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Civil-date reference · 1948-10-23

October 23, 1948 BaZi Chart

Saturday, October 23, 1948 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊子 · 壬戌 · 辛巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

辛巳day pillar · #18 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1948-10-23 is Xin · Yin Metal, and the day pillar is Yin Metal Snake (辛巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊子Yang Earth RatMonth pillar壬戌Yang Water DogDay pillar辛巳Yin Metal Snake

Deterministic record

1948-10-23 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, October 23, 1948
Lunar date农历戊子年九月廿一 · lunar month 九月, day 廿一
Reference pillars戊子 · 壬戌 · 辛巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterXin · Yin Metal · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 1 of Frost Descent (霜降), beginning 1948-10-23
Next solar termStart of Winter (立冬) · 1948-11-07 · 15 days away
Western constellationLibra (天秤)

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.

戊子Year 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 →

壬戌Month pillar

Yang Water Dog · Ren Xu

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 大海水, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. Open the full Jiazi record →

辛巳Day pillar

Yin Metal Snake · Xin Si

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 白蜡金, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 戊. 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 1948-10-23

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, October 23, 1948?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 辛巳 (Yin Metal Snake), cycle position 18 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Saturday, October 23, 1948?

The reference Day Master is 辛, Xin · Yin Metal. 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 1948-10-23 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 1948-10-23?

1948-10-23 is day 1 of Frost Descent (霜降) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Winter (立冬) on 1948-11-07.