Jia Chen (甲辰) — Yang Wood on the Dragon
A great tree rooted in a wet hillside.
- Heavenly stem
- 甲 · Jia · Yang Wood
- Earthly branch
- 辰 · Chen · Dragon
- Na Yin
- Lamp-cover Fire
- Hidden stems
- Wu, Yi, Gui
- Hidden gods
- Indirect Wealth, Rob Wealth, Direct Resource
- Branch element
- Earth
Tall wood drinking from a deep, hidden reservoir.
In BaZi, the day pillar is the pillar of the self. Its heavenly stem is your Day Master — the reference point for every other character in the chart. A person born on a Jia Chen day has Jia wood as their Day Master, sitting on the 辰 (earth) branch.
Personality
Jia wood grows with intention; the Dragon underneath adds depth and ambition. You build slowly toward something large and rarely explain the plan while it is forming. People sometimes mistake your patience for having no agenda, which tends to suit you.
Work and vocation
Founding, architecture, education, research, or long-horizon leadership — anything where compounding matters more than a fast result.
Relationships
Loyal and grounded, but you tend to reveal decisions rather than discuss them. Letting people in before the project is finished is its own kind of trust.
Health and rhythm
Digestion, liver and stiffness. Sitting still for long stretches is your real risk, not intensity.
Upcoming 甲辰 days
The sexagenary day cycle repeats every sixty days. These are the next dates that fall on Jia Chen.
- 2026-11-26
- 2027-01-25
- 2027-03-26
- 2027-05-25
- 2027-07-24
- 2027-09-22
Is this your day pillar?
You do not need to know your day pillar in advance. Enter your birth date, time and place, and the calculator works out all four pillars — then shows how your Day Master reads against the rest of the chart.
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All six Jia pillars share the same Day Master. For the stem on its own — its nature, strengths and blind spots — read the Jia Day Master guide.
This page is a study aid for classical BaZi symbolism, not a prediction. It describes tendencies and temperaments, not events, outcomes or dates. For medical, legal or financial decisions, consult a qualified professional.