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Civil-date reference · 2008-12-12

December 12, 2008 BaZi Chart

Friday, December 12, 2008 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊子 · 甲子 · 丙戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丙戌day pillar · #23 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2008-12-12 is Bing · Yang Fire, and the day pillar is Yang Fire Dog (丙戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊子Yang Earth RatMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar丙戌Yang Fire Dog

Deterministic record

2008-12-12 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, December 12, 2008
Lunar date农历戊子年十一月十五 · lunar month 十一月, day 十五
Reference pillars戊子 · 甲子 · 丙戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterBing · Yang Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 6 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 2008-12-07
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 2008-12-21 · 9 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 →

甲子Month pillar

Yang Wood Rat · Jia Zi

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

丙戌Day pillar

Yang Fire Dog · Bing Xu

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 屋上土, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. 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 2008-12-12

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, December 12, 2008?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丙戌 (Yang Fire Dog), cycle position 23 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Friday, December 12, 2008?

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 2008-12-12 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 2008-12-12?

2008-12-12 is day 6 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 2008-12-21.