Metal Monkey

庚申

Gyeong-sin · Yang Metal · Monkey

Built like a toolbox: strong, sharp, and good at everything practical.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Metal Monkey is the day pillar 庚申 (Gyeong-sin), one of 60. It pairs Yang Metal, raw iron, strong and blunt, with the Monkey: early autumn. Sharp and busy.

What a Metal Monkey is like

Hands-on skillsYou can fix a bike, build a shelf, or debug code with equal confidence.

Justice modeUnfair rules make you want to fight the system, politely or not.

Healthy competitionYou push yourself hardest when someone is keeping score.

You probably…

own more tools than your landlord
challenge friends to arm wrestling or speed puzzles
explain the faster way to do something, unprompted

In love and friendship

You love in direct, reliable ways, and you would rather show it than say it.

The element: Metal

Metal energy is like a polished blade: clear, sharp and true to your own rules. As a yang metal day, it shows up as raw iron, strong and blunt.

The animal: Monkey

Clever player. Funny, curious and quick. You solve problems in playful ways. In saju the Monkey also carries Metal energy: early autumn. Sharp and busy.

Metal Monkey years: 1920 and 1980

The Metal Monkey (庚申) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Metal Monkey years: 1980, and the next one is 2040. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Metal Monkey 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 Metal Monkey? 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 Metal Monkey years?1980, and next in 2040. 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 Metal Monkey if I was born in a Metal Monkey 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 Metal Monkey year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Metal Monkey personality?Built like a toolbox: strong, sharp, and good at everything practical. Hands-on skills, Justice mode, Healthy competition.