Born April 29, 1980 — Metal Monkey
People born on April 29, 1980 are Metal Monkeys — the 庚申 year by the solar calendar. Their day pillar is 壬申: a Yang Water Day Master, the ocean — far-ranging, resourceful, restless; carries everything toward the horizon. The month pillar is 庚辰 (Yang Metal · Dragon).
What the pillars say
Metal Monkey — the year animal
Monkeys are traditionally described as inventive, playful, solves what others give up on; the Metal element of 1980 adds a disciplined, exacting tone. The animal is the public layer of the chart — how the generation moves.
Yang Water Day Master — the core self
The day stem 壬 is the ocean — far-ranging, resourceful, restless; carries everything toward the horizon. Hidden in the day branch 申: 庚, 壬, 戊 — undercurrents that shape relationships and instincts.
Element balance (six visible characters)
Earth ×1 · Metal ×4 · Water ×1 — with no visible Wood, Fire. The full picture needs the hour pillar and the hidden stems weighed together; the free calculator does both. That day's almanac officer, for the curious: 定 Settle.
This is three quarters of the chart. Add the birth time — free — for the hour pillar, Day Master strength, Luck Pillars and a personal day forecast. Or see how a full chart reads a real life: Bruce Lee, decade by decade.
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FAQ
What Chinese zodiac sign is someone born on April 29, 1980?
April 29, 1980 falls in the 庚申 year — the Metal Monkey. Note that the zodiac year follows the solar calendar (changing at 立春, early February), not January 1, so dates in January and early February belong to the previous animal year.
What is the Day Master and why does it matter more than the animal?
The zodiac animal is one of eight characters in the full chart. The Day Master — here 壬 (Yang Water) — is the element that represents the person; classical BaZi reads everything else relative to it.
Why is the hour pillar missing?
The fourth pillar requires the time of birth, corrected to true solar time of the birthplace. Add your birth time in the free DayAtlas calculator to complete the chart, including Luck Pillars and a personal day forecast.