乾) (father) | Jia (甲) | Yin (寅) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Yi (乙) | Si (巳) |
| inside | Qian (乾) (father) | Jia (甲) | Zi (子) | Kun (坤) (mother) | Yi (乙) | Wei (未) |
| outside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Yin (寅) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | Wei (未) |
| outside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Zi (子) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | You (酉) |
| outside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Xu (戌) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | Hai (亥) |
| inside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Shen (申) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | Chou (丑) |
| inside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Wu (午) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | Mao (卯) |
| inside | Kan (坎) (middle son) | Wu (戊) | Chen (辰) | Li (离) (middle daughter) | Ji (己) | Si (巳) |
| outside | Gen (艮) (young son) | Bing (丙) | Zi (子) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | Si (巳) |
| outside | Gen (艮) (young son) | Bing (丙) | Xu (戌) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | Wei (未) |
| outside | Gen (艮) young son) | Bing (丙) | Shen (申) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | You (酉) |
| inside | Gen (艮) (young son) | Bing (丙) | Wu (午) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | Hai (亥) |
| inside | Gen (艮) (young son) | Bing (丙) | Chen (辰) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | Chou (丑) |
| inside | Gen (艮) (young son) | Bing (丙) | Yin (寅) | Dui (兑) (young daughter) | Ding (丁) | Mao (卯) |
| outside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Xu (戌) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | Mao (卯) |
| outside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Shen (申) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | Si (巳) |
| outside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Wu (午) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | Wei (未) |
| inside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Chen (辰) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | You (酉) |
| inside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Yin (寅) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | Hai (亥) |
| inside | Zhen (震) (older son) | Geng (庚) | Zi (子) | Xun (巽) (older daughter) | Xin (辛) | Chou (丑) |