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Civil-date reference · 1938-12-22

December 22, 1938 BaZi Chart

Thursday, December 22, 1938 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊寅 · 甲子 · 戊子. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊子day pillar · #25 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1938-12-22 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Rat (戊子). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊寅Yang Earth TigerMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar戊子Yang Earth Rat

Deterministic record

1938-12-22 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, December 22, 1938
Lunar date农历戊寅年十一月初一 · lunar month 十一月, day 初一
Reference pillars戊寅 · 甲子 · 戊子 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 1 of Winter Solstice (冬至), beginning 1938-12-22
Next solar termMinor Cold (小寒) · 1939-01-06 · 15 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.

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 →

甲子Month pillar

Yang Wood Rat · Jia Zi

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

戊子Day pillar

Yang Earth Rat · Wu Zi

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, 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 1938-12-22

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, December 22, 1938?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊子 (Yang Earth Rat), cycle position 25 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, December 22, 1938?

The reference Day Master is 戊, Wu · Yang Earth. 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 1938-12-22 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 1938-12-22?

1938-12-22 is day 1 of Winter Solstice (冬至) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Cold (小寒) on 1939-01-06.