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Civil-date reference · 1996-04-16

April 16, 1996 BaZi Chart

Tuesday, April 16, 1996 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙子 · 壬辰 · 癸未. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸未day pillar · #20 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1996-04-16 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Goat (癸未). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丙子Yang Fire RatMonth pillar壬辰Yang Water DragonDay pillar癸未Yin Water Goat

Deterministic record

1996-04-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateTuesday, April 16, 1996
Lunar date农历丙子年二月廿九 · lunar month 二月, day 廿九
Reference pillars丙子 · 壬辰 · 癸未 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Clear and Bright (清明), beginning 1996-04-04
Next solar termGrain Rain (谷雨) · 1996-04-20 · 4 days away
Western constellationAries (白羊)

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.

丙子Year pillar

Yang Fire Rat · Bing Zi

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 涧下水, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

壬辰Month pillar

Yang Water Dragon · Ren Chen

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 长流水, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸未Day pillar

Yin Water Goat · Gui Wei

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 杨柳木, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. 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 1996-04-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Tuesday, April 16, 1996?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸未 (Yin Water Goat), cycle position 20 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Tuesday, April 16, 1996?

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 1996-04-16 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 1996-04-16?

1996-04-16 is day 13 of Clear and Bright (清明) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain Rain (谷雨) on 1996-04-20.