Year of the Ox
Ox: dependable · patient · hard-working
Basics
The Ox is the 2nd sign of the cycle, a yin earth branch in Korean Saju.
Traditional luck for the Ox: numbers 5 and 10, colours yellow and brown, direction centre.
Recent Ox years: 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021. In Saju the year changes at Ipchun (around 4 February), so a January birthday in a Ox calendar year can still belong to the animal before the Ox.
Personality
People born in a Ox year are often described as dependable, patient and hard-working.
The Ox's growth area is letting the hard-working streak rest when it doesn't serve them.
2026 Outlook
2026 is a fire horse year; for the Ox, the Horse brings quiet friction, so double-check agreements.
2027 is a fire goat year; for the Ox, the Goat sits opposite the Ox, so expect movement and change.
Compatibility
The Ox pairs most easily with the Rat, Rooster and Rabbit, and has to work harder with the Horse and Goat.
Your animal is only one pillar
Your Ox sign is just the year pillar; Korean Saju adds the month, day and hour, which is why two Ox people can read very differently.