Wood Monkey

甲申

Gap-sin · Yang Wood · Monkey

Does their best work with a deadline breathing down their neck.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Wood Monkey is the day pillar 甲申 (Gap-sin), one of 60. It pairs Yang Wood, a tall tree growing straight up, with the Monkey: early autumn. Sharp and busy.

What a Wood Monkey is like

Pressure makes diamondsChaos sharpens you, and calm weeks honestly make you a little bored.

Clever fixerYou find the shortcut, the loophole, or the hack nobody else saw.

Funny when nervousYou crack jokes in tense moments, and somehow it helps.

You probably…

start the assignment the night before and still ace it
know a trick to fix almost any gadget
switch jobs or majors at least once and never regret it

In love and friendship

You love with playful energy and need someone who laughs at your chaos.

The element: Wood

Wood energy is like a growing tree: always reaching, learning and starting new things. As a yang wood day, it shows up as a tall tree growing straight up.

The animal: Monkey

Clever player. Funny, curious and quick. You solve problems in playful ways. In saju the Monkey also carries Metal energy: early autumn. Sharp and busy.

Wood Monkey years: 1944 and 2004

The Wood Monkey (甲申) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Wood Monkey years: 1944 and 2004, and the next one is 2064. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Wood Monkey 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 Wood Monkey years?1944 and 2004, and next in 2064. 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 Wood Monkey if I was born in a Wood Monkey 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 Wood Monkey year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Wood Monkey personality?Does their best work with a deadline breathing down their neck. Pressure makes diamonds, Clever fixer, Funny when nervous.