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Civil-date reference · 1996-09-04

September 4, 1996 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, September 4, 1996 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙子 · 丙申 · 甲辰. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲辰day pillar · #41 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1996-09-04 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Dragon (甲辰). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丙子Yang Fire RatMonth pillar丙申Yang Fire MonkeyDay pillar甲辰Yang Wood Dragon

Deterministic record

1996-09-04 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, September 4, 1996
Lunar date农历丙子年七月廿二 · lunar month 七月, day 廿二
Reference pillars丙子 · 丙申 · 甲辰 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of End of Heat (处暑), beginning 1996-08-23
Next solar termWhite Dew (白露) · 1996-09-07 · 3 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.

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 →

丙申Month pillar

Yang Fire Monkey · Bing Shen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 山下火, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲辰Day pillar

Yang Wood Dragon · Jia Chen

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 覆灯火, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 1996-09-04

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, September 4, 1996?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲辰 (Yang Wood Dragon), cycle position 41 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, September 4, 1996?

The reference Day Master is 甲, Jia · Yang Wood. 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 1996-09-04 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 1996-09-04?

1996-09-04 is day 13 of End of Heat (处暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is White Dew (白露) on 1996-09-07.