Civil-date reference · 1996-12-26
December 26, 1996 BaZi Chart
Thursday, December 26, 1996 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙子 · 庚子 · 丁酉. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.
Answer first: the reference Day Master for 1996-12-26 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster (丁酉). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.
Deterministic record
1996-12-26 at a glance
| Gregorian date | Thursday, December 26, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | 农历丙子年十一月十六 · lunar month 十一月, day 十六 |
| Reference pillars | 丙子 · 庚子 · 丁酉 (year · month · day) |
| Day Master | Ding · Yin Fire · heavenly stem 丁 |
| Solar-term position | Day 6 of Winter Solstice (冬至), beginning 1996-12-21 |
| Next solar term | Minor Cold (小寒) · 1997-01-05 · 10 days away |
| Western constellation | Capricorn (摩羯) |
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.
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 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →
Yang Metal Rat · Geng Zi
The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 壁上土, and the branch contains hidden stem 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →
Yin Fire Rooster · Ding You
The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is You · Rooster · Metal. Its Na Yin is 山下火, and the branch contains hidden stem 辛. 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.
Every date in December 1996
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.
Questions about 1996-12-26
What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, December 26, 1996?
In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁酉 (Yin Fire Rooster), cycle position 34 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.
What is the Day Master for Thursday, December 26, 1996?
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 1996-12-26 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 1996-12-26?
1996-12-26 is day 6 of Winter Solstice (冬至) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Cold (小寒) on 1997-01-05.