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Civil-date reference · 2008-01-19

January 19, 2008 BaZi Chart

Saturday, January 19, 2008 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丁亥 · 癸丑 · 戊午. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊午day pillar · #55 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2008-01-19 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Horse (戊午). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar丁亥Yin Fire PigMonth pillar癸丑Yin Water OxDay pillar戊午Yang Earth Horse

Deterministic record

2008-01-19 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, January 19, 2008
Lunar date农历丁亥年十二月十二 · lunar month 十二月, day 十二
Reference pillars丁亥 · 癸丑 · 戊午 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Minor Cold (小寒), beginning 2008-01-06
Next solar termMajor Cold (大寒) · 2008-01-21 · 2 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 →

戊午Day pillar

Yang Earth Horse · Wu Wu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. 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 2008-01-19

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, January 19, 2008?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊午 (Yang Earth Horse), cycle position 55 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Saturday, January 19, 2008?

The reference Day Master is 戊, Wu · Yang 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 2008-01-19 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 2008-01-19?

2008-01-19 is day 14 of Minor Cold (小寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Cold (大寒) on 2008-01-21.