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Civil-date reference · 2008-04-14

April 14, 2008 BaZi Chart

Monday, April 14, 2008 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊子 · 丙辰 · 甲申. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲申day pillar · #21 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2008-04-14 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey (甲申). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊子Yang Earth RatMonth pillar丙辰Yang Fire DragonDay pillar甲申Yang Wood Monkey

Deterministic record

2008-04-14 at a glance

Gregorian dateMonday, April 14, 2008
Lunar date农历戊子年三月初九 · lunar month 三月, day 初九
Reference pillars戊子 · 丙辰 · 甲申 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 11 of Clear and Bright (清明), beginning 2008-04-04
Next solar termGrain Rain (谷雨) · 2008-04-20 · 6 days away
Western constellationAries (白羊)

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.

戊子Year pillar

Yang Earth Rat · Wu Zi

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

丙辰Month pillar

Yang Fire Dragon · Bing Chen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 沙中土, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲申Day 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 →

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 2008-04-14

What is the BaZi day pillar for Monday, April 14, 2008?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲申 (Yang Wood Monkey), cycle position 21 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Monday, April 14, 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 2008-04-14 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 2008-04-14?

2008-04-14 is day 11 of Clear and Bright (清明) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain Rain (谷雨) on 2008-04-20.