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Civil-date reference · 1918-12-21

December 21, 1918 BaZi Chart

Saturday, December 21, 1918 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊午 · 甲子 · 壬寅. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

壬寅day pillar · #39 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1918-12-21 is Ren · Yang Water, and the day pillar is Yang Water Tiger (壬寅). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊午Yang Earth HorseMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar壬寅Yang Water Tiger

Deterministic record

1918-12-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, December 21, 1918
Lunar date农历戊午年十一月十九 · lunar month 十一月, day 十九
Reference pillars戊午 · 甲子 · 壬寅 (year · month · day)
Day MasterRen · Yang Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 1918-12-08
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 1918-12-22 · 1 day 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 →

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 →

壬寅Day pillar

Yang Water Tiger · Ren Yin

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 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 1918-12-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, December 21, 1918?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 壬寅 (Yang Water Tiger), cycle position 39 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Saturday, December 21, 1918?

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 1918-12-21 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 1918-12-21?

1918-12-21 is day 14 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 1918-12-22.