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Civil-date reference · 1908-12-16

December 16, 1908 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, December 16, 1908 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊申 · 甲子 · 乙巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

乙巳day pillar · #42 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1908-12-16 is Yi · Yin Wood, and the day pillar is Yin Wood Snake (乙巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊申Yang Earth MonkeyMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar乙巳Yin Wood Snake

Deterministic record

1908-12-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, December 16, 1908
Lunar date农历戊申年十一月廿三 · lunar month 十一月, day 廿三
Reference pillars戊申 · 甲子 · 乙巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterYi · Yin Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 1908-12-07
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 1908-12-22 · 6 days away
Western constellationSagittarius (射手)

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.

戊申Year pillar

Yang Earth Monkey · Wu Shen

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 大驿土, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲子Month pillar

Yang Wood Rat · Jia Zi

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

乙巳Day pillar

Yin Wood Snake · Yi Si

The visible stem is Yi · Yin Wood; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 覆灯火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 戊. 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 1908-12-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, December 16, 1908?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 乙巳 (Yin Wood Snake), cycle position 42 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, December 16, 1908?

The reference Day Master is 乙, Yi · Yin Wood. 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 1908-12-16 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 1908-12-16?

1908-12-16 is day 10 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 1908-12-22.