甲午

2014: the year of the Wood Horse (甲午)

In Korean saju, 2014 is the year of 甲午 (Gap-o). The top character, 甲, is yang Wood, and the bottom character, 午, is the Horse. Together they make 2014 the year of the Wood Horse. The saju year starts at Ipchun on February 4, 2014 at 07:03 Korea time and runs until February 4, 2015.

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2014 at a glance

Year pair: 甲午 · Gap-o
Element: Wood (yang)
Animal: Horse
Old poetic name: 沙中金 · Gold in the sand
Saju year starts: February 4, 2014 07:03
Ends: February 4, 2015
Age in 2027: turns 13

Born in January or early February 2014?

The saju year changes at Ipchun, February 4, 2014 at 07:03 Korea time. If you were born before that moment, your year pair is 癸巳: you belong to 2013, the year of the Water Snake.

Many zodiac sites switch the animal at Lunar New Year instead, which fell on January 31 in 2014. So for birthdays from January 31 until just before Ipchun, those sites already say Horse while saju still says Snake.

The two characters of 甲午

甲Gap · a tall, straight tree — wood that keeps reaching upward
午O · Horse · blazing heat in midsummer

The Wood element of 2014

The top character decides the year’s element, so 2014 is a Wood year. When Wood energy is strong, it tends to feel like this: You feel a push to grow, start new things, and move forward with purpose.

Color: Green
Food: Leafy greens and fresh herbs
Direction: East
Activity: Walking in a park or caring for a plant

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 2014 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 甲午 with their start dates (Korea date). Your birth month’s pair is one of your four pillars.

Month pair	Starts
丙寅Byeong-in	February 4
丁卯Jeong-myo	March 6
戊辰Mu-jin	April 5
己巳Gi-sa	May 5
庚午Gyeong-o	June 6
辛未Sin-mi	July 7
壬申Im-sin	August 7
癸酉Gye-yu	September 8
甲戌Gap-sul	October 8
乙亥Eul-hae	November 7
丙子Byeong-ja	December 7
丁丑Jeong-chuk	January 6, 2015

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 甲午 returns every 60 years: 1954 and 2074.

Read 甲午 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 2014

What Chinese zodiac animal is 2014?

2014 is the year of the Horse, and more exactly the Wood Horse (甲午). In saju the year runs from Ipchun on February 4, 2014 to February 4, 2015.

What element is 2014?

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

I was born in January 2014. What is my sign?

Before Ipchun (February 4, 2014, 07:03 Korea time) you belong to the year before: 癸巳, the Water Snake of 2013. 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.