Water Snake

癸巳

Gye-sa · Yin Water · Snake

Morning mist: hard to read, impossible to ignore.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Water Snake is the day pillar 癸巳 (Gye-sa), one of 60. It pairs Yin Water, rain and morning dew, with the Snake: early summer heat.

What a Water Snake is like

People decoderYou figure out what someone really wants within five minutes of meeting them.

Smooth adapterYou change your approach without anyone noticing you changed.

Private universeEven close friends only see part of your inner world.

You probably…

know a friend is upset before they say a word
post rarely but keep a secret archive of photos
win at games that need bluffing

In love and friendship

You love with mysterious depth and open up only when you feel truly safe.

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: Snake

Quiet thinker. Calm, wise and a little mysterious. You read people well. In saju the Snake also carries Fire energy: early summer heat.

Water Snake years: 1953 and 2013

The Water Snake (癸巳) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Water Snake years: 1953 and 2013, and the next one is 2073. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Water Snake 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 Snake? 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 Snake years?1953 and 2013, and next in 2073. 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 Snake if I was born in a Water Snake 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 Snake year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Water Snake personality?Morning mist: hard to read, impossible to ignore. People decoder, Smooth adapter, Private universe.