Year of the Ox
Ding Chou 丁丑 · Water ox · 31 January 1938, 10:00 local
Ox (牛) — Diligent, dependable and patient.
- Age
- 88 years 32,405 days lived · traditional age 89 · next birthday 2027-01-31 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Oxby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- Zhengyue (1st month), 1st 戊寅年正月初一 · lunar year 1938
- Moon phase
- New Moon新月 · lunar day 1
- Five elements
- Water fate Water in the Ravine · missing wood, metal
- Day master
- Waterelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Aquariusthe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- MondayMajor Cold
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1938-01-31 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
Gui Chou
癸丑
Water
Day
Gui Hai
癸亥
Water
Hour
Ding Si
丁巳
Fire
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 0 · missing
- Fire 3
- Earth 2
- Metal 0 · missing
- Water 3
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