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Civil-date reference · 1998-05-01

May 1, 1998 BaZi Chart

Friday, May 1, 1998 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊寅 · 丙辰 · 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 1998-05-01 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戊寅Yang Earth TigerMonth pillar丙辰Yang Fire DragonDay pillar戊申Yang Earth Monkey

Deterministic record

1998-05-01 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, May 1, 1998
Lunar date农历戊寅年四月初六 · lunar month 四月, day 初六
Reference pillars戊寅 · 丙辰 · 戊申 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 12 of Grain Rain (谷雨), beginning 1998-04-20
Next solar termStart of Summer (立夏) · 1998-05-06 · 5 days away
Western constellationTaurus (金牛)

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.

戊寅Year pillar

Yang Earth Tiger · Wu Yin

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 城头土, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

丙辰Month pillar

Yang Fire Dragon · Bing Chen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 沙中土, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 1998-05-01

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, May 1, 1998?

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 Friday, May 1, 1998?

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 1998-05-01 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 1998-05-01?

1998-05-01 is day 12 of Grain Rain (谷雨) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Summer (立夏) on 1998-05-06.