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Civil-date reference · 2004-08-08

August 8, 2004 BaZi Chart

Sunday, August 8, 2004 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲申 · 壬申 · 己未. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

己未day pillar · #56 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2004-08-08 is Ji · Yin Earth, and the day pillar is Yin Earth Goat (己未). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar甲申Yang Wood MonkeyMonth pillar壬申Yang Water MonkeyDay pillar己未Yin Earth Goat

Deterministic record

2004-08-08 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, August 8, 2004
Lunar date农历甲申年六月廿三 · lunar month 六月, day 廿三
Reference pillars甲申 · 壬申 · 己未 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJi · Yin Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 2 of Start of Autumn (立秋), beginning 2004-08-07
Next solar termEnd of Heat (处暑) · 2004-08-23 · 15 days away
Western constellationLeo (狮子)

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.

甲申Year pillar

Yang Wood Monkey · Jia Shen

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 泉中水, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

壬申Month pillar

Yang Water Monkey · Ren Shen

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 剑锋金, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

己未Day pillar

Yin Earth Goat · Ji Wei

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. 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 2004-08-08

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, August 8, 2004?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 己未 (Yin Earth Goat), cycle position 56 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, August 8, 2004?

The reference Day Master is 己, Ji · Yin 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 2004-08-08 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 2004-08-08?

2004-08-08 is day 2 of Start of Autumn (立秋) in this date reference. The next solar term is End of Heat (处暑) on 2004-08-23.