1926 28 to 38: 己丑 : beginning of Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 38 to 48: 戊子 : World War II, 1939–1945 48 to 58: 丁亥 58 to 68: 丙戌 68 to 78: 乙酉 78 to 88:
wood phase), followed by a bǐngzǐ day (丙子) and a 72-day fire phase; a wùzǐ (戊子) day and a 72-day earth phase; a gēngzǐ (庚子) day and a 72-day metal phase