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Civil-date reference · 1988-12-19

December 19, 1988 BaZi Chart

Monday, December 19, 1988 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊辰 · 甲子 · 戊申. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊申day pillar · #45 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1988-12-19 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey (戊申). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊辰Yang Earth DragonMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar戊申Yang Earth Monkey

Deterministic record

1988-12-19 at a glance

Gregorian dateMonday, December 19, 1988
Lunar date农历戊辰年十一月十一 · lunar month 十一月, day 十一
Reference pillars戊辰 · 甲子 · 戊申 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 1988-12-07
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 1988-12-21 · 2 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.

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 →

甲子Month pillar

Yang Wood Rat · Jia Zi

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

戊申Day pillar

Yang Earth Monkey · Wu Shen

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 大驿土, 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.

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Questions about 1988-12-19

What is the BaZi day pillar for Monday, December 19, 1988?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊申 (Yang Earth Monkey), cycle position 45 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Monday, December 19, 1988?

The reference Day Master is 戊, Wu · Yang Earth. 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 1988-12-19 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 1988-12-19?

1988-12-19 is day 13 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 1988-12-21.