Red Snake
2027 for the Red Snake born in 1977
The Snake and the Sheep belong to the same season, summer. You move with the year rather than against it, which makes the current easy to ride.
Yin Fire (丁), 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 Your own sign's month. 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 both helps and rubs against the Snake (six harmony and 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 丁巳
A 丁巳 day pillar is a lamp flame (丁) sitting on early summer fire (巳). The same energy supports it from below, so the roots are firm and the will does not bend easily.
Questions
Is 2027 a samjae year for the Snake?
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 Snake's next one begins 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 Red Snake born in 1977?
Drive runs high and can overheat, and you ride the current of the year. Smooth months: Jan, Jun, Jul, Sep. Months to watch: Feb, Oct, 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.