Red Monkey
The Red Monkey born in 1956: 2027
The Monkey and the Sheep have no special pull or friction. That leaves the stem of your birth year to shape the year more than the sign does.
Yang Fire (丙), the stem of your birth year, is the same fire as 2027. Confidence and drive build, and so does the risk of running too hot.
Month by month
| Jan | 1/5 ~ 2/3 · 辛丑Steady The Ox month has no special pull or friction with the Monkey. A calm month. 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 clashes head-on with the Monkey. Change one big thing at a time. |
| Mar | 3/6 ~ 4/4 · 癸卯Careful The Rabbit month holds a resentment toward the Monkey. Hurt feelings pile up more than open fights. |
| Apr | 4/5 ~ 5/5 · 甲辰Smooth The Dragon month pulls the same way as the Monkey. Good for starting things and finding partners. |
| May | 5/6 ~ 6/5 · 乙巳Mixed The Snake month is a pairing (six harmony) with the Monkey and also a punishment. Strength builds, but check words and promises twice. |
| Jun | 6/6 ~ 7/6 · 丙午Steady The Horse month has no special pull or friction with the Monkey. A calm month. |
| Jul | 7/7 ~ 8/7 · 丁未Steady The Sheep month has no special pull or friction with the Monkey. A calm month. |
| Aug | 8/8 ~ 9/7 · 戊申Your month The month of the Monkey, your own. Work you have been pushing gains strength, and so does your stubbornness. |
| Sep | 9/8 ~ 10/7 · 己酉Smooth The Rooster month shares a season with the Monkey. Strength builds, and so does what you are asked to carry. |
| Oct | 10/8 ~ 11/7 · 庚戌Smooth The Dog month shares a season with the Monkey. Strength builds, and so does what you are asked to carry. |
| Nov | 11/8 ~ 12/6 · 辛亥Careful The Pig month harms the Monkey. Words get misread, so say important things face to face. |
| Dec | 12/7 ~ 1/5 · 壬子Smooth The Rat month pulls the same way as the Monkey. Good for starting things and finding partners. |
If your day pillar is 丙申
A 丙申 day pillar is the midday sun (丙) sitting on autumn rock (申). 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 Monkey?
2027 is not one of your samjae years. The Monkey's next three difficult years begin in 2034.
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 Red Monkey born in 1956?
Drive runs high and can overheat, and your birth year sets the tone. Smooth months: Apr, Sep, Oct, Dec. Months to be careful: Feb, Mar, 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.