Byeong Fire Day Master (丙)

Yang Fire — the sun. Open, warm, and visible to everyone.

Byeong (丙) is Yang Fire — in Korean Saju its image is the sun. If the first character of your day pillar is 丙, Byeong Fire is your Day Master: the reference point every other character in your chart is read against. Open, warm, and visible to everyone.

What the Byeong Fire Day Master is like

Byeong is Yang Fire: the sun. It shines on everything without choosing. Byeong Day Masters are usually expressive, generous, and quick to show what they feel; it is hard for them to hide a mood.

The strength is energy that lifts a room. The blind spot is that the sun does not rest: Byeong can overcommit, promise warmth to everyone, and burn out, or lose interest once the spotlight moves.

Work that has an audience suits Byeong — teaching, sales, performance, public roles. Long solitary stretches with no feedback tend to drain it.

A Day Master describes temperament, not destiny. Whether these traits help or hurt depends on the rest of the chart — above all, whether Fire is strong or weak in it.

How the ten stems relate to Byeong Fire

Saju reads every other character as one of the Ten Gods (十神) relative to your Day Master. For a Byeong Fire person, the stems mean this:

StemElementTen God for Byeong
Gap Wood (甲)Yang WoodIndirect Resource
Eul Wood (乙)Yin WoodDirect Resource (Support)
Byeong Fire (丙)Yang FireCompanion (Friend)
Jeong Fire (丁)Yin FireRob Wealth (Rival)
Mu Earth (戊)Yang EarthEating God (Output)
Gi Earth (己)Yin EarthHurting Officer (Expression)
Gyeong Metal (庚)Yang MetalIndirect Wealth
Sin Metal (辛)Yin MetalDirect Wealth
Im Water (壬)Yang WaterSeven Killings (Pressure)
Gye Water (癸)Yin WaterDirect Officer (Authority)

Byeong combines with Sin Metal (辛) (a stem combination, 天干合) and clashes with Im Water (壬) (天干沖).

The twelve branches through Byeong's eyes

The Twelve Life Stages (十二運星) show how much footing Byeong Fire has in each branch. "Prosperity" and "Peak" are where it stands on its own roots; "Tomb" and "Severance" are where it has the least.

BranchElementLife stage
Ja (子) · RatWaterConception
Chuk (丑) · OxEarthNurturing
In (寅) · TigerWoodBirth
Myo (卯) · RabbitWoodBath
Jin (辰) · DragonEarthComing of Age
Sa (巳) · SnakeFireProsperity
O (午) · HorseFirePeak
Mi (未) · GoatEarthDecline
Sin (申) · MonkeyMetalSickness
Yu (酉) · RoosterMetalDeath
Sul (戌) · DogEarthTomb
Hae (亥) · PigWaterSeverance

The six Byeong day pillars

A Day Master always sits on a branch, making one of six day pillars. Enter your birth date below to see which of the six is yours:

Byeong-ja 丙子 (Rat)Byeong-in 丙寅 (Tiger)Byeong-jin 丙辰 (Dragon)Byeong-o 丙午 (Horse)Byeong-sin 丙申 (Monkey)Byeong-sul 丙戌 (Dog)

How to find your Day Master

Your Day Master comes from your date of birth alone — no birth time needed, except that births between 23:00 and 23:59 (Korean local time) are counted on the next day's pillar on this site. Look up your birth year, or use the free calculator.

Gap WoodEul WoodByeong FireJeong FireMu EarthGi EarthGyeong MetalSin MetalIm WaterGye Water

Frequently asked questions

What does a Byeong Fire Day Master mean?
It means the first character of your day pillar is 丙 (Byeong), Yang Fire. Korean Saju pictures it as the sun. Open, warm, and visible to everyone.
Which stem combines with Byeong Fire?
Sin Metal (辛). Its clash partner is Im Water (壬).
Is the Day Master the same as my zodiac animal?
No. Your animal comes from the year branch and is shared by everyone born that year. The Day Master comes from your birth day, changes every day, and is what Saju actually reads you by.
How do I know my Day Master in K-Saju?
Your Day Master (Ilgan) is the Heavenly Stem of your birth day pillar among the 10 stems (Gap/Eul Wood, Byeong/Jeong Fire, Mu/Gi Earth, Gyeong/Sin Metal, Im/Gye Water). Enter your birth year, month, and day in the HeartLoop calculator on this page to compute your exact Day Master and Five Elements ratio in 3 seconds.
What is my 2027 fortune based on my birth date?
2027 is the Year of the Red Fire Goat (Ding-Mi, 丁未). Rather than relying on birth-year zodiac alone, HeartLoop cross-references 2027 Fire-Earth energy against your personal Day Master and solar-term month pillar to pinpoint your peak months for career, wealth, and love.

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