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Lunar mansion · Vermilion Bird of the South, no. 3
Willow 柳
Liu
The Willow is eight stars curving like a willow branch at the head of Hydra: the beak of the Vermilion Bird.
Sky file
- Symbol
- Vermilion Bird of the South
- Classical width
- 15 du
- Ecliptic range
- 126.8°–141.6°
- Zodiac signs
- Leo
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Mansion animal
- 柳土獐 · Earth (Saturn) · river deer
Next day on duty
Nov 7, 2026
The 28 mansions take turns being “on duty” one day each, in a 28-day cycle. This is the traditional calendar cycle, not the Moon's actual position.
Guardian Ink Beasts
In the Ink Beast codex, these beasts belong to the Willow 柳 mansion:
Cinnabar Fox
Star Bamboo Panda
Peach Piglet
Coral Crablet
Watermelon-Picnic Capybara
Windfluff
For culture and fun: personality and tradition only, no predictions.