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Civil-date reference · 2002-02-17

February 17, 2002 BaZi Chart

Sunday, February 17, 2002 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬午 · 壬寅 · 丙辰. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丙辰day pillar · #53 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2002-02-17 is Bing · Yang Fire, and the day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon (丙辰). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬午Yang Water HorseMonth pillar壬寅Yang Water TigerDay pillar丙辰Yang Fire Dragon

Deterministic record

2002-02-17 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, February 17, 2002
Lunar date农历壬午年正月初六 · lunar month 正月, day 初六
Reference pillars壬午 · 壬寅 · 丙辰 (year · month · day)
Day MasterBing · Yang Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Start of Spring (立春), beginning 2002-02-04
Next solar termRain Water (雨水) · 2002-02-19 · 2 days away
Western constellationAquarius (水瓶)

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.

壬午Year pillar

Yang Water Horse · Ren Wu

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 杨柳木, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. Open the full Jiazi record →

壬寅Month pillar

Yang Water Tiger · Ren Yin

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

丙辰Day 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 →

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 2002-02-17

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, February 17, 2002?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丙辰 (Yang Fire Dragon), cycle position 53 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, February 17, 2002?

The reference Day Master is 丙, Bing · Yang 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 2002-02-17 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 2002-02-17?

2002-02-17 is day 14 of Start of Spring (立春) in this date reference. The next solar term is Rain Water (雨水) on 2002-02-19.