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Civil-date reference · 1924-12-16

December 16, 1924 BaZi Chart

Tuesday, December 16, 1924 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲子 · 丙子 · 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 1924-12-16 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甲子Yang Wood RatMonth pillar丙子Yang Fire RatDay pillar己巳Yin Earth Snake

Deterministic record

1924-12-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateTuesday, December 16, 1924
Lunar date农历甲子年十一月二十 · lunar month 十一月, day 二十
Reference pillars甲子 · 丙子 · 己巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJi · Yin Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 1924-12-07
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 1924-12-22 · 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.

甲子Year 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 →

丙子Month pillar

Yang Fire Rat · Bing Zi

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 涧下水, and the branch contains hidden stem . 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 1924-12-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Tuesday, December 16, 1924?

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 Tuesday, December 16, 1924?

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 1924-12-16 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 1924-12-16?

1924-12-16 is day 10 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 1924-12-22.