TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 443
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 443
The sign of resting in a high pavilion under the blazing sun of the sixth lunar month
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 443
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 4 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 4, 9, 10 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar months 1, 2, 6 and 11
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 六月炎天 閑臥高亭
Under the scorching sun of the sixth month, you lie at leisure resting in a high pavilion. - 披雲見月 空留穿雲
Parting the clouds to see the moon, the clouds that pierced the sky leave only an empty space. - 蘭生芝園 花笑眞光
An orchid sprouts in a garden of zhi herbs, and its flowers smile with true color. - 玉首臥龍 名振四海
The reclining dragon with a jade-like head spreads its name across the four seas.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a year when you find rest after hardship. Stuck matters clear up, like parting the clouds to see the moon, and your true light shows, like orchids blooming in a garden of fragrant herbs. Talent that had stayed hidden makes its name known in every direction.
This is a year when you find rest after hardship and your hidden talents become known to the world. The high pavilion under the scorching sun in the first verse means finding a place to rest your heart even in the middle of a hard season. As in the second verse, where you part the clouds to see the moon, blocked matters unravel one by one, and the clouds of worry lift leaving only traces. The orchid in the garden of zhi herbs in the third verse means your true self shines like a flower among good people, so choosing the right people and environment matters. The reclining dragon in the last verse is an auspicious energy of one who has quietly built skills finally making a name everywhere. But early in the year your health and dwelling are unsettled and luck doesn't follow, so postpone big ventures for a while. From late spring, and from autumn through year's end, happy events come to your home, benefactors help, and things go as you wish. Don't be worn down by early difficulties — catch your breath as if resting in a pavilion, and you'll end up smiling broadly.
A word from Master Tojeong
“The wise one finds a high pavilion even under the scorching sun. Be like the reclining dragon that awaits its time; this year your name shall spread in all directions.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Care
At the start of the year, this is a month to compose body and mind. Cut one bad habit and start living rightly, and good results will come in the end.
修道遠惡 終見吉利 身有疾病 居處不安 · Cultivate the Way and keep away from evil, and in the end you will see lucky benefit; but there is illness in your body and your dwelling is not at ease.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Care
This is a month to set aside new businesses or big investments. If your home is chaotic, try rearranging the furniture or planning a move.
時運不利 愼勿經營 家有不安 移基則吉 · Timing and fortune are unfavorable, so be careful not to start ventures; if the household is uneasy, moving to a new site is auspicious.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Good and bad are half and half, but unexpected opportunities come this month. Money may arise from cooperation with someone whose surname carries Water energy.
水姓同事 財利可期 意外功名 各振四方 · If you work together with someone with a Water-energy surname you can expect financial benefit, and unexpected merit and name resound in all directions.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Bright
Everything falls into place on time this month. There may be happy news at home or a joyful event for your children.
雨水風調 萬物自樂 家庭有慶 膝下之慶 · The rain and wind are even, so all things rejoice of themselves; there is a happy event at home — a joy concerning your descendants.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
It may look fine on the outside, but there's inner distress this month. Small quarrels may continue among family, so soften your tone.
家庭不和 風波不絶 心有隱憂 有誰知之 · The household is not in harmony so the storms never cease; who will know the hidden worry in your heart?
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This is a month to choose carefully among both people and things. People whose surnames carry Earth energy help, and be careful in matters with those with Wood-energy surnames.
利在土姓 害在木姓 失物有數 預爲度厄 · Benefit lies with those with Earth-energy surnames and harm with those with Wood-energy surnames; you may lose things, so ward off misfortune in advance.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Even
If you're just careful about people, joyful things come this month. Avoid deals or quarrels with people whose surnames carry Fire energy.
火姓不利 近之則害 福祿滿堂 憂散喜生 · Those with Fire-energy surnames are unfavorable and drawing close is harmful, but blessings and income fill your house, worries scatter, and joy arises.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Even
Money that comes in leaks out easily this month. Keep a firm hold on your wallet and deals, and spend only where necessary.
雖有生財 得而半失 財空福隱 別無所望 · Even when wealth arises you lose half of what you gain; wealth is empty and blessings hidden, so there is little to hope for.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
Autumn rain is as welcome as spring rain this month. A benefactor appears and refreshingly clears blocked matters.
春城細雨 萬物皆樂 吉運己回 貴人來助 · Fine rain falls on the spring city and all things rejoice; good fortune returns and a benefactor comes to help.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
Your home is full of vitality this month. Your household grows plentiful and a new family member or welcome guest may arrive.
家運旺盛 衣食豐足 人口增加 諸事可成 · The household's fortune flourishes so clothing and food are plentiful; the household grows and all affairs can be accomplished.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Care
Good things happen when the family pools its strength, but you need to be careful with outside matters this month. Postpone long business trips or travel if possible.
家人同心 財自天來 遠行愼之 口舌又侵 · If the household is of one heart, wealth comes from heaven; but refrain from long journeys, for quarrels intrude again.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
You close the year with a big smile this month. What you hoped for comes true and chances open to go out into a wider world.
百事如意 此外何望 井魚出海 其象太平 · All affairs go as you wish — what more could you want? The fish in the well goes out to sea, and its bearing is peaceful.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
By the formula, nobody receives this hexagram in 2027. Lunar month lengths and cycles change each year, so it does turn up in other years. For example, someone born on lunar 6/2/1986 receives this hexagram in 2028.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 443 a good one?
Hexagram 443 is read as a good year. This is a year when you find rest after hardship. Stuck matters clear up, like parting the clouds to see the moon, and your true light shows, like orchids blooming in a garden of fragrant herbs.
Which months need care in hexagram 443?
In hexagram 443, the lower months are lunar months 1, 2, 6 and 11. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.