Born December 15, 1973 — Water Ox
People born on December 15, 1973 are Water Oxs — the 癸丑 year by the solar calendar. Their day pillar is 乙酉: a Yin Wood Day Master, the climbing vine — flexible, diplomatic, finds a way around every obstacle. The month pillar is 甲子 (Yang Wood · Rat).
What the pillars say
Water Ox — the year animal
Oxs are traditionally described as patient, dependable, immovable once committed; the Water element of 1973 adds a adaptive, far-thinking tone. The animal is the public layer of the chart — how the generation moves.
Yin Wood Day Master — the core self
The day stem 乙 is the climbing vine — flexible, diplomatic, finds a way around every obstacle. Hidden in the day branch 酉: 辛 — undercurrents that shape relationships and instincts.
Element balance
Visible and hidden together: Wood ×2 · Earth ×1.5 · Metal ×2 · Water ×3. Water leads; no Fire surfaces. The month gives the Day Master a strong seasonal footing — the birth hour would confirm this. The almanac officer for this day: 收 Harvest.
Ten Gods in this chart
Yin Wood — your Day Master, the self the chart reads from.
The year stem Yin Water is your Indirect Resource (偏印) — unconventional learning, intuition, self-taught depth.
The month stem Yang Wood is your Rob Wealth (劫财) — competition, drive, sharing and rivalry over resources.
Hidden in your day branch: Seven Killings.
How the pillars interact
Ox and Rat combine (六合) — these areas pull together.
Part of the metal trine (三合) — a metal pull in the chart.
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FAQ
What Chinese zodiac sign is someone born on December 15, 1973?
December 15, 1973 falls in the 癸丑 year — the Water Ox. 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 乙 (Yin Wood) — 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.
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