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Civil-date reference · 1917-05-20

May 20, 1917 BaZi Chart

Sunday, May 20, 1917 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丁巳 · 乙巳 · 壬戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

壬戌day pillar · #59 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1917-05-20 is Ren · Yang Water, and the day pillar is Yang Water Dog (壬戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丁巳Yin Fire SnakeMonth pillar乙巳Yin Wood SnakeDay pillar壬戌Yang Water Dog

Deterministic record

1917-05-20 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, May 20, 1917
Lunar date农历丁巳年三月三十 · lunar month 三月, day 三十
Reference pillars丁巳 · 乙巳 · 壬戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterRen · Yang Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 15 of Start of Summer (立夏), beginning 1917-05-06
Next solar termGrain Buds (小满) · 1917-05-21 · 1 day away
Western constellationTaurus (金牛)

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.

丁巳Year pillar

Yin Fire Snake · Ding Si

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 沙中土, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

乙巳Month 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 →

壬戌Day pillar

Yang Water Dog · Ren Xu

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 大海水, 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 1917-05-20

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, May 20, 1917?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 壬戌 (Yang Water Dog), cycle position 59 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, May 20, 1917?

The reference Day Master is 壬, Ren · Yang Water. 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 1917-05-20 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 1917-05-20?

1917-05-20 is day 15 of Start of Summer (立夏) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain Buds (小满) on 1917-05-21.