Dark Gold Divination暗金伏断 was derived from the book called Select in Seeking the Truth 选择求真.

The book state:

七曜禽星会者稀，日虚月鬼火从箕，水毕木氐金奎位，土宿还从翼上推。
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Translated as: ‘Seven governing start detailed explanation, when the sun enters Xu 虚 the moon enters Gui 鬼 fire is overwhelming, water star at Bi 毕 wood star at Di 氐 metal star at Kuei 奎 position, earth asterism pushed from the wings. Apparently, it is the spin-off study of the Seven Governors and the Four Remaining 七曜四餘.

To the practitioners of Dark Gold Divination暗金伏断, they understood that these verses referred to the asterism Kang 亢, Lou娄, Niu 牛 and Gui鬼, four metal elements that can divine matters, thus given the name Dark Gold Divination 暗金伏断. When the current annual star arrived at the Zi 子 such is the star attire.

Here, there 2 more considerations to be reckoned with:

1. 28 Asterism 廿八宿
2. Asterism Classifications 宿禽的順序

​Such as:

1. 角 (jiao) horn – wood Jiao 木蛟 – wood govern year 木值年
2. 亢 (kang) neck – metal dragon 金龍 – metal govern year 金值年
3. 氐 (di) root – earth  badger 土貉 – earth govern year 土值年
4. 房 (fang) house – sun rabbit 日兔 – fire govern year 火值年
5. 心 (xin) heart – moon fox 月狐 – water govern year 水值年
6. 尾 (wei) tail – fire tiger 火虎 – fire govern year 火值年
7. 箕 (ji) basket – water panther 水豹 – water govern year 水值年
8. 斗 (dou) dipper – wood Xie 木獬 – wood govern year 木值年
9. 牛 (niu) ox – metal ox 金牛 – metal govern year 金值年
10. 女 (nu) women – earth bat 土蝠 – earth govern year 土值年
11. 虛 (xu) empty – sun rat 日鼠 – fire govern year 火值年
12. 危 (wei) danger – moon swallow 月燕 – water govern year 水值年
13. 室 (shi) camp – fire pig 火豬 – fire govern year 火值年
14. 壁 (bi) wall – water armadillo 水狳 – water govern year 水值年
15. 奎 (kui) legs – wood wolf 木狼 – wood govern year 木值年
16. 婁 (lou) bond – metal dog 金狗 – metal govern year 金值年
17. 胃 (wei) stomach – earth 土雉 – earth govern year 土值年
18. 昴 (mao) Pleiades – sun rooster 日雞 – fire govern year 火值年
19. 畢 (bi) net – moon raven 月烏 – water govern year 水值年
20. 觜 (zi) beak – fire monkey 火猴 – fire govern year 火值年
21. 参 (can) reference – water ape 水猿 – water govern year 水值年
22. 井 (jing) well – wood An 木犴 – wood govern year 木值年
23. 鬼 (gui) ghost – metal goat 金羊 – metal govern year 金值年
24. 柳 (liu) willow – earth moose 土獐 – earth govern year 土值年
25. 星 (xing) star – sun horse 日馬 – fire govern year 火值年
26. 張 (zhang) extend – moon deer 月鹿 – water govern year 水值年
27. 翼 (yi) wings – fire snake 火蛇 – fire govern year 火值年
28. 軫 (zhen) chariot – water earth worm 水蚓 – water govern year 水值年

Seven governors’ governing year七政值年 are the sun, moon, fire, water, wood metal and earth classification based on the degree within the week as the starting point. In the:
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1. 23rd Year of the KangXi Reign the Upper Yuan JiaZi vested in the moon arriving in Bi 畢 of the Raven Year 乌值年;
2. 9th Year of the Emperor QianLong Reign the Middle Yuan JiaZi vested in the moon lodge of Gui 鬼metal of the Goat Year 羊值年;
3. 9th Year of the Emperor JiaQing Reign the Lower Yuan JiaZi vested in the moon lodge Yi 翼 fire of the Snake Year 蛇值年;
4. Arriving to Upper Yuan JiaZi vested in the moon lodge Di 氐 earth of the Monkey Year 貉值年.

Elemental governing year four asterisms grouping:

1. (Fang, Xu, Mao and Xing) 房虚昴星 – 火值年
2. (Xing, Wei, Bi and Zhang) 心危毕张 – 水值年
3. (Wei, Shi, Ji and Yi) 尾室觜翼 – 火值年
4. (Jiao, Dou, Kui and Jing) 角斗奎井 – 木值年
5. (Kang, Lou, Niu and Gui) 亢娄牛鬼 – 金值年
6. (Di, Nu, Wei and Liu) 氐女胃柳 – 土值年
7. (Ji, Bi, Can and Zhen) 箕壁参軫 – 水值年

​Sequence as the seven governors travel into each of the branches:

The Dark Gold Divination暗金伏断 7 governor rule states:
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1. The moon 月governs Wei hour 未时;
2. The water 水 governs ChenHai hours 辰亥时;
3. The metal 金 governs ChouShen hours 丑申时;
4. The sun 日 governs Si hour 巳时;
5. The fire 火 governs YinYou hours 寅酉时;
6. The wood 木 governs Wu hours 午时;
7. The earth 土 governs MaoXu hours 卯戌时;