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Civil-date reference · 2008-12-03

December 3, 2008 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊子 · 癸亥 · 丁丑. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丁丑day pillar · #14 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2008-12-03 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Ox (丁丑). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊子Yang Earth RatMonth pillar癸亥Yin Water PigDay pillar丁丑Yin Fire Ox

Deterministic record

2008-12-03 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, December 3, 2008
Lunar date农历戊子年十一月初六 · lunar month 十一月, day 初六
Reference pillars戊子 · 癸亥 · 丁丑 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 12 of Minor Snow (小雪), beginning 2008-11-22
Next solar termMajor Snow (大雪) · 2008-12-07 · 4 days away
Western constellationSagittarius (射手)

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 →

癸亥Month pillar

Yin Water Pig · Gui Hai

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 大海水, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. Open the full Jiazi record →

丁丑Day pillar

Yin Fire Ox · Ding Chou

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 涧下水, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. 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 2008-12-03

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, December 3, 2008?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁丑 (Yin Fire Ox), cycle position 14 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, December 3, 2008?

The reference Day Master is 丁, Ding · Yin 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 2008-12-03 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 2008-12-03?

2008-12-03 is day 12 of Minor Snow (小雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Snow (大雪) on 2008-12-07.