Earth Ox

己丑

Gi-chuk · Yin Earth · Ox

Slow cooker energy: takes time, turns out amazing.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Earth Ox is the day pillar 己丑 (Gi-chuk), one of 60. It pairs Yin Earth, soft field soil that holds seeds, with the Ox: frozen soil waiting for spring.

What a Earth Ox is like

Patient builderYou master things the slow way, and your results last.

Homebody to the coreYour favorite place is home, ideally with something simmering on the stove.

Stubborn but kindYou rarely argue, but you also rarely change your mind.

You probably…

eat the same breakfast every day and love it
own clothes you bought ten years ago that still fit
say "let me think about it" and mean a week

In love and friendship

You love with steady, everyday devotion and keep promises big and small.

The element: Earth

Earth energy is like solid ground: steady, patient and easy to lean on. As a yin earth day, it shows up as soft field soil that holds seeds.

The animal: Ox

Steady worker. Slow and sure. People trust you because you finish what you start. In saju the Ox also carries Earth energy: frozen soil waiting for spring.

Earth Ox years: 1949 and 2009

The Earth Ox (己丑) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Earth Ox years: 1949 and 2009, and the next one is 2069. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Earth Ox year? That is your year pillar, the part of your chart about family and roots. The type on this page is a day pillar, and yours may be different. Look up any birth year.

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Free. Your day pillar comes from your birth date, time and place, not just your birth year.

Questions

What years are Earth Ox years?1949 and 2009, and next in 2069. In saju each year starts at Ipchun, around February 4, so people born in January or early February belong to the year before.

Am I a Earth Ox if I was born in a Earth Ox year?Not necessarily. Your birth year gives your year pillar, which describes your roots. The type that describes you is your day pillar, which comes from your birth date. Someone born in a Earth Ox year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Earth Ox personality?Slow cooker energy: takes time, turns out amazing. Patient builder, Homebody to the core, Stubborn but kind.