Fire Rat

丙子

Byeong-ja · Yang Fire · Rat

Sunlight on night water: charming, sharp, and always thinking.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Fire Rat is the day pillar 丙子 (Byeong-ja), one of 60. It pairs Yang Fire, the sun, warm on everyone, with the Rat: midwinter. Quick and clever.

What a Fire Rat is like

Smooth operatorYou can talk your way into the good table or the better deal.

Social glueYou introduce people who end up becoming best friends.

Busy mindEven on vacation, part of your brain is planning the next move.

You probably…

know a great restaurant in every neighborhood
have a separate group chat for every friend group
remember everyone's birthday without a reminder

In love and friendship

You win people over fast, but you only let a few see your worried side.

The element: Fire

Fire energy is like a bright flame: warm, expressive and full of passion. As a yang fire day, it shows up as the sun, warm on everyone.

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.

Fire Rat years: 1936 and 1996

The Fire Rat (丙子) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Fire Rat years: 1936 and 1996, and the next one is 2056. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Fire 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.

Am I a Fire Rat? Find out in 30 seconds

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

Questions

What years are Fire Rat years?1936 and 1996, and next in 2056. 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 Fire Rat if I was born in a Fire 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 Fire Rat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Fire Rat personality?Sunlight on night water: charming, sharp, and always thinking. Smooth operator, Social glue, Busy mind.