Pillarwise

Civil-date reference · 1929-05-02

May 2, 1929 BaZi Chart

Thursday, May 2, 1929 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 己巳 · 戊辰 · 丁未. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丁未day pillar · #44 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1929-05-02 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Goat (丁未). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar己巳Yin Earth SnakeMonth pillar戊辰Yang Earth DragonDay pillar丁未Yin Fire Goat

Deterministic record

1929-05-02 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, May 2, 1929
Lunar date农历己巳年三月廿三 · lunar month 三月, day 廿三
Reference pillars己巳 · 戊辰 · 丁未 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Grain Rain (谷雨), beginning 1929-04-20
Next solar termStart of Summer (立夏) · 1929-05-06 · 4 days 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.

己巳Year 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 →

戊辰Month pillar

Yang Earth Dragon · Wu Chen

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 大林木, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

丁未Day pillar

Yin Fire Goat · Ding Wei

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 天河水, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. 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 1929-05-02

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, May 2, 1929?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁未 (Yin Fire Goat), cycle position 44 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, May 2, 1929?

The reference Day Master is 丁, Ding · Yin Fire. 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 1929-05-02 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 1929-05-02?

1929-05-02 is day 13 of Grain Rain (谷雨) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Summer (立夏) on 1929-05-06.