Water Pig

癸亥

Gye-hae · Yin Water · Pig

Rain falling into the ocean: endless imagination, zero borders.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Pig is the day pillar 癸亥 (Gye-hae), one of 60. It pairs Yin Water, rain and morning dew, with the Pig: deep water at the start of winter.

What a Water Pig is like

Dream architectYou imagine entire worlds, stories, and futures in vivid detail.

Wise beyond your yearsFriends ask for your advice on life, love, and big decisions.

Free spiritYou resist labels, boxes, and anyone who tries to define you.

You probably…

have a playlist for every daydream
remember your dreams in detail and tell people about them
change your plans because the weather looks nice

In love and friendship

You love with imagination and empathy, and you need a partner who lets you be free.

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: Pig

Big-hearted. Generous and easygoing. You know how to enjoy life. In saju the Pig also carries Water energy: deep water at the start of winter.

Water Pig years: 1923 and 1983

The Water Pig (癸亥) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Pig years: 1983, and the next one is 2043. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Pig 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 Pig? 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 Pig years?1983, and next in 2043. 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 Pig if I was born in a Water Pig 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 Pig year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Pig personality?Rain falling into the ocean: endless imagination, zero borders. Dream architect, Wise beyond your years, Free spirit.