Fortune Cycles

Annual Fortune歲運

Sewoon

Year-by-year fortune — the annual climate of destiny

Sewoon (歲運, Annual Fortune) refers to the influence of each year's Stem and Branch on the natal BaZi chart. If Daeun is the 10-year season, Sewoon is the year's specific weather — both together reveal the full picture.

What is Sewoon?

Sewoon is the influence of the current year's Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch on an individual's natal chart. For example, 2026 is Bing-Wu year (丙午), meaning Yang Fire (Bing) and Horse (Wu) energies affect all charts — but the specific impact differs by individual natal chart.

Daeun and Sewoon Together

Daeun is the 10-year 'season'; Sewoon is the annual 'weather'. Even within a favorable Daeun, a challenging Sewoon year may bring difficulties. And within a challenging Daeun, a favorable Sewoon can bring temporary improvement. Both must be analyzed together.

How to Analyze Sewoon

Examine how the annual Stem and Branch interact with the natal Day Master, Month Branch, and Day Branch. Annual elements that support the useful element (Yongshin) = favorable year. Combinations (He) or Clashes (Chong) in that year's element signal changes in the corresponding life domain.

Key Points

  • Year-by-year influence of the current year's Stem and Branch
  • Specific annual changes within the broader 10-year Daeun
  • Same Sewoon year affects everyone differently based on natal chart
  • Strengthens or weakens useful element determines good/bad year
  • Combinations/Clashes signal changes in specific life domains

See how this concept appears in your own BaZi chart

세운(歲運)이란? 사주 용어 — 한 해의 운세 | Annual Fortune (歲運 Sewoon) — BaZi Glossary | 일주 성격 분석