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Civil-date reference · 1978-09-21

September 21, 1978 BaZi Chart

Thursday, September 21, 1978 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊午 · 辛酉 · 丙戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丙戌day pillar · #23 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1978-09-21 is Bing · Yang Fire, and the day pillar is Yang Fire Dog (丙戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊午Yang Earth HorseMonth pillar辛酉Yin Metal RoosterDay pillar丙戌Yang Fire Dog

Deterministic record

1978-09-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, September 21, 1978
Lunar date农历戊午年八月十九 · lunar month 八月, day 十九
Reference pillars戊午 · 辛酉 · 丙戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterBing · Yang Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of White Dew (白露), beginning 1978-09-08
Next solar termAutumn Equinox (秋分) · 1978-09-23 · 2 days away
Western constellationVirgo (处女)

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 →

辛酉Month pillar

Yin Metal Rooster · Xin You

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is You · Rooster · Metal. Its Na Yin is 石榴木, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

丙戌Day pillar

Yang Fire Dog · Bing Xu

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 屋上土, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. 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 1978-09-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, September 21, 1978?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丙戌 (Yang Fire Dog), cycle position 23 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, September 21, 1978?

The reference Day Master is 丙, Bing · Yang Fire. 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 1978-09-21 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 1978-09-21?

1978-09-21 is day 14 of White Dew (白露) in this date reference. The next solar term is Autumn Equinox (秋分) on 1978-09-23.