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Rooster (酉), the branch paired with Taurus

Taurus in BaZi and the Day Pillars

The rooster on solid ground

Slow, steady and in it for the long haul. In the table of twelve stations it pairs with the Rooster (酉) and belongs to the Metal Three Harmony (巳酉丑).

In this article
  1. Taurus at a glance
  2. Taurus personality
  3. Taurus in love
  4. Taurus at work
  5. What Taurus should watch
  6. Taurus: Day Pillars sitting on 酉 (Rooster) (5)
  7. Taurus: Day Pillars in the same Three Harmony (10)
  8. Taurus: Day Pillars in Six Harmony (5)
  9. Taurus: Day Pillars in Clash (5)

Taurus at a glance

DatesApr 20 to May 20 (2027 dates in UTC; can shift by a day with the year and your time zone)
Sun longitude30° ~ 60°
Western elementEarth (same element: Virgo, Capricorn)
Chinese station and branchJinniu 金牛宮 = 大梁 = 酉 (Rooster)
Three Harmony frameMetal frame 巳酉丑 (Snake, Rooster, Ox)

Taurus personality

Taurus begins at Grain Rain, 30° of solar longitude. The West calls it an earth sign; in BaZi terms it is the metal and gemstone (the Rooster branch) refined inside the earth. You love what you can touch and what lasts, and your senses are sharp: taste, texture and sound are real pleasures to you. Once you choose a road, you rarely change it.

Taurus in love

You take time to open up, and once you do, it lasts. You show love through shared meals and steady check-ins more than speeches. When possessiveness creeps in, say your trust out loud.

Taurus at work

Finance, cooking, design, music and property suit you: work where feel and patience add up to results.

What Taurus should watch

Do not let staying power turn into isolation. Metal is hard, so it changes slowly; take change in small pieces and it goes down easier.

Taurus: Day Pillars sitting on 酉 (Rooster) (5)

The day branch is the same branch this sign is paired with, so both traditions point to the same animal.

Taurus: Day Pillars in the same Three Harmony (10)

The day branch belongs to the same Three Harmony as Taurus: Metal frame 巳酉丑 (Snake, Rooster, Ox). They face the same direction.

Taurus: Day Pillars in Six Harmony (5)

The day branch forms a Six Harmony with 酉. Each fills in what the other lacks.

Taurus: Day Pillars in Clash (5)

The day branch clashes with 酉, sitting directly opposite it. Outer style and inner pace pull in different directions.

Find my sign and Day Pillar

Your sign is set by the 30° stretch of ecliptic longitude the Sun was crossing at your birth. The cusps (the mid-month solar terms such as the spring equinox) shift by about a day from year to year, so if you were born on a cusp day, add your birth time too. The sign-to-branch pairing follows the names in the traditional Chinese table of twelve stations, whose boundaries sit about 15° off the Western signs. Read it for fun.