Year of the Ox
Ji Chou 己丑 · Fire ox · 8 March 1949, 04:00 local
Ox (牛) — Diligent, dependable and patient.
- Age
- 77 years 28,351 days lived · traditional age 78 · next birthday 2027-03-08 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Oxby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- 2th month, 9th 己丑年二月初九 · lunar year 1949
- Moon phase
- First Quarter上弦月 · lunar day 9
- Five elements
- Fire fate Fire of the Thunderbolt
- Day master
- Fireelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Piscesthe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- TuesdayAwakening of Insects
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1949-03-08 04:00
Four pillars
The hour you choose only changes the last pillar; the other three stay fixed for this date.
Year
Ji Chou
己丑
Earth · Ox
Month
Ding Mao
丁卯
Fire
Day
Ding You
丁酉
Fire
Hour
Ren Yin
壬寅
Water
Element balance of the eight characters
Two different “elements” are quoted for a birth year. The Fire fate above is the traditional nayin (纳音) of the year pillar, which is what “Fire of the Thunderbolt” 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 2
- Fire 2
- Earth 2
- Metal 1
- Water 1
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