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Civil-date reference · 2008-01-15

January 15, 2008 BaZi Chart

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丁亥 · 癸丑 · 甲寅. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲寅day pillar · #51 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2008-01-15 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Tiger (甲寅). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丁亥Yin Fire PigMonth pillar癸丑Yin Water OxDay pillar甲寅Yang Wood Tiger

Deterministic record

2008-01-15 at a glance

Gregorian dateTuesday, January 15, 2008
Lunar date农历丁亥年十二月初八 · lunar month 十二月, day 初八
Reference pillars丁亥 · 癸丑 · 甲寅 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Minor Cold (小寒), beginning 2008-01-06
Next solar termMajor Cold (大寒) · 2008-01-21 · 6 days away
Western constellationCapricorn (摩羯)

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.

丁亥Year pillar

Yin Fire Pig · Ding Hai

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 屋上土, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸丑Month 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 →

甲寅Day pillar

Yang Wood Tiger · Jia Yin

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 大溪水, 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 2008-01-15

What is the BaZi day pillar for Tuesday, January 15, 2008?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲寅 (Yang Wood Tiger), cycle position 51 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Tuesday, January 15, 2008?

The reference Day Master is 甲, Jia · Yang Wood. 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 2008-01-15 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 2008-01-15?

2008-01-15 is day 10 of Minor Cold (小寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Cold (大寒) on 2008-01-21.