Black Snake
The Black Snake born in 1953: 2027
The Snake and the Sheep make up summer together. You move the same way as the year itself, which makes it easy to ride the current.
For Yin Water (癸), the stem of your birth year, the Yin Fire of 2027 is wealth to be managed. More money and more deals come with more responsibility.
Month by month
| Jan | 1/5 ~ 2/3 · 辛丑Smooth The Ox month pulls the same way as the Snake. Good for starting things and finding partners. It is still before the start of spring, so in saju this month belongs to the end of 2026. |
| Feb | 2/4 ~ 3/5 · 壬寅Careful The Tiger month grinds against the Snake. Things do not mesh as planned, so check once more. |
| Mar | 3/6 ~ 4/4 · 癸卯Steady The Rabbit month has no special pull or friction with the Snake. A calm month. |
| Apr | 4/5 ~ 5/5 · 甲辰Steady The Dragon month has no special pull or friction with the Snake. A calm month. |
| May | 5/6 ~ 6/5 · 乙巳Your month The month of the Snake, your own. Work you have been pushing gains strength, and so does your stubbornness. |
| Jun | 6/6 ~ 7/6 · 丙午Smooth The Horse month shares a season with the Snake. Strength builds, and so does what you are asked to carry. |
| Jul | 7/7 ~ 8/7 · 丁未Smooth The Sheep month shares a season with the Snake. Strength builds, and so does what you are asked to carry. |
| Aug | 8/8 ~ 9/7 · 戊申Mixed The Monkey month is a pairing (six harmony) with the Snake and also a punishment. Strength builds, but check words and promises twice. |
| Sep | 9/8 ~ 10/7 · 己酉Smooth The Rooster month pulls the same way as the Snake. Good for starting things and finding partners. |
| Oct | 10/8 ~ 11/7 · 庚戌Careful The Dog month holds a resentment toward the Snake. Hurt feelings pile up more than open fights. |
| Nov | 11/8 ~ 12/6 · 辛亥Careful The Pig month clashes head-on with the Snake. Change one big thing at a time. |
| Dec | 12/7 ~ 1/5 · 壬子Steady The Rat month has no special pull or friction with the Snake. A calm month. |
If your day pillar is 癸巳
A 癸巳 day pillar is rain and dew (癸) sitting on early summer fire (巳). The energy above governs the one below, a nature that manages what it holds and keeps what matters.
Questions
Is 2027 a samjae year for the Snake?
2027 is not one of your samjae years. The Snake's next three difficult years begin in 2031.
Born in January or early February? Which year counts?
In saju the year does not change on January 1. It changes at Ipchun, the start of spring, around February 4 each year. So anyone born between January 1 and that day takes the previous year's pillar and animal sign.
What does 2027 hold for the Black Snake born in 1953?
Money and deals increase, and you ride the current of the year. Smooth months: Jan, Jun, Jul, Sep. Months to be careful: Feb, Oct, Nov.
How is the sign different from the day pillar?
Your sign is the two characters of your birth year, and your day pillar is the two characters of your birth day. A chart has eight characters, so both are part of it, and the day pillar is the one that stands for you.