辛丑 (Kanoto-ushi): the Yin Metal Ox

1.What 辛丑 means

辛丑 combines the heavenly stem 辛 (Kanoto) with the earthly branch 丑 (Ushi). 辛 is likened to jewels and precious metal, and 丑 to the ox.

The branch below (Earth) feeds the stem on top (Metal), a generating pairing. Supported from the ground up, this is a stable eto that easily attracts help.

2.Nacchin: Earth on the Wall

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 辛丑 is Earth on the Wall. The earth of a wall: steady and dependable, protecting people and dividing inside from outside. 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 辛丑

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You have refined taste and natural grace. Sensitive and clear-thinking, you take pride in finishing things carefully.

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: You are easily hurt and sensitive to criticism. A perfectionist, you can be hard on yourself and others.

4.Born in a 辛丑 year

If your year pillar is 辛丑, you are said to inherit the qualities of jewels and precious metal and of the Ox in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Ox.

5.辛丑 years

1901, 1961, 2021, 2081

6.辛丑 days in 2026 and 2027

A 辛丑 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 27, 2026 (Tue), Mar 28, 2026 (Sat), May 27, 2026 (Wed), Jul 26, 2026 (Sun), Sep 24, 2026 (Thu), Nov 23, 2026 (Mon), Jan 22, 2027 (Fri), Mar 23, 2027 (Tue), May 22, 2027 (Sat), Jul 21, 2027 (Wed), Sep 19, 2027 (Sun), Nov 18, 2027 (Thu).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 辛丑

辛丑 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲午, and its void branches are 辰 and 巳. If your day pillar is 辛丑, years of the Dragon and the Snake are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →