Wu Xu Day Pillar 戊戌

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 Wu Xu (戊戌), the Day Master is Wu Earth (a large, steady mountain) sitting on the Dog branch, whose element is Earth.

You sit on earth like yourself (Friend), very stubborn and firm in conviction. You value loyalty and responsibility and tend to bear things alone, so practice asking for help.

Wu Earth carries the weight of a big, sturdy mountain. You are steady and not easily shaken, and people feel they can lean on you. Diligent and responsible, you see things through to the end and have a good eye for the big picture. You may be slow to adapt to change, so practice flexibility when it is needed.

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

With Xu beneath your Day Master, you are deeply loyal and a one-hearted romantic who doesn’t take back a heart given. There is firm earth energy in your spouse seat, so you connect with dependable, responsible people. When stubbornness collides, it can go to a cold war without yielding, so the one who first offers a hand to make up wins.

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.

Wu Earth loves heavily and reliably like a mountain. Once you decide, you don’t waver and take responsibility like family. You can be clumsy at expression and seem reserved, so remembering anniversaries and saying kind words out loud helps.

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.

Tomb (Mu): the energy of storing and putting away. Strong in gathering, whether wealth or thoughts, and deep inside.

Hidden inside the Dog branch: Xin (Metal, 9 days), Ding (Fire, 3 days), Wu (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 Dog pairs with the Rabbit. People with a Rabbit 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 Dog clashes with the Dragon. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Gui Mao (癸卯) combines with Wu Xu on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Jia Chen (甲辰): 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.