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Civil-date reference · 1918-05-22

May 22, 1918 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, May 22, 1918 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊午 · 丁巳 · 己巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

己巳day pillar · #6 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1918-05-22 is Ji · Yin Earth, and the day pillar is Yin Earth Snake (己巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊午Yang Earth HorseMonth pillar丁巳Yin Fire SnakeDay pillar己巳Yin Earth Snake

Deterministic record

1918-05-22 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, May 22, 1918
Lunar date农历戊午年四月十三 · lunar month 四月, day 十三
Reference pillars戊午 · 丁巳 · 己巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJi · Yin Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 1 of Grain Buds (小满), beginning 1918-05-22
Next solar termGrain in Ear (芒种) · 1918-06-06 · 15 days away
Western constellationGemini (双子)

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.

戊午Year pillar

Yang Earth Horse · Wu Wu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. Open the full Jiazi record →

丁巳Month 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 →

己巳Day pillar

Yin Earth Snake · Ji Si

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 大林木, 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 1918-05-22

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, May 22, 1918?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 己巳 (Yin Earth Snake), cycle position 6 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, May 22, 1918?

The reference Day Master is 己, Ji · Yin 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 1918-05-22 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 1918-05-22?

1918-05-22 is day 1 of Grain Buds (小满) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain in Ear (芒种) on 1918-06-06.