What’s your element? The 10 Day Masters
The day you were born gives you one of ten elements — Big Tree, Wildflower, Sun, Candlelight and six more. In saju this is called your Day Master, the heavenly stem of that day. There are ten: one yang and one yin form of each of the five elements.
What is a Day Master?
The Day Master is the heavenly stem of your day pillar, the character that represents you in a saju chart. The other seven characters are read by how they relate to it.
What are the ten Day Masters?
They are Yang Wood (甲), Yin Wood (乙), Yang Fire (丙), Yin Fire (丁), Yang Earth (戊), Yin Earth (己), Yang Metal (庚), Yin Metal (辛), Yang Water (壬) and Yin Water (癸). Yang forms tend to be outward and steady; yin forms tend to be inward and adaptable.
How do I find my Day Master?
Enter your birth date in the calculator below. The Day Master comes from the day pillar, so you don’t need your birth time to know it.
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FAQ
Which Day Master is the best?
None. Each Day Master has its own tendencies, strengths and blind spots, and a chart is read as a whole — the Day Master is the starting point, not a ranking.