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Civil-date reference · 2004-10-14

October 14, 2004 BaZi Chart

Thursday, October 14, 2004 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲申 · 甲戌 · 丙寅. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丙寅day pillar · #3 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2004-10-14 is Bing · Yang Fire, and the day pillar is Yang Fire Tiger (丙寅). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar甲申Yang Wood MonkeyMonth pillar甲戌Yang Wood DogDay pillar丙寅Yang Fire Tiger

Deterministic record

2004-10-14 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, October 14, 2004
Lunar date农历甲申年九月初一 · lunar month 九月, day 初一
Reference pillars甲申 · 甲戌 · 丙寅 (year · month · day)
Day MasterBing · Yang Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 7 of Cold Dew (寒露), beginning 2004-10-08
Next solar termFrost Descent (霜降) · 2004-10-23 · 9 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.

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 →

甲戌Month pillar

Yang Wood Dog · Jia Xu

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 山头火, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. Open the full Jiazi record →

丙寅Day pillar

Yang Fire Tiger · Bing Yin

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 炉中火, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 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.

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Questions about 2004-10-14

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, October 14, 2004?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丙寅 (Yang Fire Tiger), cycle position 3 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, October 14, 2004?

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 2004-10-14 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 2004-10-14?

2004-10-14 is day 7 of Cold Dew (寒露) in this date reference. The next solar term is Frost Descent (霜降) on 2004-10-23.