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Civil-date reference · 1901-01-20

January 20, 1901 BaZi Chart

Sunday, January 20, 1901 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚子 · 己丑 · 戊戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊戌day pillar · #35 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1901-01-20 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Dog (戊戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚子Yang Metal RatMonth pillar己丑Yin Earth OxDay pillar戊戌Yang Earth Dog

Deterministic record

1901-01-20 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, January 20, 1901
Lunar date农历庚子年十二月初一 · lunar month 十二月, day 初一
Reference pillars庚子 · 己丑 · 戊戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 15 of Minor Cold (小寒), beginning 1901-01-06
Next solar termMajor Cold (大寒) · 1901-01-21 · 1 day away
Western constellationAquarius (水瓶)

Three coordinates, three jobs

What the reference pillars contain

Each stem-branch pair is a deterministic calendar coordinate. Its role changes by pillar position, so the three rows stay separate rather than collapsing into one personality label.

庚子Year pillar

Yang Metal Rat · Geng Zi

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 壁上土, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

己丑Month pillar

Yin Earth Ox · Ji Chou

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. Open the full Jiazi record →

戊戌Day pillar

Yang Earth Dog · Wu Xu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 平地木, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. Open the full Jiazi record →

Calculation boundary

What this date does not settle

The atlas uses a standard civil-date reference so dates can be compared consistently. A real birth happened at a place and an instant, not inside a URL slug.

  • Hour pillar: requires birth time after historical timezone and true-solar-time correction.
  • Day boundary: a late-night clock time can cross the adopted Zi-hour or solar-day boundary after correction.
  • Solar-term boundary: an actual birth instant near a term transition can change the resolved year or month pillar.
  • Interpretation: one date or one Jiazi pair does not determine career, relationships, wealth, health, or events.

Resolve the fourth pillar

Calculate the actual birth chart

Add birth time and birthplace. Pillarwise then resolves historical timezone, longitude correction, equation of time, day-boundary risk, and the hour pillar before it generates a chart.

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Questions about 1901-01-20

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, January 20, 1901?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊戌 (Yang Earth Dog), cycle position 35 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, January 20, 1901?

The reference Day Master is 戊, Wu · Yang Earth. The Day Master is the heavenly stem of the resolved day pillar; it is not a complete personality result.

Can I calculate a complete BaZi chart from 1901-01-20 alone?

No. A complete Four Pillars chart requires birth time and birthplace. Historical timezone, longitude correction, equation of time, and hour or day boundaries can materially change the resolved chart.

Which solar term contains 1901-01-20?

1901-01-20 is day 15 of Minor Cold (小寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Cold (大寒) on 1901-01-21.