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Korean Saju guide
Every part of a Korean Saju chart, explained simply.
Your Day Master is the stem of your day pillar — the 'you' in your chart. It is not your year animal: to find it you need the full date.
The 10 Day Masters
- Yang Wood 甲 The Great Tree
- Yin Wood 乙 The Climbing Vine
- Yang Fire 丙 The Sun
- Yin Fire 丁 The Candle
- Yang Earth 戊 The Mountain
- Yin Earth 己 The Garden
- Yang Metal 庚 The Sword
- Yin Metal 辛 The Jewel
- Yang Water 壬 The Ocean
- Yin Water 癸 The Rain
The 60 Day Pillars
- Gap-Ja 甲子 Gold in the Sea
- Eul-Chuk 乙丑 Gold in the Sea
- Byeong-In 丙寅 Fire in the Furnace
- Jeong-Myo 丁卯 Fire in the Furnace
- Mu-Jin 戊辰 Wood of the Great Forest
- Gi-Sa 己巳 Wood of the Great Forest
- Gyeong-O 庚午 Earth by the Roadside
- Sin-Mi 辛未 Earth by the Roadside
- Im-Sin 壬申 Metal of the Sword Edge
- Gye-Yu 癸酉 Metal of the Sword Edge
- Gap-Sul 甲戌 Fire on the Mountain Top
- Eul-Hae 乙亥 Fire on the Mountain Top
The 12 Korean zodiac animals
- Rat 子 Water
- Ox 丑 Earth
- Tiger 寅 Wood
- Rabbit 卯 Wood
- Dragon 辰 Earth
- Snake 巳 Fire
- Horse 午 Fire
- Goat 未 Earth
- Monkey 申 Metal
- Rooster 酉 Metal
- Dog 戌 Earth
- Pig 亥 Water
Birth years
- 2026 Fire Horse
- 2025 Wood Snake
- 2024 Wood Dragon
- 2023 Water Rabbit
- 2022 Water Tiger
- 2021 Metal Ox
- 2020 Metal Rat
- 2019 Earth Pig
- 2018 Earth Dog
- 2017 Fire Rooster
- 2016 Fire Monkey
- 2015 Wood Goat
Day Master compatibility
- Yang Wood + Yang Wood
- Yang Wood + Yin Wood
- Yang Wood + Yang Fire
- Yang Wood + Yin Fire
- Yang Wood + Yang Earth
- Yang Wood + Yin Earth
- Yang Wood + Yang Metal
- Yang Wood + Yin Metal
- Yang Wood + Yang Water
- Yang Wood + Yin Water
- Yin Wood + Yin Wood
- Yin Wood + Yang Fire
2026 horoscope by day pillar
- Gap-Ja 甲子
- Eul-Chuk 乙丑
- Byeong-In 丙寅
- Jeong-Myo 丁卯
- Mu-Jin 戊辰
- Gi-Sa 己巳
- Gyeong-O 庚午
- Sin-Mi 辛未
- Im-Sin 壬申
- Gye-Yu 癸酉
- Gap-Sul 甲戌
- Eul-Hae 乙亥