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Civil-date reference · 1986-10-16

October 16, 1986 BaZi Chart

Thursday, October 16, 1986 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙寅 · 戊戌 · 癸巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸巳day pillar · #30 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1986-10-16 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Snake (癸巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丙寅Yang Fire TigerMonth pillar戊戌Yang Earth DogDay pillar癸巳Yin Water Snake

Deterministic record

1986-10-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, October 16, 1986
Lunar date农历丙寅年九月十三 · lunar month 九月, day 十三
Reference pillars丙寅 · 戊戌 · 癸巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 9 of Cold Dew (寒露), beginning 1986-10-08
Next solar termFrost Descent (霜降) · 1986-10-24 · 8 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.

丙寅Year pillar

Yang Fire Tiger · Bing Yin

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 炉中火, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

戊戌Month pillar

Yang Earth Dog · Wu Xu

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

癸巳Day pillar

Yin Water Snake · Gui Si

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 长流水, 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 1986-10-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, October 16, 1986?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸巳 (Yin Water Snake), cycle position 30 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, October 16, 1986?

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 1986-10-16 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 1986-10-16?

1986-10-16 is day 9 of Cold Dew (寒露) in this date reference. The next solar term is Frost Descent (霜降) on 1986-10-24.