Ox Baby? Not here yet.

I am not throwing wet blankets onto the elated parents who have just received their newborn babies on the very early morning of 26 January 2009 - the first day of 2009 Chinese Lunar New Year.

Technically speaking, in terms of bazi, those babies are still under the influence of Rat year and not the Golden Moo Moo. So, if you are really keen to have an Ox baby, you should ask your baby to come out only after 4 February 2009.

Why the discrepancy? First of all, for bazi reading and almost all Feng Shui systems, we base it on Solar Calendar instead of Lunar Calendar. 4 February is also known as the Li Chun (立春) of the year.

Out of curiosity, I have decided to plot and compare the bazi charts between the dates 26 January and 4 February for 2009, to see which bazi fares better. - assuming the hour of birth 0000 am (if it is 2359 pm, it will result in a different bazi).

The first bazi shown here is generally for those babies that are born on 26 January 2009, between 0000 to 0059 am.


The bazi here indicates a strong Yin metal baby born into an over protective mother who is not so good for the child to grow up being someone that is able to be independent. Having said that, the baby's relationship with the father will be stronger. From the chart, we can tell that the father is responsible, able to provide for the kid and will definitely establish a much closer bonding as compared to the mother. He should be playing a more active mentoring role for the betterment of his child.

Something that is very prominent (and I do not like) is the fan yin between the month and day pillars in the chart. This indicates an intrinsic relationship issue with the spouse in future. Health wise, got to exercise some self control over eating habit.

What about his or her ability to study? I would say it is not a real issue except that you as a parent need to push a bit harder as he or she tends to procrastinate. Yet this kid tends to get stressed up easily due to his or her combative nature that wants to outshine others. He is also very sensitive of how people perceive him and can get really edgy with trivial stuff. Very face-conscious too.

The other chart here depicts a leader in making. Someone that is thoughtful, resourceful, discipline and good in sports. Deep inside the kid, he/she is a rebel who is not so happy with alot of things surrounding him - very sceptical but will want to change for the better. If this person is your boss, I will suggest that you talk with tact and try to cut the craps when you present your case to him or her. His/her temper may not be so good. So, go straight to the point and do not be long winded. If not, be prepared to be snapped at.



This person will, however, in future marry a supportive spouse who is caring, motherly and who will take care of the family. This is really important especially for someone who is very capable in climbing the corporate ladder.

If this is a lady bazi, she will also grow up to be very shapely.

So, do you go for the first type of chart or the latter if you wish to pick a date for C-Section birth?

It really again depends on what you want.

PS: To be fair, I would still need to factor in the luck cycles. Nevertheless, if your baby is going to arrive on 4 February 09, I must congratulate you as he or she definitely has a very good headstart in life.