Blue Monkey
2027 for the Blue Monkey born in 2004
The Monkey and the Sheep have no special pull or friction, so the stem of your birth year shapes 2027 more than your animal sign does.
Yang Wood (甲), the stem of your birth year, feeds the Yin Fire of 2027. Effort shows up as visible results, and your energy drains at the same pace.
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 both helps and rubs against the Monkey (six harmony and 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 Your own sign's month. 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 甲申
A 甲申 day pillar is a tall tree (甲) sitting on autumn rock (申). The energy below shapes the one above, a nature that disciplines itself and hardens with time.
Questions
Is 2027 a samjae year for the Monkey?
2027 is not a samjae year for you. Samjae is the three-year stretch of caution that comes round every twelve years in Korean saju, and the Monkey's next one begins 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 Blue Monkey born in 2004?
Effort turns into results, and your sign brings no sharp turns. Smooth months: Apr, Sep, Oct, Dec. Months to watch: Feb, Mar, Nov.
How is the sign different from the day pillar?
Your sign is set by the year you were born, your day pillar by the day. Everyone born in the same year shares a sign, but the day pillar changes daily, so it differs even among people born the same year. That is why the sign is used for the flow of a year and the day pillar for your nature.