In Korean saju, your birth year is one of four pillars in your chart. It's the one that speaks to family, friends and how you show up in a group. Here's what Grandma Choi says about 1996.
In a group, you're the loud one. The room gets livelier when you arrive and quieter than you'd like when you leave.
Rat years make planners. You've already thought about the exit, the backup plan and what the group chat really thinks.
“You planned the trip, booked the table and still got thanked last.”— Grandma Choi
2027 irritates your birth year. Someone in your circle gets on your nerves for no clear reason. It's the year, not them. Mostly. And for your birth year's element, fire, 2027 is more of you, louder. Great for being seen, bad for patience.
Your main element comes from your birth day, not your year. Find yours.
The saju year doesn't start on January 1 or on Lunar New Year. It starts at 입춘 (ipchun), the start of spring on the solar calendar. In 1996 that was February 4, 1996 at 10:07 PM Korea time. Born before that? You belong to 1995: a Wood Pig.
Your birth year is the outside view. The real reading comes from your day pillar, which most people have never heard of, plus your month and hour. Enter your birthday and Grandma Choi lays out all eight characters for free.
Get my full 1996 chart