Water Horse

壬午

Im-o · Yang Water · Horse

Ocean waves with a wild horse heart.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Horse is the day pillar 壬午 (Im-o), one of 60. It pairs Yang Water, a wide, deep river, with the Horse: high noon of the year.

What a Water Horse is like

Born to roamYou feel most like yourself on the road, in a new city, or in a new plan.

Romantic at heartYou fall hard and fast, and you are not embarrassed about it.

Mood like weatherYour energy changes quickly, but you always bounce back.

You probably…

book a one-way ticket and figure it out there
change your hair color on a random Tuesday
text "outside" without telling anyone you were coming

In love and friendship

You love passionately and need a partner who gives you room to run.

The element: Water

Water energy is like a deep river: calm, flexible and quietly wise. As a yang water day, it shows up as a wide, deep river.

The animal: Horse

Free spirit. You need room to run. Fun, fast and honest. In saju the Horse also carries Fire energy: high noon of the year.

Water Horse years: 1942 and 2002

The Water Horse (壬午) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Horse years: 1942 and 2002, and the next one is 2062. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Horse 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 Horse? 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 Horse years?1942 and 2002, and next in 2062. 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 Horse if I was born in a Water Horse 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 Horse year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Horse personality?Ocean waves with a wild horse heart. Born to roam, Romantic at heart, Mood like weather.