Civil-date reference · 1940-07-20
July 20, 1940 BaZi Chart
Saturday, July 20, 1940 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚辰 · 癸未 · 甲子. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.
Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1940-07-20 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Rat (甲子). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.
Deterministic record
1940-07-20 at a glance
| Gregorian date | Saturday, July 20, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | 农历庚辰年六月十六 · lunar month 六月, day 十六 |
| Reference pillars | 庚辰 · 癸未 · 甲子 (year · month · day) |
| Day Master | Jia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem 甲 |
| Solar-term position | Day 14 of Minor Heat (小暑), beginning 1940-07-07 |
| Next solar term | Major Heat (大暑) · 1940-07-23 · 3 days away |
| Western constellation | Cancer (巨蟹) |
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.
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 →
Yin Water Goat · Gui Wei
The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 杨柳木, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. Open the full Jiazi record →
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 癸. 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.
Every date in July 1940
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.
Questions about 1940-07-20
What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, July 20, 1940?
In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲子 (Yang Wood Rat), cycle position 1 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.
What is the Day Master for Saturday, July 20, 1940?
The reference Day Master is 甲, Jia · Yang 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 1940-07-20 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 1940-07-20?
1940-07-20 is day 14 of Minor Heat (小暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Heat (大暑) on 1940-07-23.