乙酉 (Kinoto-tori): the Yin Wood Rooster

1.What 乙酉 means

乙酉 combines the heavenly stem 乙 (Kinoto) with the earthly branch 酉 (Tori). 乙 is likened to grasses and flowers, and 酉 to the rooster.

The branch below (Metal) restrains the stem on top (Wood), a controlling pairing. There is inner conflict, but also hidden strength to grow by pushing against it.

2.Nacchin: Water from the Well

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 乙酉 is Water from the Well. The water of a spring-fed well: wisdom that never runs dry and the power to give to others. 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 乙酉

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Cooperative and resilient, you adapt to your surroundings and make the most of them. You also have an excellent eye for beauty.

The day branch (酉) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Rooster: Like the rooster that announces dawn, you are meticulous and far-sighted, and the Rooster is a symbol of thriving business.

On the other hand: You may go along with others so much that you can't say what you think, or become dependent on someone to lean on.

4.Born in a 乙酉 year

If your year pillar is 乙酉, you are said to inherit the qualities of grasses and flowers and of the Rooster in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Rooster.

5.乙酉 years

1885, 1945, 2005, 2065

6.乙酉 days in 2026 and 2027

A 乙酉 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 11, 2026 (Sun), Mar 12, 2026 (Thu), May 11, 2026 (Mon), Jul 10, 2026 (Fri), Sep 8, 2026 (Tue), Nov 7, 2026 (Sat), Jan 6, 2027 (Wed), Mar 7, 2027 (Sun), May 6, 2027 (Thu), Jul 5, 2027 (Mon), Sep 3, 2027 (Fri), Nov 2, 2027 (Tue).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 乙酉

乙酉 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲申, and its void branches are 午 and 未. If your day pillar is 乙酉, years of the Horse and the Goat are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →