Metal Snake

辛巳

Sin-sa · Yin Metal · Snake

Polished, private, and three steps ahead.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Metal Snake is the day pillar 辛巳 (Sin-sa), one of 60. It pairs Yin Metal, a polished jewel, with the Snake: early summer heat.

What a Metal Snake is like

Silent strategistYou make your moves before anyone realizes there was a game.

Elegant presenceYou look put together even on a lazy Sunday.

Trust is earnedYou let people in slowly, one tested secret at a time.

You probably…

iron a shirt just to run errands
know your next career move before your boss does
go silent in a group chat but read every message

In love and friendship

You love with intensity behind a cool surface, and you remember everything.

The element: Metal

Metal energy is like a polished blade: clear, sharp and true to your own rules. As a yin metal day, it shows up as a polished jewel.

The animal: Snake

Quiet thinker. Calm, wise and a little mysterious. You read people well. In saju the Snake also carries Fire energy: early summer heat.

Metal Snake years: 1941 and 2001

The Metal Snake (辛巳) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Metal Snake years: 1941 and 2001, and the next one is 2061. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Metal Snake 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 Metal Snake years?1941 and 2001, and next in 2061. 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 Snake if I was born in a Metal Snake 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 Snake year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Metal Snake personality?Polished, private, and three steps ahead. Silent strategist, Elegant presence, Trust is earned.