Hexagram 36 · line 3
Darkening of the Light
明夷Míng Yí
The light is darkened. In the southern hunt, the great leader is captured. Restoring what is right must not be rushed.
Line statement
九三
明夷于南狩，得其大首，不可疾貞。
The light is darkened. In the southern hunt, the great leader is captured. Restoring what is right must not be rushed.
The southern hunt and capture of the chief occur at Line 3, the upper edge of inner Fire. The traditional reading pairs decisive removal with patience in restoring order. Changing Line 3 makes Thunder below Earth, Hexagram 24.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- inner · boundary
Line 3 is the boundary of the inner trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an odd place: aligned
Its yang polarity matches the traditional odd-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 6: responsive
Its counterpart is Line 6; the two have opposite polarities and can be read as responsive.
One line changes