Today's Iljin
Today's two characters, the lunar date, whether it's a Son-eomneun-nal and which solar-term period we're in, all on one screen. Based on Korea Standard Time.
The next 2 weeks
Highlighted rows are Son-eomneun-nal. The full monthly calendar is in the Son-eomneun-nal hub.
How does this iljin work for me?
The iljin is the same raw material for everyone. The rhythm card that compares it with your Saju is free to view every day in Mutal Unnie.
Get the app for iPhone & AndroidAre iljin and today's fortune different?
Yes. Iljin is the two characters attached to a day, and it's the same for everyone. It runs in a 60-day cycle. Today's fortune, on the other hand, is a reading that comes from comparing that iljin with your eight Saju characters, so it differs from person to person.
That's why the same day can be good for one person and just so-so for another. The raw material is the same, but which part of each person's birth chart it touches is different. More details are in What is iljin?.
Son-eomneun-nal
It's a day whose lunar date ends in 9 or 0 (the 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 29th and 30th of the lunar month). The name means a day when Son, the spirit said to govern the directions, has gone up to the sky and is in none of the directions. It comes around about six times a month.
That said, Son-eomneun-nal is a method that looks only at the date. It doesn't consider each person's Saju. The full process for choosing a date is in How to choose a good day: a complete guide.
When does the iljin change?
This page moves to the next date at midnight. However, some views in Saju take the start of the day to be 11 p.m., when the Ja hour begins. So if it's past 11 p.m., people tend to look at the next day's iljin as well. This debate is covered in Late and early Ja hour.
How it's calculated
Based on Korea Standard Time (KST), so even if you visit from abroad it calculates using the date in Korea. Solar-term entry times were calculated in Korea Standard Time and cross-checked against public astronomical data. The lunar–Gregorian conversion was round-trip verified across 55,002 days from 1900 to 2050.
FAQ
What is iljin?
It's the two characters attached to a given day — a combination of a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch. It runs in a 60-day cycle and is the same raw material for everyone. The iljin itself doesn't differ from person to person; today's fortune is the reading that comes from comparing this iljin with each person's Saju.
How is a Son-eomneun-nal determined?
It's a day whose lunar date ends in 9 or 0: the 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 29th and 30th of the lunar month. It comes around 5 times in a short lunar month and 6 times in a long one. The name means a day when Son, the spirit said to govern the directions, has gone up to the sky and is in none of the directions.
When does the iljin change?
This page changes the date at midnight. However, some views in Saju take the start of the day to be 11 p.m., when the Ja hour begins, so after 11 p.m. some people also refer to the next day's iljin.
What time zone does this page use?
Korea Standard Time (KST). Even if you visit from abroad, it calculates using the date in Korea.