What does the Sin-Mi day pillar mean?

Sin-Mi (辛未) is Yin Metal over the Goat: a refined, exacting and private nature whose talent takes time to come to light.

How do I know if Sin-Mi is my day pillar?

The day pillar comes from a sixty-day cycle and from true solar time at your birthplace, so it cannot be worked out from your birth year or zodiac animal. Calculate your chart: if the Day column shows 辛未, this is your pillar.

What is 辛未 called in Chinese BaZi?

Xin Wei. It is the same pillar. Korean Saju reads the characters as Sin-Mi and calls it Sinmi ilju (신미일주); BaZi sources write Xin Wei in pinyin.

Which life stage and void branches go with Sin-Mi?

On its own seat the Day Master is at the Decline stage (衰). Energy begins to fade. Experience without force; a settled, cautious phase. The void branches for this pillar are 戌 Sul (Dog) and 亥 Hae (Pig). The strength of the whole chart depends mostly on the birth month, not on this stage alone.

辛未 Sin-Mi day pillar (Yin Metal Goat): meaning in Saju

The picture

Sin-Mi is a gem in dry earth. The Goat supports Yin Metal but also covers it, so this pillar’s quality is real and not always seen. It is perceptive, precise and private, with high standards and a long memory. There is a little hidden fire in the Goat, a pressure that does not show on the surface. Sin-Mi shines when something washes the dust away: the right work, the right audience.

What the pillar is made of

Part	In Sin-Mi
Day Master	辛 Sin, Yin Metal
Day branch	未 Mi, the Goat
Hidden stems	丁 Jeong: Seven Killings乙 Eul: Indirect Wealth己 Gi: Indirect Resource (main)
Life stage	Decline 衰
Void branches	戌 Sul (Dog), 亥 Hae (Pig)
Stars it carries	Canopy Star, Hyeonchim

The Day Master sits on the element that produces it, in the same polarity. Support is there and comes in its own way: a private inner life, unusual interests, and a partner who is more mentor than companion.

These are the facts every Sin-Mi chart shares, whatever the other three pillars hold. They are taken from the same engine that calculates your chart.

Strengths

Precision and good taste in whatever it makes.
Perseverance through long periods without recognition.
Sharp, quiet observation of people.

What to watch

Brooding over old slights.
Prickly words when hurt.
A standing dissatisfaction with how things are.

In relationships

Reserved and selective, Sin-Mi is slow to commit and loyal afterwards. It needs to feel recognised for what it actually is.

At work

Design, fashion and jewellery, finance, medicine, analysis and craft. Detailed work with a visible standard of quality.

A day pillar is one of four. Two people born on a Sin-Mi day in different months and hours have different charts: the season decides how strong the Day Master is, and the other pillars add their own ten gods and interactions. Read this page as the starting point, then look at the whole chart.

Sin-Mi day pillar