Saju · the 60 day pillars
The 60 day pillars: the full table, with a reading for every pillar
Your day pillar (日柱) is the stem and branch of the day you were born. In saju the day stem stands for “you” and the branch under it for what is closest to you, so the day-pillar tradition reads temperament from that pair.
The sixty-day cycle gives sixty day pillars. The table groups them by day stem, six per row, and every pillar has its own reading.
The 60 day pillars by day stem
Every pillar has a reading. Select a name to open its make-up and reading.
The two small lines in each cell are computed: the hidden stems (residual to main) and the day stem’s twelve-stage position, so you can compare pillars at a glance.
How to read a day-pillar page
- Computed facts
- Elements, yin and yang, whether the pair feeds or restrains itself, the hidden stems with their ten-god names, and the twelve stages are all computed from standard tables.
- The traditional image
- The tradition pictures each pair as a scene in nature — a tall tree over winter water, a field under the sun — and reads temperament from it.
- Old names, handled with care
- Names such as White Tiger or Goegang appear only where Korean references agree on the list, and only as “tradition calls this…”.
Saju glossary
The ten gods, such as Seven Killings and Eating God, and six shinsal such as Peach Blossom and Traveling Horse: what each means and the rule that finds it.
Find your day pillar
Enter your date of birth in the free saju reading and look at the day column of the chart. The day pillar depends on the date only, so you do not need your birth time; some readers count births after 11 p.m. as the next day.
Questions about day pillars
What is a day pillar?
A saju chart writes the year, month, day and hour of birth as four pillars of two characters each. The day pillar is the one for the day, and its stem is read as “you”, which is why many readings start there.
How do I find mine?
You only need your date of birth. Enter it in the free saju reading on mind.io and the chart shows your day pillar. It follows a plain sixty-day cycle, so lunar dates and solar terms do not change it.
Do people with the same day pillar share a personality?
No. The same pillar returns every sixty days, so roughly one person in sixty has yours. Even in the tradition it is two characters out of eight. Use the reading as a set of questions, not as a description.
This page introduces traditional readings of a day pillar and offers questions for reflection. Saju is a long-standing East Asian cultural tradition, not a scientifically validated personality test or a prediction. This page is for entertainment and reflection: the same day pillar comes back every 60 days, so it cannot define a personality or a future. Base important decisions about health, money or relationships on facts and professional advice.
How to use this content
- This page is reference content for self-understanding and light interpretation, not a diagnostic or evaluative tool.
- It should not replace medical, legal, financial, or hiring decisions, and important choices need stronger evidence than a self-test.
- Use the result for reflection or entertainment only, and seek professional support first when distress or risk is involved.