Year ahead
The 丁未 year runs from 立春 (Start of Spring), 4 Feb 2027 09:46, to the next 立春, 4 Feb 2028 15:31. Everything on this page is worked out by the riffos chart engine: who meets the Tai Sui, which months suit each zodiac animal and which need care, what the year brings each day master, and the dates, pillars and flying stars of the twelve months.
South at the top, as on a luopan. Each year the nine stars fly from the centre along a fixed path; in 2027 Purple 9 takes the centre.
Go by your birth year’s animal, counted from 立春: born between 1 January and 立春, take the animal of the year before.
Good months combine with your animal (six combine or three harmony) and bring no clash, punishment, harm or break. Careful months bring one of those four, even when a combine is there too. This is the broad view from your animal alone; your own chart adds the month, day and hour pillars.
Born in 1948196019721984199620082020
Harm
子 and 未 harm each other (相害, also called 相穿). Things look calm while small frictions build: talk behind backs, partnerships that drag. Say things early and plainly.
Born in 1949196119731985199720092021
ClashPunishment
丑 and 未 clash: your animal sits opposite the year, the strongest of these relations. Expect movement: a change of place, plans reshuffled, more travel. Change you plan for goes better than change that finds you.
丑, 未 and 戌 punish one another (三刑). It tends to show between people and in paperwork: misunderstandings, contracts, fine print. Read before you sign, and leave room in what you say.
Born in 1950196219741986199820102022
No clash with the Tai Sui
No clash, punishment, harm or break with the year, and no combine either: a steady year. The ten gods in your own chart say more.
Born in 1951196319751987199920112023
Three harmony
亥, 卯 and 未 form a three harmony (三合, a wood group), and your animal shares it with the year. Things tend to run smoothly; a good year to push plans forward.
Born in 1952196419761988200020122024
No clash with the Tai Sui
No clash, punishment, harm or break with the year, and no combine either: a steady year. The ten gods in your own chart say more.
Born in 1953196519771989200120132025
No clash with the Tai Sui
No clash, punishment, harm or break with the year, and no combine either: a steady year. The ten gods in your own chart say more.
Born in 1954196619781990200220142026
Six combine
午 and 未 make a six combine (六合), the closest bond any animal has with the year. Expect goodwill and help; a good year to propose partnerships and ask for support.
Born in 195519671979199120032015
Own year
Your own year (本命年): your animal is the year’s. Years like this tend to bring change, such as a new job, a move or a turn in a relationship. Plan big steps a little further ahead; there is no need to worry.
Born in 195619681980199220042016
No clash with the Tai Sui
No clash, punishment, harm or break with the year, and no combine either: a steady year. The ten gods in your own chart say more.
Born in 195719691981199320052017
No clash with the Tai Sui
No clash, punishment, harm or break with the year, and no combine either: a steady year. The ten gods in your own chart say more.
Born in 195819701982199420062018
PunishmentBreak
丑, 未 and 戌 punish one another (三刑). It tends to show between people and in paperwork: misunderstandings, contracts, fine print. Read before you sign, and leave room in what you say.
戌 and 未 break each other (相破), lighter than a clash or a punishment. Plans may be interrupted or need redoing, so leave slack in time and budget and keep a plan B.
Born in 195919711983199520072019
Three harmony
亥, 卯 and 未 form a three harmony (三合, a wood group), and your animal shares it with the year. Things tend to run smoothly; a good year to push plans forward.
Your day master is the heavenly stem of the day you were born, and a BaZi reading starts from it. The year’s stem 丁 (yin fire) and branch 未 (yin earth, holding 己 as its main stem) play a different ten god for each day master, and light different directions on the bagua. Health is never lit by the year: riffos covers tendencies only, never forecasts. Don’t know your day master? The free chart shows it in seconds.
Day master
WealthReputationCreativity
Year stem 丁: Hurting Officer (伤官) A strong urge to speak up and change things: good for content, new proposals and a change of track. Mind your tone, especially with bosses.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Direct Wealth (正财) Steady income, earned by work. A year to sort out budgets, savings and everyday spending.
Born on a 甲午 day? 午 and 未 make a six combine, so love lights too.
Day master
WealthCreativity
Year stem 丁: Eating God (食神) An easier mood and plenty of ideas: good for making things, learning a craft and enjoying life.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Indirect Wealth (偏财) Opportunity money: side income, deals through people, project work. It comes and goes quickly, so set some aside. Indirect wealth is not gambling luck.
Day master
ReputationCreativityHelpers
Year stem 丁: Rob Wealth (劫财) Competition and a busy social life, with money going out to people. Go carefully with partnerships and lending, and keep the accounts clear.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Hurting Officer (伤官) A strong urge to speak up and change things: good for content, new proposals and a change of track. Mind your tone, especially with bosses.
Born on a 丙午 day? 午 and 未 make a six combine, so love lights too.
Day master
CreativityHelpers
Year stem 丁: Friend (比肩) Peers, friends and partners: good for teamwork. When everyone has a view, agree early on who does what.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Eating God (食神) An easier mood and plenty of ideas: good for making things, learning a craft and enjoying life.
Day master
LearningHelpers
Year stem 丁: Direct Resource (正印) Mentors, elders and study: good for courses and exams, with support from above. Don’t lean on it too hard.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Rob Wealth (劫财) Competition and a busy social life, with money going out to people. Go carefully with partnerships and lending, and keep the accounts clear.
Born on a 戊午 day? 午 and 未 make a six combine, so love lights too.
Day master
LearningHelpers
Year stem 丁: Indirect Resource (偏印) Unusual knowledge, time alone and thinking: good for research, niche skills and work that needs inspiration. Watch for overthinking.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Friend (比肩) Peers, friends and partners: good for teamwork. When everyone has a view, agree early on who does what.
Day master
CareerLearningReputationHelpers
Year stem 丁: Direct Officer (正官) Rules, rank and standing: promotions, reviews, formal roles. Keeping to the rules and your word earns trust.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Direct Resource (正印) Mentors, elders and study: good for courses and exams, with support from above. Don’t lean on it too hard.
Women: 丁 is your Direct Officer (正官), the spouse star in a woman’s chart, so love lights too.
Born on a 庚午 day? 午 and 未 make a six combine, so love lights too.
Day master
CareerLearning
Year stem 丁: Seven Killings (七杀) Pressure that pushes you forward: bigger responsibilities, competition, hard tasks. Pace yourself and protect your rest.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Indirect Resource (偏印) Unusual knowledge, time alone and thinking: good for research, niche skills and work that needs inspiration. Watch for overthinking.
Women: 丁 is your Seven Killings (七杀), the spouse star in a woman’s chart, so love lights too.
Day master
CareerWealthReputation
Year stem 丁: Direct Wealth (正财) Steady income, earned by work. A year to sort out budgets, savings and everyday spending.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Direct Officer (正官) Rules, rank and standing: promotions, reviews, formal roles. Keeping to the rules and your word earns trust.
Men: 丁 is your Direct Wealth (正财), the spouse star in a man’s chart, so love lights too.
Born on a 壬午 day? 午 and 未 make a six combine, so love lights too.
Day master
CareerWealth
Year stem 丁: Indirect Wealth (偏财) Opportunity money: side income, deals through people, project work. It comes and goes quickly, so set some aside. Indirect wealth is not gambling luck.
Year branch 未 (main stem 己): Seven Killings (七杀) Pressure that pushes you forward: bigger responsibilities, competition, hard tasks. Pace yourself and protect your rest.
Men: 丁 is your Indirect Wealth (偏财), the spouse star in a man’s chart, so love lights too.
BaZi months change at the solar terms, not on the 1st and not at the new moon. Each month opens at its term (节) and runs to the next. The small grid is the month’s flying stars, south at the top.
寅月Month 1
壬寅
Start of Spring 立春 4 Feb 09:46
to 6 Mar 03:39
Yellow 5 in the centre
卯月Month 2
癸卯
Awakening of Insects 惊蛰 6 Mar 03:39
to 5 Apr 08:17
With the year 卯 and 未: three harmony
Yellow 5 in the north-west
辰月Month 3
甲辰
Clear and Bright 清明 5 Apr 08:17
to 6 May 01:25
Yellow 5 in the west
巳月Month 4
乙巳
Start of Summer 立夏 6 May 01:25
to 6 Jun 05:25
Yellow 5 in the north-east
午月Month 5
丙午
Grain in Ear 芒种 6 Jun 05:25
to 7 Jul 15:37
With the year 午 and 未: six combine
Yellow 5 in the south
未月Month 6
丁未
Minor Heat 小暑 7 Jul 15:37
to 8 Aug 01:26
With the year Same branch as the year, 未
Yellow 5 in the north
申月Month 7
戊
Start of Autumn 立秋 8 Aug 01:26
to 8 Sep 04:28
Yellow 5 in the south-west
酉月Month 8
己
White Dew 白露 8 Sep 04:28
to 8 Oct 20:17
Yellow 5 in the east
戌月Month 9
戌
Cold Dew 寒露 8 Oct 20:17
to 7 Nov 23:38
With the year 戌 and 未: punish, break
Yellow 5 in the south-east
亥月Month 10
亥
Start of Winter 立冬 7 Nov 23:38
to 7 Dec 16:37
With the year 亥 and 未: three harmony
Yellow 5 in the centre
子月Month 11
壬子
Major Snow 大雪 7 Dec 16:37
to 6 Jan 2028 03:54
With the year 子 and 未: harm
Yellow 5 in the north-west
丑月Month 12
癸丑
Minor Cold 小寒 6 Jan 2028 03:54
to 4 Feb 2028 15:31
With the year 丑 and 未: clash, punish
Yellow 5 in the west
Your animal and day master are two of the eight characters in your chart. Enter your birth date to see your own bagua for free: your strongest directions in 2027, your year ten god, your Tai Sui and your luck pillar.
The full 2027 Year Ahead report, every direction month by month, opens before Chinese New Year.