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The 12 Earthly Branches
Each zodiac animal is an Earthly Branch (지지, 地支): an element, a polarity, a two-hour block of the day and a solar month. In Saju every pillar has one.
Rat to Pig
子 Rat
Ja · Yang Water
丑 Ox
Chuk · Yin Earth
寅 Tiger
In · Yang Wood
卯 Rabbit
Myo · Yin Wood
辰 Dragon
Jin · Yang Earth
巳 Snake
Sa · Yin Fire
午 Horse
O · Yang Fire
未 Goat
Mi · Yin Earth
申 Monkey
Sin · Yang Metal
酉 Rooster
Yu · Yin Metal
戌 Dog
Sul · Yang Earth
亥 Pig
Hae · Yin Water
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Enter your birth date, and optionally the time and place, to see your four pillars and which of the sixty day pillars is yours. Free, no sign-up, nothing is stored.
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