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Civil-date reference · 1940-11-17

November 17, 1940 BaZi Chart

Sunday, November 17, 1940 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚辰 · 丁亥 · 甲子. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲子day pillar · #1 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1940-11-17 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Rat (甲子). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚辰Yang Metal DragonMonth pillar丁亥Yin Fire PigDay pillar甲子Yang Wood Rat

Deterministic record

1940-11-17 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, November 17, 1940
Lunar date农历庚辰年十月十八 · lunar month 十月, day 十八
Reference pillars庚辰 · 丁亥 · 甲子 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 11 of Start of Winter (立冬), beginning 1940-11-07
Next solar termMinor Snow (小雪) · 1940-11-22 · 5 days away
Western constellationScorpio (天蝎)

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 →

丁亥Month pillar

Yin Fire Pig · Ding Hai

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 屋上土, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲子Day 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 →

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 1940-11-17

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, November 17, 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 Sunday, November 17, 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 1940-11-17 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 1940-11-17?

1940-11-17 is day 11 of Start of Winter (立冬) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Snow (小雪) on 1940-11-22.