乙未

2015: the year of the Wood Goat (乙未)

In Korean saju, 2015 is the year of 乙未 (Eul-mi). The top character, 乙, is yin Wood, and the bottom character, 未, is the Goat. Together they make 2015 the year of the Wood Goat. The saju year starts at Ipchun on February 4, 2015 at 12:58 Korea time and runs until February 4, 2016.

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2015 at a glance

Year pair: 乙未 · Eul-mi
Element: Wood (yin)
Animal: Goat
Old poetic name: 沙中金 · Gold in the sand
Saju year starts: February 4, 2015 12:58
Ends: February 4, 2016
Age in 2027: turns 12

Born in January or early February 2015?

The saju year changes at Ipchun, February 4, 2015 at 12:58 Korea time. If you were born before that moment, your year pair is 甲午: you belong to 2014, the year of the Wood Horse.

Many zodiac sites switch the animal at Lunar New Year instead, which fell on February 19 in 2015, after Ipchun. So for birthdays from Ipchun until the day before February 19, saju already says Goat while those sites still say Horse.

The two characters of 乙未

乙Eul · a flowering vine that bends with the wind — wood that is gentle but unbreakable
未Mi · Goat · dry earth in late summer

The Wood element of 2015

The top character decides the year’s element, so 2015 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 2015 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 乙未 with their start dates (Korea date). Your birth month’s pair is one of your four pillars.

Month pair	Starts
戊寅Mu-in	February 4
己卯Gi-myo	March 6
庚辰Gyeong-jin	April 5
辛巳Sin-sa	May 6
壬午Im-o	June 6
癸未Gye-mi	July 7
甲申Gap-sin	August 8
乙酉Eul-yu	September 8
丙戌Byeong-sul	October 8
丁亥Jeong-hae	November 8
戊子Mu-ja	December 7
己丑Gi-chuk	January 6, 2016

The Goat in zodiac compatibility

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

The Goat in 2027

Fire feeds your Earth. The year tends to feel supportive: learning, help from others, time to recharge. The catch is getting too comfortable.

Ties with 丁未: Your own sign’s year

2027 outlook for the Goat →

Other Goat years

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

The exact pair 乙未 returns every 60 years: 1955 and 2075.

Read 乙未 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 2015

What Chinese zodiac animal is 2015?

2015 is the year of the Goat, and more exactly the Wood Goat (乙未). In saju the year runs from Ipchun on February 4, 2015 to February 4, 2016.

What element is 2015?

Wood. The top character 乙 is yin Wood, and that is the year’s element. The bottom character 未 adds Earth.

I was born in January 2015. What is my sign?

Before Ipchun (February 4, 2015, 12:58 Korea time) you belong to the year before: 甲午, the Wood Horse of 2014. 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.