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Civil-date reference · 1938-01-01

January 1, 1938 BaZi Chart

Saturday, January 1, 1938 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丁丑 · 壬子 · 癸巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸巳day pillar · #30 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1938-01-01 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Snake (癸巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丁丑Yin Fire OxMonth pillar壬子Yang Water RatDay pillar癸巳Yin Water Snake

Deterministic record

1938-01-01 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, January 1, 1938
Lunar date农历丁丑年十一月三十 · lunar month 十一月, day 三十
Reference pillars丁丑 · 壬子 · 癸巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 11 of Winter Solstice (冬至), beginning 1937-12-22
Next solar termMinor Cold (小寒) · 1938-01-06 · 5 days away
Western constellationCapricorn (摩羯)

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.

丁丑Year pillar

Yin Fire Ox · Ding Chou

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 涧下水, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. Open the full Jiazi record →

壬子Month pillar

Yang Water Rat · Ren Zi

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 桑柘木, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

癸巳Day 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 →

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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 1938-01-01

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, January 1, 1938?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸巳 (Yin Water Snake), cycle position 30 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Saturday, January 1, 1938?

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 1938-01-01 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 1938-01-01?

1938-01-01 is day 11 of Winter Solstice (冬至) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Cold (小寒) on 1938-01-06.