己丑 (Tsuchinoto-ushi): the Yin Earth Ox

1.What 己丑 means

己丑 combines the heavenly stem 己 (Tsuchinoto) with the earthly branch 丑 (Ushi). 己 is likened to fields and gardens, and 丑 to the ox.

Stem and branch are both Earth, a “same element” pairing in which the energy shows itself straight and strong. For better or worse, the qualities of Earth stand out.

2.Nacchin: Thunderbolt Fire

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 己丑 is Thunderbolt Fire. The fire of lightning: sudden inspiration and explosive drive. 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 己丑

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Caring and nurturing, you raise people and projects patiently. Multi-talented, you absorb knowledge and make it your own.

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 tend to take on too much, worry easily and overthink.

4.Born in a 己丑 year

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

5.己丑 years

1889, 1949, 2009, 2069

6.己丑 days in 2026 and 2027

A 己丑 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 15, 2026 (Thu), Mar 16, 2026 (Mon), May 15, 2026 (Fri), Jul 14, 2026 (Tue), Sep 12, 2026 (Sat), Nov 11, 2026 (Wed), Jan 10, 2027 (Sun), Mar 11, 2027 (Thu), May 10, 2027 (Mon), Jul 9, 2027 (Fri), Sep 7, 2027 (Tue), Nov 6, 2027 (Sat).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 己丑

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