辛卯

2011: the year of the Metal Rabbit (辛卯)

In Korean saju, 2011 is the year of 辛卯 (Sin-myo). The top character, 辛, is yin Metal, and the bottom character, 卯, is the Rabbit. Together they make 2011 the year of the Metal Rabbit. The saju year starts at Ipchun on February 4, 2011 at 13:32 Korea time and runs until February 4, 2012.

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2011 at a glance

Year pair: 辛卯 · Sin-myo
Element: Metal (yin)
Animal: Rabbit
Old poetic name: 松柏木 · Pine and cypress
Saju year starts: February 4, 2011 13:32
Ends: February 4, 2012
Age in 2027: turns 16

Born in January or early February 2011?

The saju year changes at Ipchun, February 4, 2011 at 13:32 Korea time. If you were born before that moment, your year pair is 庚寅: you belong to 2010, the year of the Metal Tiger.

Many zodiac sites switch the animal at Lunar New Year instead, which fell on February 3 in 2011. So for birthdays from February 3 until just before Ipchun, those sites already say Rabbit while saju still says Tiger.

The two characters of 辛卯

辛Sin · a polished jewel — fine, delicate metal
卯Myo · Rabbit · soft grass in mid-spring

The Metal element of 2011

The top character decides the year’s element, so 2011 is a Metal year. When Metal energy is strong, it tends to feel like this: You feel clear-headed, decisive, and ready to finish what you started.

Color: White
Food: Pears, radish, and white rice
Direction: West
Activity: Organizing your desk or taking deep breaths in fresh air

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 2011 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 辛卯 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, 2012

The Rabbit in zodiac compatibility

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

The Rabbit in 2027

Your Wood feeds Fire. This is read as an output link: showing your work, speaking up, spending energy. Pace tends to matter more than push.

Ties with 丁未: Half trine (半合)

2027 outlook for the Rabbit →

Other Rabbit years

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

The exact pair 辛卯 returns every 60 years: 1951 and 2071.

Read 辛卯 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 2011

What Chinese zodiac animal is 2011?

2011 is the year of the Rabbit, and more exactly the Metal Rabbit (辛卯). In saju the year runs from Ipchun on February 4, 2011 to February 4, 2012.

What element is 2011?

Metal. The top character 辛 is yin Metal, and that is the year’s element. The bottom character 卯 adds Wood.

I was born in January 2011. What is my sign?

Before Ipchun (February 4, 2011, 13:32 Korea time) you belong to the year before: 庚寅, the Metal Tiger of 2010. 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.