丁丑 (Hinoto-ushi): the Yin Fire Ox

1.What 丁丑 means

丁丑 combines the heavenly stem 丁 (Hinoto) with the earthly branch 丑 (Ushi). 丁 is likened to a lamp flame, and 丑 to the ox.

The stem on top (Fire) feeds the branch below (Earth), a generating pairing. The urge to give is strong, and it shows as generosity and expressiveness.

2.Nacchin: Water in the Ravine

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 丁丑 is Water in the Ravine. Clear water running through a valley: quiet, pure, intelligent and refined. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.

3.Personality when your day pillar is 丁丑

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Sensitive, with a passion you keep inside, you read the subtleties of people's hearts and can go deep into one subject.

The day branch (丑) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Ox: Like an ox ploughing a field, you are patient, honest and hard-working, and you build results one furrow at a time.

On the other hand: Your fine nerves mean you can tire yourself out by worrying, and your emotions may swing widely.

4.Born in a 丁丑 year

If your year pillar is 丁丑, you are said to inherit the qualities of a lamp flame and of the Ox in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Ox.

5.丁丑 years

1877, 1937, 1997, 2057

6.丁丑 days in 2026 and 2027

A 丁丑 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 3, 2026 (Sat), Mar 4, 2026 (Wed), May 3, 2026 (Sun), Jul 2, 2026 (Thu), Aug 31, 2026 (Mon), Oct 30, 2026 (Fri), Dec 29, 2026 (Tue), Feb 27, 2027 (Sat), Apr 28, 2027 (Wed), Jun 27, 2027 (Sun), Aug 26, 2027 (Thu), Oct 25, 2027 (Mon), Dec 24, 2027 (Fri).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 丁丑

丁丑 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲戌, and its void branches are 申 and 酉. If your day pillar is 丁丑, years of the Monkey and the Rooster are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →