Gyeong-Sin day pillar at a glance
A mountain of raw iron.
| Day pillar | Gyeong-Sin (庚申) · Mandarin Geng Shen · Korean 경신일주 |
|---|---|
| Heavenly stem | 庚 Gyeong — Yang Metal (raw iron, rock or a blade) |
| Earthly branch | 申 Sin — Monkey, Metal (yang) |
| Season / hour of the branch | early autumn (Aug) · 3–5 pm |
| Hidden stems (지장간) | 戊 Indirect Resource · 壬 Eating God · 庚 Friend |
| 12 life stage (12운성) | Prosperity (건록) |
| Spouse-palace star | Friend (비견) |
| Nayin sound element | Pomegranate Wood (石榴木) |
| Position | #57 of the 60 Gapja (decade of 甲寅) |
Gyeong-Sin day pillar personality
- decisive
- loyal
- strong-willed
Gyeong-Sin is Metal at Prosperity: stem and branch share an element. Tradition reads decisiveness, loyalty, strength of will and a strong sense of justice. Gyeong-Sin people are reliable and direct, and often excel where courage is needed. The classic caution is harshness: bluntness and inflexibility can create unnecessary conflict.
The Gyeong day master
Gyeong (庚) is raw metal: decisive, loyal and just. It cuts cleanly between right and wrong and moves quickly once a decision is made.
Sitting on Sin (申)
Sin (申) is early-autumn metal carrying the seed of water. As a day branch it adds versatility, cleverness and a love of activity and travel. Its main hidden stem, 庚, is Friend to a Gyeong day master (peer, self, independence), so the inner self leans toward peer.
Like every one of the 60 pillars, Gyeong-Sin pairs a stem and a branch of the same polarity, so it is a purely yang pillar: outgoing, initiating and direct in expression.
Hidden stems and the 12 life stages
Every earthly branch carries one to three hidden stems (지장간, jijanggan). Their share follows the traditional day-count table (월률분야) used by the site’s Saju calculator. Each hidden stem becomes a ten god when compared with the day master 庚.
| Hidden stem | Element | Role | Days | Ten god | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 戊 Mu | Yang Earth | residual qi | 7 | Indirect Resource | intuition, unusual learning, solitude |
| 壬 Im | Yang Water | middle qi | 7 | Eating God | talent, enjoyment, steady output |
| Gyeong | Yang Metal | main qi | 16 | Friend | peer, self, independence |
Life stage: Prosperity (건록)
Prosperity (Geollok) is the mature adult earning a salary: self-reliant and capable. It suggests independence, steady competence and a dislike of depending on anyone. For Gyeong, that stage falls exactly on Sin, so the pillar’s own branch shows self-reliance.
Five-element balance
On its own, the Gyeong-Sin pillar is led by Metal (77%), followed by Earth (12%), Water (12%). Wood and Fire are absent from the pillar itself.
One pillar is only two of the eight characters in a full chart; the year, month and hour pillars often fill the gaps. Tradition treats under-represented elements as balancing themes, for example Wood → green, mornings, walks among trees, starting a course; Fire → warm light, exercise that makes you sweat, social plans; Earth → regular meals, routines, tidy spaces, gardening; Water → sleep, water, journaling, quiet reading.
Gyeong-Sin in love and compatibility
The day branch is called the spouse palace. With Friend in the spouse palace, partners are treated as equals and best friends. Independence is strong; a relationship works best with clear roles and shared goals rather than one person leading.
As a Gyeong day master, Gyeong-Sin is straightforward and loyal, protects a partner fiercely but may express care bluntly. Starting (“post-horse”) branch: In, Sin, Sa and Hae begin each season. Tradition links them with Yeokma (驛馬, travelling horse): movement, change of place and busy schedules.
Compatible and challenging day pillars
- Best traditional match: Eul-Sa (乙巳) — stems combine (庚 + 乙 → Metal) and branches form a six-harmony (申 + 巳).
- Friendly branches: Sa (Snake) (six-harmony) and Ja (子) and Jin (辰) (three-harmony Water frame).
- Most tension: Gap-In (甲寅) — the branches clash (申 vs 寅) and the stems clash.
Compatibility in Saju compares whole charts; the day pillar is only one piece. Treat this as a conversation starter, not a verdict on any relationship.
Gyeong-Sin day pillar for women and men
Personality traits above apply to everyone. Gender enters only through an old convention: classical texts treat Wealth as the spouse star in a man’s chart and Officer in a woman’s chart. Modern readers apply the spouse palace to any partner.
Gyeong-Sin woman
No Officer star sits inside the Gyeong-Sin spouse palace, so for a woman’s chart classical texts read partner timing from the other pillars and the ten-year luck cycles. The palace’s main star, Friend, sets the tone of the relationship instead.
Gyeong-Sin man
No Wealth star sits inside the Gyeong-Sin spouse palace, so for a man’s chart classical texts read partner timing from the other pillars and the ten-year luck cycles. The palace’s main star, Friend, sets the tone of the relationship instead.
Gyeong-Sin career and work style
Career themes in Saju come from the day master and from the star in the spouse palace, which also shows how a person behaves in private and in partnerships.
- From the Gyeong stem: military, police and law, engineering and manufacturing, surgery and technical trades, sports and operations.
- From Friend in the day branch: self-employment, freelancing or any role with personal autonomy.
- From the Prosperity stage: self-directed professional work with steady pay.
Work that draws on the pillar’s keywords (decisive, loyal, strong-willed) tends to feel most natural for Gyeong-Sin.
Strengths and cautions
Strengths
- decisiveness
- sense of justice
- courage
- Peer (Friend seat)
- Self-reliance (Prosperity stage)
Watch out for
- bluntness
- black-and-white thinking
- impatience with slow people
- Going it alone too long
Gyeong-Sin day pillar in 2027 (Jeongmi year)
2027 is the Jeongmi (丁未) year, Yin Fire over the Earth Goat, running from Ipchun (around 4 February 2027) to Ipchun 2028 in Saju.
| 2027 factor | For Gyeong-Sin |
|---|---|
| Year stem 丁 Jeong | Direct Officer |
| Year branch 未 Mi (main qi 己) | Direct Resource |
| Gyeong at Mi | Coming of Age stage |
| Day branch 申 vs 未 | No major relation |
For Gyeong day masters Jeong (丁) is Direct Officer and Mi’s main qi is Direct Resource. Tradition reads one of the cleaner patterns for recognition: promotion, appointment, passing exams or formal milestones, provided you work within the rules.
Sin and Mi have no major combination or clash; 2027 is read as a neutral background for the spouse palace.
Gyeong-Sin days in 2027: Feb 10, Apr 11, Jun 10, Aug 9, Oct 8, Dec 7. Some people like to schedule small personal milestones on their own pillar’s days, purely for fun.
Year readings are traditional entertainment. Make decisions about money, health or relationships on facts and professional advice.
Traditional labels and concept notes
- Stem-branch harmony (干如支同) — stem and branch share one element, so the self is strongly rooted: independence and persistence, sometimes stubbornness.
- Starting (“post-horse”) branch — In, Sin, Sa and Hae begin each season. Tradition links them with Yeokma (驛馬, travelling horse): movement, change of place and busy schedules.
- Nayin: Pomegranate Wood (石榴木), the “sound element” shared with Sin-Yu (辛酉).
- Empty branches (gongmang, 空亡): Ja and Chuk (子丑), because Gyeong-Sin belongs to the decade that starts with 甲寅.
- Same pillar as the years 1920, 1980, 2040 (for the year pillar, not the day).
Labels such as Goegang or Baekho come from classical star lists that vary between schools. They are historical vocabulary, not predictions.
How Gyeong-Sin compares with neighbouring pillars
Same stem Gyeong (庚), different branches
| Pillar | Branch | Life stage | Spouse-palace star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeong-Ja (庚子) | Rat Water | Death | Hurting Officer |
| Gyeong-In (庚寅) | Tiger Wood | Severance | Indirect Wealth |
| Gyeong-Jin (庚辰) | Dragon Earth | Nurture | Indirect Resource |
| Gyeong-O (庚午) | Horse Fire | Bath | Direct Officer |
| Gyeong-Sin (庚申) | Monkey Metal | Prosperity | Friend |
| Gyeong-Sul (庚戌) | Dog Earth | Decline | Indirect Resource |
Same branch Sin (申), different stems
| Pillar | Stem | Life stage | Spouse-palace star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap-Sin (甲申) | Yang Wood | Severance | Seven Killings |
| Byeong-Sin (丙申) | Yang Fire | Illness | Indirect Wealth |
| Mu-Sin (戊申) | Yang Earth | Illness | Eating God |
| Gyeong-Sin (庚申) | Yang Metal | Prosperity | Friend |
| Im-Sin (壬申) | Yang Water | Birth | Indirect Resource |
How to find your day pillar
- Open the free Korean Saju calculator and enter your birth date, time and city.
- Read the day column of your chart: the top character is your day master, the bottom one your spouse palace.
- Check births near midnight: schools differ on whether 11 pm–midnight belongs to the same day or the next.
- Unlike the year and month, the day pillar ignores solar terms: it is a continuous 60-day count, so Gyeong-Sin returns every 60 days.