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Civil-date reference · 2002-10-12

October 12, 2002 BaZi Chart

Saturday, October 12, 2002 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬午 · 庚戌 · 癸丑. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸丑day pillar · #50 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2002-10-12 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Ox (癸丑). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬午Yang Water HorseMonth pillar庚戌Yang Metal DogDay pillar癸丑Yin Water Ox

Deterministic record

2002-10-12 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, October 12, 2002
Lunar date农历壬午年九月初七 · lunar month 九月, day 初七
Reference pillars壬午 · 庚戌 · 癸丑 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 5 of Cold Dew (寒露), beginning 2002-10-08
Next solar termFrost Descent (霜降) · 2002-10-23 · 11 days away
Western constellationLibra (天秤)

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 →

庚戌Month pillar

Yang Metal Dog · Geng Xu

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 钗钏金, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸丑Day pillar

Yin Water Ox · Gui Chou

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 桑柘木, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 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.

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 2002-10-12

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, October 12, 2002?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸丑 (Yin Water Ox), cycle position 50 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Saturday, October 12, 2002?

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 2002-10-12 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 2002-10-12?

2002-10-12 is day 5 of Cold Dew (寒露) in this date reference. The next solar term is Frost Descent (霜降) on 2002-10-23.