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Civil-date reference · 1940-05-03

May 3, 1940 BaZi Chart

Friday, May 3, 1940 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚辰 · 庚辰 · 丙午. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丙午day pillar · #43 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1940-05-03 is Bing · Yang Fire, and the day pillar is Yang Fire Horse (丙午). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚辰Yang Metal DragonMonth pillar庚辰Yang Metal DragonDay pillar丙午Yang Fire Horse

Deterministic record

1940-05-03 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, May 3, 1940
Lunar date农历庚辰年三月廿六 · lunar month 三月, day 廿六
Reference pillars庚辰 · 庚辰 · 丙午 (year · month · day)
Day MasterBing · Yang Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Grain Rain (谷雨), beginning 1940-04-20
Next solar termStart of Summer (立夏) · 1940-05-06 · 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.

庚辰Year pillar

Yang Metal Dragon · Geng Chen

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 白蜡金, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

庚辰Month pillar

Yang Metal Dragon · Geng Chen

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 白蜡金, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

丙午Day pillar

Yang Fire Horse · Bing Wu

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 天河水, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. 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 1940-05-03

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, May 3, 1940?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丙午 (Yang Fire Horse), cycle position 43 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Friday, May 3, 1940?

The reference Day Master is 丙, Bing · Yang Fire. 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 1940-05-03 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 1940-05-03?

1940-05-03 is day 14 of Grain Rain (谷雨) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Summer (立夏) on 1940-05-06.