Cosmic Guide

Birth year

Born in 1949 — Yin Earth Ox

The 1949 year pillar is Ji Chou (己丑) — the yin Earth stem over the Ox branch.

Year pillarJi Chou 己丑
AnimalOx
Year elementYin Earth (stem) over Earth (branch)
Hidden stems in the branch己 Ji Earth, 癸 Gui Water, 辛 Xin Metal

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A BaZi year does not start on 1 January, and it does not start at Chinese New Year either. It starts at the solar term Li Chun, which falls around 4 February. If you were born in January or the first days of February 1949, your year pillar is almost certainly Wu Zi, the 1949 − 1 pillar, not this one. The exact moment moves by a few hours each year, so a birthday on 3, 4 or 5 February has to be computed rather than assumed.

The year is one pillar of four

Your birth year gives you one of the four pillars, and it is not the one that stands for you. That is the day pillar, whose stem is your Day Master. Two people born in 1949 share this year pillar and can otherwise have almost nothing in common. The month pillar needs your birth date, and the hour pillar needs your birth time.

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