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Civil-date reference · 1988-07-31

July 31, 1988 BaZi Chart

Sunday, July 31, 1988 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊辰 · 己未 · 丁亥. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丁亥day pillar · #24 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1988-07-31 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Pig (丁亥). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊辰Yang Earth DragonMonth pillar己未Yin Earth GoatDay pillar丁亥Yin Fire Pig

Deterministic record

1988-07-31 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, July 31, 1988
Lunar date农历戊辰年六月十八 · lunar month 六月, day 十八
Reference pillars戊辰 · 己未 · 丁亥 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Major Heat (大暑), beginning 1988-07-22
Next solar termStart of Autumn (立秋) · 1988-08-07 · 7 days away
Western constellationLeo (狮子)

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.

戊辰Year pillar

Yang Earth Dragon · Wu Chen

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 大林木, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. 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 →

丁亥Day pillar

Yin Fire Pig · Ding Hai

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 屋上土, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. 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 1988-07-31

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, July 31, 1988?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁亥 (Yin Fire Pig), cycle position 24 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, July 31, 1988?

The reference Day Master is 丁, Ding · Yin 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 1988-07-31 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 1988-07-31?

1988-07-31 is day 10 of Major Heat (大暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Autumn (立秋) on 1988-08-07.