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Civil-date reference · 1936-05-21

May 21, 1936 BaZi Chart

Thursday, May 21, 1936 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙子 · 癸巳 · 癸卯. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸卯day pillar · #40 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1936-05-21 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Rabbit (癸卯). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丙子Yang Fire RatMonth pillar癸巳Yin Water SnakeDay pillar癸卯Yin Water Rabbit

Deterministic record

1936-05-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, May 21, 1936
Lunar date农历丙子年四月初一 · lunar month 四月, day 初一
Reference pillars丙子 · 癸巳 · 癸卯 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 1 of Grain Buds (小满), beginning 1936-05-21
Next solar termGrain in Ear (芒种) · 1936-06-06 · 16 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.

丙子Year 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 →

癸巳Month pillar

Yin Water Snake · Gui Si

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 长流水, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸卯Day pillar

Yin Water Rabbit · Gui Mao

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stem . 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 1936-05-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, May 21, 1936?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸卯 (Yin Water Rabbit), cycle position 40 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, May 21, 1936?

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 1936-05-21 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 1936-05-21?

1936-05-21 is day 1 of Grain Buds (小满) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain in Ear (芒种) on 1936-06-06.