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Civil-date reference · 1956-12-12

December 12, 1956 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, December 12, 1956 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙申 · 庚子 · 癸丑. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸丑day pillar · #50 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1956-12-12 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Ox (癸丑). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丙申Yang Fire MonkeyMonth pillar庚子Yang Metal RatDay pillar癸丑Yin Water Ox

Deterministic record

1956-12-12 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, December 12, 1956
Lunar date农历丙申年十一月十一 · lunar month 十一月, day 十一
Reference pillars丙申 · 庚子 · 癸丑 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 6 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 1956-12-07
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 1956-12-22 · 10 days away
Western constellationSagittarius (射手)

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.

丙申Year pillar

Yang Fire Monkey · Bing Shen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 山下火, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

庚子Month pillar

Yang Metal Rat · Geng Zi

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 壁上土, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

癸丑Day pillar

Yin Water Ox · Gui Chou

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 桑柘木, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. 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 1956-12-12

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, December 12, 1956?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸丑 (Yin Water Ox), cycle position 50 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, December 12, 1956?

The reference Day Master is 癸, Gui · Yin Water. 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 1956-12-12 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 1956-12-12?

1956-12-12 is day 6 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 1956-12-22.