Pillarwise

Civil-date reference · 1929-05-18

May 18, 1929 BaZi Chart

Saturday, May 18, 1929 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 己巳 · 己巳 · 癸亥. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸亥day pillar · #60 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1929-05-18 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Pig (癸亥). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar己巳Yin Earth SnakeMonth pillar己巳Yin Earth SnakeDay pillar癸亥Yin Water Pig

Deterministic record

1929-05-18 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, May 18, 1929
Lunar date农历己巳年四月初十 · lunar month 四月, day 初十
Reference pillars己巳 · 己巳 · 癸亥 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Start of Summer (立夏), beginning 1929-05-06
Next solar termGrain Buds (小满) · 1929-05-21 · 3 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 →

己巳Month 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 →

癸亥Day pillar

Yin Water Pig · Gui Hai

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 大海水, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. 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 1929-05-18

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, May 18, 1929?

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

What is the Day Master for Saturday, May 18, 1929?

The reference Day Master is 癸, Gui · Yin 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 1929-05-18 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 1929-05-18?

1929-05-18 is day 13 of Start of Summer (立夏) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain Buds (小满) on 1929-05-21.