Year of the Ox
Ding Chou 丁丑 · Water ox · 5 January 1938, 10:00 local
Ox (牛) — Diligent, dependable and patient.
- Age
- 88 years 32,431 days lived · traditional age 90 · next birthday 2027-01-05 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Oxby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- 12th month, 4th 丁丑年十二月初四 · lunar year 1937
- Moon phase
- Waxing Crescent蛾眉月 · lunar day 4
- Five elements
- Water fate Water in the Ravine
- Day master
- Fireelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Capricornthe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- WednesdayWinter Solstice
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1938-01-05 10:00
Four pillars
The hour you choose only changes the last pillar; the other three stay fixed for this date.
Year
Ding Chou
丁丑
Fire · Ox
Month
Ren Zi
壬子
Water
Day
Ding You
丁酉
Fire
Hour
Yi Si
乙巳
Wood
Element balance of the eight characters
Two different “elements” are quoted for a birth year. The Water fate above is the traditional nayin (纳音) of the year pillar, which is what “Water in the Ravine” means in folk astrology. The colours and counts below come from the stem and branch of each pillar, which is the method used for a five-element reading.
- Wood 1
- Fire 3
- Earth 1
- Metal 1
- Water 2
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