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Civil-date reference · 1938-04-03

April 3, 1938 BaZi Chart

Sunday, April 3, 1938 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊寅 · 乙卯 · 乙丑. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

乙丑day pillar · #2 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1938-04-03 is Yi · Yin Wood, and the day pillar is Yin Wood Ox (乙丑). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊寅Yang Earth TigerMonth pillar乙卯Yin Wood RabbitDay pillar乙丑Yin Wood Ox

Deterministic record

1938-04-03 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, April 3, 1938
Lunar date农历戊寅年三月初三 · lunar month 三月, day 初三
Reference pillars戊寅 · 乙卯 · 乙丑 (year · month · day)
Day MasterYi · Yin Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Spring Equinox (春分), beginning 1938-03-21
Next solar termClear and Bright (清明) · 1938-04-05 · 2 days away
Western constellationAries (白羊)

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.

戊寅Year pillar

Yang Earth Tiger · Wu Yin

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 城头土, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

乙卯Month pillar

Yin Wood Rabbit · Yi Mao

The visible stem is Yi · Yin Wood; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 大溪水, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

乙丑Day pillar

Yin Wood Ox · Yi Chou

The visible stem is Yi · Yin Wood; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. 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 1938-04-03

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, April 3, 1938?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 乙丑 (Yin Wood Ox), cycle position 2 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, April 3, 1938?

The reference Day Master is 乙, Yi · Yin Wood. 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 1938-04-03 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 1938-04-03?

1938-04-03 is day 14 of Spring Equinox (春分) in this date reference. The next solar term is Clear and Bright (清明) on 1938-04-05.