丙午

1966: the year of the Fire Horse (丙午)

In Korean saju, 1966 is the year of 丙午 (Byeong-o). The top character, 丙, is yang Fire, and the bottom character, 午, is the Horse. Together they make 1966 the year of the Fire Horse. The saju year starts at Ipchun on February 4, 1966 at 15:37 Korea time and runs until February 4, 1967.

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1966 at a glance

Year pair: 丙午 · Byeong-o
Element: Fire (yang)
Animal: Horse
Old poetic name: 天河水 · Milky Way water
Saju year starts: February 4, 1966 15:37
Ends: February 4, 1967
Age in 2027: turns 61

Born in January or early February 1966?

The saju year changes at Ipchun, February 4, 1966 at 15:37 Korea time. If you were born before that moment, your year pair is 乙巳: you belong to 1965, the year of the Wood Snake.

Many zodiac sites switch the animal at Lunar New Year instead, which fell on January 21 in 1966. So for birthdays from January 21 until just before Ipchun, those sites already say Horse while saju still says Snake.

The two characters of 丙午

丙Byeong · the sun at midday — fire that lights up everything
午O · Horse · blazing heat in midsummer

The Fire element of 1966

The top character decides the year’s element, so 1966 is a Fire year. When Fire energy is strong, it tends to feel like this: You feel bright, expressive, and ready to share your passion with others.

Color: Red
Food: Tomatoes, red berries, and warm spices
Direction: South
Activity: Getting some sunlight or dancing to your favorite song

This is your birth-year element. In saju, your core element comes from your birth day instead (the day master), and it can be different. A free saju card shows yours.

Month pillars of the 1966 saju year

In saju, each month also has a pair, and it starts on a solar term, not on the 1st. These are the twelve months of 丙午 with their start dates (Korea date). Your birth month’s pair is one of your four pillars.

Month pair	Starts
庚寅Gyeong-in	February 4
辛卯Sin-myo	March 6
壬辰Im-jin	April 5
癸巳Gye-sa	May 6
甲午Gap-o	June 6
乙未Eul-mi	July 7
丙申Byeong-sin	August 8
丁酉Jeong-yu	September 8
戊戌Mu-sul	October 9
己亥Gi-hae	November 8
庚子Gyeong-ja	December 7
辛丑Sin-chuk	January 6, 1967

The Horse in zodiac compatibility

By the branch tables, the Horse’s closest match is the Goat (six harmony). Its team of three adds the Tiger and Dog. Its opposite sign, the Rat, is a clash pair, read as different rhythms rather than bad luck.

The Horse in 2027

Same element. Same-element years tend to bring more company and more comparison, so allies and rivals both show up.

Ties with 丁未: Six harmony (六合)

2027 outlook for the Horse →

Other Horse years

The Horse comes back every 12 years, but the element on top changes each time:

The exact pair 丙午 returns every 60 years: 1906 and 2026.

Read 丙午 as a day pillar →

How to read this

Your birth year is one pillar out of four. Your birth month, day and hour usually say more about you than the year does. Use this page for facts and fun, then check the full chart.

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Questions about 1966

What Chinese zodiac animal is 1966?

1966 is the year of the Horse, and more exactly the Fire Horse (丙午). In saju the year runs from Ipchun on February 4, 1966 to February 4, 1967.

What element is 1966?

Fire. The top character 丙 is yang Fire, and that is the year’s element. The bottom character 午 adds Fire.

I was born in January 1966. What is my sign?

Before Ipchun (February 4, 1966, 15:37 Korea time) you belong to the year before: 乙巳, the Wood Snake of 1965. Check your exact time if you were born that day.

Is my birth-year element my saju element?

Not exactly. The year element describes your birth year. Saju reads your core self from your birth-day character (the day master), which needs your full birth date.