Earth Rat

戊子

Mu-ja · Yang Earth · Rat

The friend who always knows where the money went.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Earth Rat is the day pillar 戊子 (Mu-ja), one of 60. It pairs Yang Earth, a big, steady mountain, with the Rat: midwinter. Quick and clever.

What a Earth Rat is like

Smart with resourcesYou find the deal, the coupon, and the cheaper flight every time.

Reliable plannerYour calendar has backups for your backups.

Practical comfortYour idea of luxury is a paid-off bill and a stocked fridge.

You probably…

track your spending in an app you actually use
compare prices across three stores before buying
have an emergency fund and feel very calm about it

In love and friendship

You show love by building a safe, stable life with someone, step by step.

The element: Earth

Earth energy is like solid ground: steady, patient and easy to lean on. As a yang earth day, it shows up as a big, steady mountain.

The animal: Rat

Quick-witted. You spot chances before anyone else, and you always have a plan B. In saju the Rat also carries Water energy: midwinter. Quick and clever.

Earth Rat years: 1948 and 2008

The Earth Rat (戊子) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Earth Rat years: 1948 and 2008, and the next one is 2068. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Earth Rat 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 Rat years?1948 and 2008, and next in 2068. 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 Rat if I was born in a Earth Rat 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 Rat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Earth Rat personality?The friend who always knows where the money went. Smart with resources, Reliable planner, Practical comfort.