Born on April 16th

Your Day Pillar — the most personal element of your saju chart — changes every year. Find yours below.

In saju, your Day Pillar (일주/日柱) represents your core self — who you are at the deepest level. Unlike Western astrology's sun sign, which stays the same for everyone born in the same month, the Day Pillar changes every single day and cycles through 60 unique combinations. Two people born on April 16 in different years carry different Day Pillars, different energies, and different structural tendencies.

April falls under the Dragon branch (辰/진) in saju, governed by Yang Earth energy. This month energy shapes your social instincts and career tendencies. But your Day Pillar shapes you.

Spotlight: April 16th by Birth Year

1990

辛亥

Yin Metal

Yin Metal as your Day Pillar makes you the jewel, the needle, the precision instrument. You are refined, perceptive, and quietly devastatingly accurate. Your attention to detail is both your superpower and the standard you hold the world to.

1995

丁丑

Yin Fire

Yin Fire as your Day Pillar is the candle flame, the lamplight, the focused warmth. You see details others miss and bring clarity to confusion. Your intensity is precise rather than explosive.

2000

甲辰

Yang Wood

Yang Wood as your Day Pillar gives you the energy of a tall, straight tree. You are principled, growth-oriented, and naturally inclined to lead. Your challenge is learning to bend without breaking.

Day Pillar Table: April 16, 1960–2010

Find your birth year to see your exact Day Pillar. The pillar's Heavenly Stem determines your Day Master element.

Jump to year:

Year	Day Pillar	Stem Element	Branch Element	Yin/Yang
1960	甲戌	Wood	Earth	Yang
1961	己卯	Earth	Wood	Yin
1962	甲申	Wood	Metal	Yang
1963	己丑	Earth	Earth	Yin
1964	乙未	Wood	Earth	Yin
1965	庚子	Metal	Water	Yang
1966	乙巳	Wood	Fire	Yin
1967	庚戌	Metal	Earth	Yang
1968	丙辰	Fire	Earth	Yang
1969	辛酉	Metal	Metal	Yin
1970	丙寅	Fire	Wood	Yang
1971	辛未	Metal	Earth	Yin
1972	丁丑	Fire	Earth	Yin
1973	壬午	Water	Fire	Yang
1974	丁亥	Fire	Water	Yin
1975	壬辰	Water	Earth	Yang
1976	戊戌	Earth	Earth	Yang
1977	癸卯	Water	Wood	Yin
1978	戊申	Earth	Metal	Yang
1979	癸丑	Water	Earth	Yin
1980	己未	Earth	Earth	Yin
1981	甲子	Wood	Water	Yang
1982	己巳	Earth	Fire	Yin
1983	甲戌	Wood	Earth	Yang
1984	庚辰	Metal	Earth	Yang
1985	乙酉	Wood	Metal	Yin
1986	庚寅	Metal	Wood	Yang
1987	乙未	Wood	Earth	Yin
1988	辛丑	Metal	Earth	Yin
1989	丙午	Fire	Fire	Yang
1990	辛亥	Metal	Water	Yin
1991	丙辰	Fire	Earth	Yang
1992	壬戌	Water	Earth	Yang
1993	丁卯	Fire	Wood	Yin
1994	壬申	Water	Metal	Yang
1995	丁丑	Fire	Earth	Yin
1996	癸未	Water	Earth	Yin
1997	戊子	Earth	Water	Yang
1998	癸巳	Water	Fire	Yin
1999	戊戌	Earth	Earth	Yang
2000	甲辰	Wood	Earth	Yang
2001	己酉	Earth	Metal	Yin
2002	甲寅	Wood	Wood	Yang
2003	己未	Earth	Earth	Yin
2004	乙丑	Wood	Earth	Yin
2005	庚午	Metal	Fire	Yang
2006	乙亥	Wood	Water	Yin
2007	庚辰	Metal	Earth	Yang
2008	丙戌	Fire	Earth	Yang
2009	辛卯	Metal	Wood	Yin
2010	丙申	Fire	Metal	Yang

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Born on April 16th

Spotlight: April 16th by Birth Year

Day Pillar Table: April 16, 1960–2010

Your Day Pillar is one piece.The full picture needs all four.

Your Day Pillar is one piece.
The full picture needs all four.