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Water Rooster

癸酉

Gye-yu · Yin Water · Rooster

Notices the typo, the mood shift, and your new haircut.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Rooster is the day pillar 癸酉 (Gye-yu), one of 60. It pairs Yin Water, rain and morning dew, with the Rooster: crisp mid-autumn air.

What a Water Rooster is like

Detail radarYou spot the one thing that's off before anyone else does.

Kind, clear feedbackFriends come to you because your advice is honest without being harsh.

Reset ritualsA long shower, a journal, and a tidy desk reset your whole mood.

You probably…

proofread a group chat message before hitting send
know the exact paint color name of your bedroom wall
take a long shower to process a hard day

In love and friendship

You love with careful attention and notice what your person needs before they ask.

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: Rooster

Bright perfectionist. Sharp eye, neat habits, and you say it like it is. In saju the Rooster also carries Metal energy: crisp mid-autumn air.

Water Rooster years: 1933 and 1993

The Water Rooster (癸酉) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Rooster years: 1933 and 1993, and the next one is 2053. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Rooster 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 Rooster? 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 Rooster years?1933 and 1993, and next in 2053. 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 Rooster if I was born in a Water Rooster 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 Rooster year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Rooster personality?Notices the typo, the mood shift, and your new haircut. Detail radar, Kind, clear feedback, Reset rituals.