Ren Zi Day Pillar 壬子

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 Ren Zi (壬子), the Day Master is Ren Water (a great river flowing to the sea) sitting on the Rat branch, whose element is Water.

You sit on your peak (Peak), with great wisdom and nerve. Free and large in scale with fine insight, but your emotional waves are big, so you need the habit of keeping your center.

Ren Water holds everything and flows on like a big river or sea, with great breadth and scale. Your thinking is wide, you are open to new ideas, and you move flexibly toward big goals. You have room for many kinds of people. Your energy scatters easily, so a habit of setting priorities helps.

What makes Ren Zi different from the other five Ren Water Day Pillars is the branch it sits on, covered below.

With Zi beneath your Day Master, you are deeper inside than you seem, and clever. There is Water energy in your spouse seat, so you are easily drawn to people who are intelligent, emotional and quick to sense. If you don’t show your inner feelings to each other, misunderstandings build, so a habit of confirming feelings in words makes the relationship last.

The competitive energy (Rob Wealth) sits in your spouse seat, so strong, competitive partners tend to come. Watch for money matters and pride clashes and it becomes a passionate partnership.

Ren Water loves broadly and freely like the sea. You are understanding and accept your partner as they are, but your depths are hard to fully know. You dislike restriction, so respecting each other’s freedom matters.

Rob Wealth here means: Rob Wealth (Jie Cai) is like Friend but a bit more competitive and driven. With a clear competitive streak you have the power to advance without hesitation toward a goal, but in partnerships and money dealings unexpected spending and disputes come easily, so a careful attitude is needed. Used well at the moments that need it, bold decisiveness can lead to big results.

Peak (Di Wang): the height of the energy. Confidence and drive are at their maximum and the leader nature is strong, though too much can become dogmatism.

Hidden inside the Rat branch: Ren (Water, 10 days), Gui (Water, 20 days). These quieter energies show up in private, under stress or later in life.

Areas to look after: kidneys, bladder, reproductive organs, ears, bones and lower back.

Too much Water energy can cause swelling or chills, and thoughts chaining on may deepen low mood. Exercise that makes you sweat, sunlight and turning thoughts into action with a to-do list help.

Too little Water energy brings dryness and fatigue that doesn’t recover, and the lower back, knees and ears may weaken. Drink water often, sleep enough and build lower-body strength.

• Six Harmony: the Rat pairs with the Ox. People with a Ox 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 Rat clashes with the Horse. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Ding Chou (丁丑) combines with Ren Zi on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Wu Wu (戊午): 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.