In 2027, the Rabbit, Pig, and Goat (Sheep) signs are in Samjae (삼재), the three-disaster cycle. Their Samjae runs 2025–2027, and 2027 is the leaving year — called nal-samjae (날삼재), the final of the three, when the Samjae energy is on its way out. 2027 is the Fire Goat year (정미, 丁未), so the Goat is both the year’s host animal and in its own leaving Samjae — because the Goat belongs to the same three-harmony trine. Samjae is grouped by that trine (samhap), not by your individual chart, so it is a broad signal — how much it matters to you depends on your full Saju.
Every year three zodiac signs enter, sit in, or leave their Samjae. Here is who is affected in the Fire Goat year of 2027, and why this last year of the cycle works the way it does.
| Zodiac sign | Birth years (recent) | Samjae status in 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbit (卯) | 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 | Leaving year (nal-samjae) |
| Pig (亥) | 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 | Leaving year (nal-samjae) |
| Goat / Sheep (未) | 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 | Leaving year (nal-samjae) & year host |
| All other signs | — | Not in Samjae in 2027 |
(Zodiac years follow the lunar/solar new year, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the previous animal year. If you were born then, check your true year animal first.)
Samjae is assigned by samhap (삼합), the three-harmony trine that groups compatible signs. Each trine hits its three-disaster years together. The Pig, Rabbit, and Goat form the Wood trine (亥卯未), and their Samjae years are the Snake, Horse, and Goat years (巳午未):
Because 2027 is the Goat year and it falls at the end of that window, the Pig–Rabbit–Goat group is in the final, releasing phase of the cycle. The Goat is unusual this year: it is the year’s own animal and a member of the trine, so Goat-born people meet their leaving Samjae in their own zodiac year.
| Samhap trine (your sign) | Samjae years |
|---|---|
| Monkey · Rat · Dragon (申子辰) | Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon years |
| Snake · Rooster · Ox (巳酉丑) | Pig, Rat, Ox years |
| Tiger · Horse · Dog (寅午戌) | Monkey, Rooster, Dog years |
| Pig · Rabbit · Goat (亥卯未) | Snake, Horse, Goat years — 2027 is Goat |
Nal-samjae is the exit year — the Samjae energy is on its way out. Traditionally it is read less as fresh trouble and more as a year to close things out and stabilise: finish what was started in the previous two years, settle disputes, tidy your finances, and avoid opening brand-new, irreversible ventures right at the tail of the cycle. For the Goat in particular, older texts flag watching spending and easing household friction rather than chasing new investment. But Samjae is a coarse, sign-level signal: it groups roughly a twelfth of all people at once. Your actual year depends far more on your own Four Pillars — your Day Master, your Luck Pillar (daeun), and the annual energy (seun) landing on your chart. Many people in Samjae have an excellent year because their personal chart is strong; others not in Samjae face a hard one. The only way to know your case is to read your chart, not just your animal.
Samjae is a sign-level rule. Your personal Luck Pillar and this year’s energy on your own Four Pillars decide whether 2027 is genuinely a caution year — or the year everything finally settles.
Ask the AI about your 2027 Full 2027 readingThe Rabbit, Pig, and Goat (Sheep). Their three-year Samjae runs 2025–2027, and 2027 — the Goat year — is the leaving year, called nal-samjae, the final phase when the Samjae energy exits.
The leaving year. For the Pig–Rabbit–Goat trine, 2025 (Snake) is entering, 2026 (Horse) is the middle, and 2027 (Goat) is leaving — the last of the three.
Yes. 2027 is the Fire Goat year, and the Goat belongs to the Pig–Rabbit–Goat trine whose Samjae falls in Snake, Horse, and Goat years. So the Goat is both the year’s host animal and in its own leaving Samjae — an unusual overlap that only happens on this last year of the cycle.
Not necessarily. Nal-samjae is the exit phase, traditionally a year to close things out and stabilise rather than a guarantee of misfortune. Samjae is a broad, sign-level caution that groups about a twelfth of everyone at once. Your real year depends on your own Four Pillars, Luck Pillar, and the annual energy on your chart. A personal reading tells you whether it matters for you.