Ji You Day Pillar 己酉

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 You (己酉), the Day Master is Ji Earth (fertile farmland that grows crops) sitting on the Rooster branch, whose element is Metal.

You sit on the metal of expression (Eating God), with many refined and practical talents. Meticulous and strong at organizing, your standards are high and it is easy to slide into perfectionism.

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

With You beneath your Day Master, you are neat, delicate and clear in your standards. There is refined Metal energy in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet polished, courteous partners. A moment may come when your partner’s small flaw looms large, so if you take “good enough” as the standard instead of perfect, the relationship becomes easier.

The energy of ease and expression (Eating God) sits in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet warm, easygoing partners. Everyday life of eating and enjoying things together becomes the vitality of the relationship.

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.

Eating God here means: Eating God (Shi Shen) stands for ease, expression and the power to use talent naturally. Many people with it have a smooth flow without big trouble in making a living, and it is the energy often seen in people who work happily using a hobby or specialty. A relaxed, optimistic nature puts people at ease, but you need the balance of keeping yourself in check so ease doesn’t turn into laziness.

Growth (Chang Sheng): the energy of a newborn baby, with growth possibilities wide open. You are good at learning and starting, and help comes easily from others.

Hidden inside the Rooster branch: Geng (Metal, 10 days), Xin (Metal, 20 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 Rooster pairs with the Dragon. People with a Dragon Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Ox · Rooster · Snake form a Metal team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Rooster clashes with the Rabbit. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Jia Chen (甲辰) combines with Ji You on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Yi Mao (乙卯): 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.