Geng Chen Day Pillar 庚辰

The Day Pillar is the two characters of the day you were born: a Heavenly Stem on top (your Day Master, the “you” of a Saju chart) and an Earthly Branch below (your inner self and spouse palace). In Geng Chen (庚辰), the Day Master is Geng Metal (a well-forged blade of steel) sitting on the Dragon branch, whose element is Earth.

You sit on the earth that gives you life (Indirect Resource), firm in will and sharp in intuition. You hold a large ambition inside and have the grit to see through whatever you set your mind to.

Geng Metal is strong and decisive like a well-forged blade. You have a clear sense of right and wrong, value principle, and are definite about what you accept and reject, so people find you trustworthy. You shine in a crisis with a fighter’s spirit and drive toward your goals. Your expression can feel stiff, so a softer tone helps relationships.

What makes Geng Chen different from the other five Geng Metal Day Pillars is the branch it sits on, covered below.

With Chen beneath your Day Master, you hold many talents and ambitions inside. Various energies mix in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet strong-minded, capable partners. A push and pull over who leads can arise, but if you respect each other’s territory you become a solid team.

The energy of unusual insight (Indirect Resource) sits in your spouse seat, so you are drawn to distinctive, spiritually deep partners. You need to respect each other’s worlds while widening the points of conversation.

Geng Metal loves loyally and clearly. You are definite and wholehearted, but your directness can hurt. Keep in mind that a kind word protects love better than a correct one.

Indirect Resource here means: Indirect Resource (Pian Yin) stands for original thinking and unusual intuition. You have the insight to catch what others miss and often stand out in specialized and unusual fields. But you may think a lot, become indecisive, or fall into a world of your own, so adding the ability to turn thoughts into action leads to good results.

Nurture (Yang): the energy of growing while being cared for. Protection and support come easily, and your skill grows gradually.

Hidden inside the Dragon branch: Yi (Wood, 9 days), Gui (Water, 3 days), Wu (Earth, 18 days). These quieter energies show up in private, under stress or later in life.

Areas to look after: lungs, large intestine, bronchi, skin and nose.

Too much Metal energy dries the airways and skin, and feelings can turn dry and edgy. Fluids, humidity, soft food and warm conversation restore balance.

Too little Metal energy leaves bronchi and skin weak and prone to colds in changing seasons. Look after breathing exercises, clean air and regular bowel habits.

• Six Harmony: the Dragon pairs with the Rooster. People with a Rooster Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Rat · Dragon · Monkey form a Water team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Dragon clashes with the Dog. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Yi You (乙酉) combines with Geng Chen on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Bing Xu (丙戌): its stem is Seven Killings to you and its branch clashes with yours.

Day Pillars are one part of compatibility. For a full comparison of two charts, try the compatibility reading.

Your Day Pillar depends on your birth date, not your birth year. Enter your date of birth in the Day Pillar finder or get a complete chart with the free Saju calculator, which also gives your Day Master strength, Useful God and Luck Cycles.