Water Rat

壬子

Im-ja · Yang Water · Rat

The deep end of the ocean, at midnight.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Rat is the day pillar 壬子 (Im-ja), one of 60. It pairs Yang Water, a wide, deep river, with the Rat: midwinter. Quick and clever.

What a Water Rat is like

Unstoppable currentOnce you decide to go somewhere, nothing really stops you.

Lone strategistYou think best alone, then come back with a full plan.

Intense feelingsYou feel things like tides: strong, deep, and hard to hold back.

You probably…

do your best work after 10 p.m.
disappear for a weekend and come back with a new idea
swim, shower, or walk in the rain to clear your head

In love and friendship

You love with deep intensity and need a partner who is not afraid of big emotions.

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: Rat

Quick-witted. You spot chances before anyone else, and you always have a plan B. In saju the Rat also carries Water energy: midwinter. Quick and clever.

Water Rat years: 1912 and 1972

The Water Rat (壬子) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Rat years: 1972, and the next one is 2032. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Rat 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 Water Rat years?1972, and next in 2032. 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 Rat if I was born in a Water Rat 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 Rat year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Rat personality?The deep end of the ocean, at midnight. Unstoppable current, Lone strategist, Intense feelings.