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Civil-date reference · 2004-09-21

September 21, 2004 BaZi Chart

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲申 · 癸酉 · 癸卯. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸卯day pillar · #40 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2004-09-21 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Rabbit (癸卯). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar甲申Yang Wood MonkeyMonth pillar癸酉Yin Water RoosterDay pillar癸卯Yin Water Rabbit

Deterministic record

2004-09-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateTuesday, September 21, 2004
Lunar date农历甲申年八月初八 · lunar month 八月, day 初八
Reference pillars甲申 · 癸酉 · 癸卯 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 15 of White Dew (白露), beginning 2004-09-07
Next solar termAutumn Equinox (秋分) · 2004-09-23 · 2 days away
Western constellationVirgo (处女)

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 →

癸酉Month pillar

Yin Water Rooster · Gui You

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is You · Rooster · Metal. Its Na Yin is 剑锋金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

癸卯Day pillar

Yin Water Rabbit · Gui Mao

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stem . 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 2004-09-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Tuesday, September 21, 2004?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸卯 (Yin Water Rabbit), cycle position 40 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Tuesday, September 21, 2004?

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 2004-09-21 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 2004-09-21?

2004-09-21 is day 15 of White Dew (白露) in this date reference. The next solar term is Autumn Equinox (秋分) on 2004-09-23.