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 2008.
In a group, you're the reliable one. Nobody remembers asking you to be. You just are.
Rat years make planners. You've already thought about the exit, the backup plan and what the group chat really thinks.
“You're the calm one with three backup plans and a fourth you won't mention.”— 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, earth, 2027 is supportive. People back you, and what you build this year tends to hold.
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 2008 that was February 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM Korea time. Born before that? You belong to 2007: a Fire 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 2008 chart