How many day pillars are there?

There are 60 day pillars. Ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches combine in order, always pairing a yang stem with a yang branch and a yin stem with a yin branch, which gives 60 combinations from Gap-Ja (甲子) to Gye-Hae (癸亥).

How do I find my day pillar?

Enter your birth date and time in the free Korean Saju calculator. The day pillar is the third column of your chart. It follows a continuous 60-day cycle, so it does not depend on solar terms the way the year and month pillars do.

Is the day pillar the most important part of Saju?

The day stem is treated as “you”, so the day pillar is the starting point of most readings. But traditional interpretation always weighs it against the other three pillars, especially the month branch, which sets the seasonal strength of each element.

Are day pillar readings accurate?

Saju is a cultural tradition, not a scientifically tested method. Day pillar readings are best enjoyed as a mirror for self-reflection and conversation, not as predictions or a basis for important decisions.

60 Day Pillars in Korean Saju: Meaning of Every Ilju (Gap-Ja to Gye-Hae)

What is a day pillar?

In Korean Saju (사주, the Four Pillars of Destiny) your birth moment is written as four pairs of characters: year, month, day and hour. The day pillar (일주, ilju) is the pair for the day you were born. Its top character, the heavenly stem, is your day master, the symbol of you; its bottom character, the earthly branch, is the spouse palace, read as your private self and closest relationships.

Ten stems and twelve branches combine in a fixed order to make 60 pillars, the sexagenary cycle (60 Gapja). Each article below explains one pillar: its elements, hidden stems, 12 life stage, personality, love and compatibility, career themes and how it meets the 2027 Jeongmi (丁未) year. All interpretations are traditional and offered for entertainment.

The day pillar is the third pillar from the right in a traditional chart.

Start with the basics

What is Saju? The Four Pillars explainedYear, month, day and hour pillars, eight characters, five elements The 10 Heavenly StemsGap to Gye: element, yin/yang and personality The 12 Earthly BranchesJa to Hae: animals, seasons and hidden stems

All 60 day pillars

Grouped by day master (the stem). Each stem pairs with six branches of the same polarity.

The 60 Day Pillars of Korean Saju

What is a day pillar?

Start with the basics

All 60 day pillars

Gap (甲) day masters — Yang Wood, a tall tree

Eul (乙) day masters — Yin Wood, flowers, grass and vines

Byeong (丙) day masters — Yang Fire, the sun

Jeong (丁) day masters — Yin Fire, a candle, lamp or starlight

Mu (戊) day masters — Yang Earth, a great mountain

Gi (己) day masters — Yin Earth, fertile farmland

Gyeong (庚) day masters — Yang Metal, raw iron, rock or a blade

Sin (辛) day masters — Yin Metal, a jewel or fine blade

Im (壬) day masters — Yang Water, the ocean or a great river

Gye (癸) day masters — Yin Water, rain, dew or mist

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