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 1997.
In a group, you're not the loudest, but you're the one people end up talking to at 1 a.m.
Ox years make finishers. Slow to start, impossible to stop, and stubborn in ways you call "principles."
“You finish what everyone else started, then act surprised when they leave early.”— Grandma Choi
2027 clashes with your birth year. Something in your family or friend circle moves: a move, a plan that splits, a holiday that goes differently than usual. 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 1997 that was February 4, 1997 at 4:01 AM Korea time. Born before that? You belong to 1996: a Fire Rat.
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 1997 chart