Year of the Ox
Ding Chou 丁丑 · Water ox · 9 July 1997, 12:00 local
Ox (牛) — Diligent, dependable and patient.
- Age
- 29 years 10,696 days lived · traditional age 30 · next birthday 2027-07-09 (as of 2026-10-21)
- Chinese zodiac
- Oxby the Start of Spring rule
- Lunar date
- 6th month, 5th 丁丑年六月初五 · lunar year 1997
- Moon phase
- Waxing Crescent蛾眉月 · lunar day 5
- Five elements
- Water fate Water in the Ravine · missing wood, metal
- Day master
- Waterelement of the day stem
- Constellation
- Cancerthe Sun’s sign on that date
- Weekday & term
- WednesdayMinor Heat
- Time zone used
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · China time 1997-07-09 12:00
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
Ding Wei
丁未
Fire
Day
Ren Zi
壬子
Water
Hour
Bing Wu
丙午
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 4
- Earth 2
- Metal 0 · missing
- Water 2
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