Water Goat

癸未

Gye-mi · Yin Water · Goat

Gentle rain on a thirsty field.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Goat is the day pillar 癸未 (Gye-mi), one of 60. It pairs Yin Water, rain and morning dew, with the Goat: warm, dry late-summer soil.

What a Water Goat is like

Emotional translatorYou can tell what someone is feeling from one look at their face.

Caretaker energyYou are the one who brings snacks, chargers, and tissues on trips.

Cozy creativeYour free time goes to drawing, journaling, or making something by hand.

You probably…

apologize to furniture when you bump into it
save cute stickers because they are too pretty to use
reread comfort books when life feels heavy

In love and friendship

You love with deep empathy, and you need someone who checks on you too.

The element: Water

Water energy is like a deep river: calm, flexible and quietly wise. As a yin water day, it shows up as rain and morning dew.

The animal: Goat

Soft creative. Warm, artsy and caring. You notice beauty in small things. In saju the Goat also carries Earth energy: warm, dry late-summer soil.

Water Goat years: 1943 and 2003

The Water Goat (癸未) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Goat years: 1943 and 2003, and the next one is 2063. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Goat 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 Water Goat? 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 Water Goat years?1943 and 2003, and next in 2063. 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 Water Goat if I was born in a Water Goat 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 Water Goat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Goat personality?Gentle rain on a thirsty field. Emotional translator, Caretaker energy, Cozy creative.