Pillarwise

Civil-date reference · 1978-07-21

July 21, 1978 BaZi Chart

Friday, July 21, 1978 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊午 · 己未 · 甲申. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲申day pillar · #21 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1978-07-21 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey (甲申). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊午Yang Earth HorseMonth pillar己未Yin Earth GoatDay pillar甲申Yang Wood Monkey

Deterministic record

1978-07-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, July 21, 1978
Lunar date农历戊午年六月十七 · lunar month 六月, day 十七
Reference pillars戊午 · 己未 · 甲申 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 15 of Minor Heat (小暑), beginning 1978-07-07
Next solar termMajor Heat (大暑) · 1978-07-23 · 2 days away
Western constellationCancer (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.

戊午Year pillar

Yang Earth Horse · Wu Wu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. Open the full Jiazi record →

己未Month pillar

Yin Earth Goat · Ji Wei

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲申Day pillar

Yang Wood Monkey · Jia Shen

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 泉中水, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 1978-07-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, July 21, 1978?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲申 (Yang Wood Monkey), cycle position 21 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Friday, July 21, 1978?

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 1978-07-21 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 1978-07-21?

1978-07-21 is day 15 of Minor Heat (小暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Heat (大暑) on 1978-07-23.