Ji Wei Day Pillar 己未

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 Ji Wei (己未), the Day Master is Ji Earth (fertile farmland that grows crops) sitting on the Goat branch, whose element is Earth.

Earth sitting on its own roots, firm in your own world and stubbornness. Warm and good at homemaking, you are soft-hearted and can hold on to hurt for a long time.

Ji Earth is like rich farmland that grows crops, combining generosity with practicality. You value real results over show, and your strengths are careful, realistic judgment. A natural caretaker, you often take on important roles in organizations and at home. You are strict with yourself, so make time to rest and look after yourself.

What makes Ji Wei different from the other five Ji Earth Day Pillars is the branch it sits on, covered below.

With Wei beneath your Day Master, you are tender-hearted, affectionate and quietly stubborn. There is warm earth energy in your spouse seat, so you have deep ties with generous, caring people. The wish to be understood without speaking is the seed of hurt, so put what you need into words.

The Friend energy, like you, sits in your spouse seat, so you feel comfortable in an equal, friend-like relationship. You understand each other because you are equals, but a tug-of-war over who leads can arise.

Ji Earth loves warmly and attentively, like a field that feeds. You find meaning in caring for and supporting your partner, but tend to put your own needs last and get tired. Remember that you deserve to receive as much as you give.

Friend here means: Friend (Bi Jian) stands for an equal: a colleague, sibling or rival. Strongly independent, you have a clear will to do things yourself rather than lean on others, and with a definite point of view you are not easily shaken. You create synergy when you meet colleagues to work with, but you may be called stubborn, so respecting the other person’s opinion helps in collaboration.

Capping (Guan Dai): the energy of coming of age and stepping into society. Full of spirit and confidence, with a strong wish to be recognized.

Hidden inside the Goat branch: Ding (Fire, 9 days), Yi (Wood, 3 days), Ji (Earth, 18 days). These quieter energies show up in private, under stress or later in life.

Areas to look after: spleen, stomach, digestion, lips and skin.

Too much Earth energy makes the body heavy, digestion slow and worries many. Eating less and a light walk after meals to help circulation work well.

Too little Earth energy means a weak stomach and irregular meals. Warm meals at set times are the basis of your condition.

• Six Harmony: the Goat pairs with the Horse. People with a Horse Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Rabbit · Goat · Pig form a Wood team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Goat clashes with the Ox. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Jia Wu (甲午) combines with Ji Wei on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Yi Chou (乙丑): 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.