Geng Yin Day Pillar 庚寅

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 Yin (庚寅), the Day Master is Geng Metal (a well-forged blade of steel) sitting on the Tiger branch, whose element is Wood.

You sit on the wood of wealth (Indirect Wealth), active and highly competitive. Strong in challenge and pioneering, with a life of much movement, and you produce big results when you reduce haste.

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

With Yin beneath your Day Master, you are active, proud and quick to decide. There is dynamic energy in your spouse seat, so you have deep ties with independent people you can learn from. If you only watch for the tug-of-war of neither wanting to lose, it becomes a good partnership of growing together.

The energy of active wealth (Indirect Wealth) sits in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet sociable, generous partners. With so much charm and freedom, you need to build stability through trust and communication.

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 Wealth here means: Indirect Wealth (Pian Cai) stands for money that flows in and out and for business skill. You have a good sense for spotting opportunity and a big appetite, so you are good at moving large sums, and you have the knack of turning a network of people into wealth. Spending can grow just as large, so planned management lets you grow your money luck more steadily.

Extinction (Jue): the energy of being cut off and starting anew. Lots of change and dramatic turns, but a big power for fresh starts.

Hidden inside the Tiger branch: Wu (Earth, 7 days), Bing (Fire, 7 days), Jia (Wood, 16 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 Tiger pairs with the Pig. People with a Pig Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Tiger · Horse · Dog form a Fire team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Tiger clashes with the Monkey. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Yi Hai (乙亥) combines with Geng Yin on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Bing Shen (丙申): 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.