Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu: Traits, Love, Compatibility and Void Years
Monkey–Rooster (申酉, saru-tori) tenchusatsu leaves the west open: the side of home, partners and settled results. Read its traits, work, love, compatibility and every void date, and check whether it is yours.
Updated October 25, 2026
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu
Saru-Tori · The mover: quick, sociable and at home in the wider world.
Everyone born on a day of the 甲戌 week has this type: the ten stems cover ten branches and leave 申 and 酉 without a stem.
- This year2 years to go
- This monthNot void
- TodayVoid day
- Open direction
- West
- Less support from
- Home, spouse, settled results
- Stronger
- Work, society, new starts
- Void years
- Next: 2028–2029
- Void hours
- 15:00–19:00
- Day pillars
- 甲戌・乙亥・丙子・丁丑・戊寅・己卯・庚辰・辛巳・壬午・癸未
- Year runs
- Feb 4, 2026 – Feb 3, 2027
- Start of Spring
- Feb 4, 2026 04:02
- Void this year
- Horse–Goat Tenchusatsu
Drag the knob around the ring, tap a branch, or use the arrow keys.
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu personality and traits
The mover: quick, sociable and at home in the wider world.
The west stands for home, the spouse and the results life gathers in. With it open, tradition says Monkey–Rooster people find less of their footing at home and more of it out in the world. They tend to be quick, sociable and restless: happiest when something is moving, slightly uneasy when everything is settled.
Their strength sits in the east: society, work and beginnings. Monkey–Rooster people often read situations fast, decide quickly and adapt well to new places and people. Living in the present suits them better than long, rigid plans, and they can turn a change of circumstance into an opening.
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu at work
Roles with movement and people suit them: sales, trading, travel, events, negotiation, project work. They do well where speed matters and results show quickly. A job that keeps them at one desk for years can feel confining.
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu at a glance
- Quick decisions and fast reactions
- Sociable and at ease in new places
- Adapts well; dislikes standing still
- Lives in the present more than in long plans
Less support from
Home, spouse, settled results
Stronger
Work, society, new starts
Traditional tendencies of the type. Your full chart (Day Master, ten gods, elements) says far more about you than the type alone.
The Day Masters of this type’s ten day pillars.
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu in love and marriage
Love
Lively and attentive, Monkey–Rooster people enjoy the chase and bring energy to a relationship. They do best with a partner who has a life of their own. Saying what you feel, not only what you plan, helps it last.
Marriage
Tradition says home is the side they build on purpose: it will not run itself. Shared projects, clear roles and time together in the calendar work well. Couples who both work and respect each other’s independence suit this type.
For a real answer about two people, compare both charts: day masters, spouse palaces and elements weigh far more than the two types.
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu compatibility with the six types
Type compatibility is read from where the two types sit on the six-step ring: the same type, neighbours whose void years run back to back, two steps apart, or opposite. The years shown are each type’s current or next void.
- 申酉
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu
Same type
You lack the same direction, so values and pace feel familiar and easy. You also enter the void together, so in those two years agree who carries the plans.
Both of you: 2028–2029
- 寅卯
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Tiger–Rabbit Tenchusatsu
Opposite type: complementary
Tiger–Rabbit (寅卯) is your mirror: strong at home, open in society, while you are the reverse. Together you can cover both worlds.
Void years: you 2028–2029, them 2034–2035
Read about Tiger–Rabbit Tenchusatsu - 戌亥
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Dog–Pig Tenchusatsu
Neighbours: void years back to back
Your void years run back to back, so for four years in a row one of you is in a void. Plan big joint steps for the eight years in between.
Void years: you 2028–2029, them 2030–2031
Read about Dog–Pig Tenchusatsu - 午未
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Horse–Goat Tenchusatsu
Neighbours: void years back to back
Your void years run back to back, so for four years in a row one of you is in a void. Plan big joint steps for the eight years in between.
Void years: you 2028–2029, them 2026–2027
Read about Horse–Goat Tenchusatsu - 子丑
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Rat–Ox Tenchusatsu
Two steps apart
Your void years are four years apart, with no overlap. Each can steady the other’s quiet years, which suits partners and teams alike.
Void years: you 2028–2029, them 2032–2033
Read about Rat–Ox Tenchusatsu - 辰巳
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu × Dragon–Snake Tenchusatsu
Two steps apart
Your void years are four years apart, with no overlap. Each can steady the other’s quiet years, which suits partners and teams alike.
Void years: you 2028–2029, them 2036–2037
Read about Dragon–Snake Tenchusatsu
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu years, months and days
Every date for Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu, worked out from the solar terms. 2026 is year 9 after the last void, with 2 years to the next.
Void years (申酉 years)
- Earlier2004–2005Feb 4, 2004 – Feb 3, 2006
- Last time2016–2017Feb 4, 2016 – Feb 3, 2018
- Next2028–2029Feb 4, 2028 – Feb 3, 2030
- After that2040–2041Feb 4, 2040 – Feb 3, 2042
- After that2052–2053Feb 4, 2052 – Feb 2, 2054
Void months (申酉 months)
2026 void months: Aug 7, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026
- 寅Feb 4 – Mar 4
- 卯Mar 5 – Apr 4
- 辰Apr 5 – May 4
- 巳May 5 – Jun 4
- 午Jun 5 – Jul 6
- 未Jul 7 – Aug 6
- 申Aug 7 – Sep 6Void
- 酉Sep 7 – Oct 7Void
- 戌Oct 8 – Nov 6This month
- 亥Nov 7 – Dec 6
- 子Dec 7 – Jan 4
- 丑Jan 5 – Feb 3
Each cell is one Chinese month, from its opening solar term to the day before the next. The year starts with the Tiger (寅) month in February.
Void days and hours
October 2026
Next void days
- Oct 26
- Nov 6 · Nov 7
- Nov 18 · Nov 19
Days with the branch 申 or 酉. They come back every twelve days, always as a pair.
Void hours each day
15:00–19:00
The double hours of 申 and 酉. Traditional almanacs mention them; most readers only look at years and months.
Dates and times are shown in China Standard Time.
How Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu can spend the void
The Monkey–Rooster years and the void months of August and September are when the home side is doubly open. Do not rush big household decisions; give time to family and routines, and let the urge to move on settle before acting.
Suits the void period
- Study, training and qualifications
- Finishing and tidying up what is already under way
- Health, rest and routines
- Looking after the people and commitments you have
Monkey–Rooster Tenchusatsu FAQ
The dates are calculated for today; the rest is the traditional reading.
Beyond the void years
Read your timing against the whole chart
A void year is one timing marker among many. Chapter 6 of your Bazi reading, “Luck cycles and the years ahead”, reads your luck pillars and coming years from the whole chart, including what the void years mean for you. Chapter 1 is free with an account.
- 1Your chart at a glanceFree
- 2Personality
- 3Career and money
- 4Love and relationships
- 5Five elements and balance
- 6Luck cycles and the years aheadTiming
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