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Civil-date reference · 2009-01-02

January 2, 2009 BaZi Chart

Friday, January 2, 2009 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊子 · 甲子 · 丁未. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丁未day pillar · #44 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2009-01-02 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Goat (丁未). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar戊子Yang Earth RatMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar丁未Yin Fire Goat

Deterministic record

2009-01-02 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, January 2, 2009
Lunar date农历戊子年十二月初七 · lunar month 十二月, day 初七
Reference pillars戊子 · 甲子 · 丁未 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Winter Solstice (冬至), beginning 2008-12-21
Next solar termMinor Cold (小寒) · 2009-01-05 · 3 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.

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 →

丁未Day pillar

Yin Fire Goat · Ding Wei

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 天河水, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. 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 2009-01-02

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, January 2, 2009?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁未 (Yin Fire Goat), cycle position 44 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Friday, January 2, 2009?

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 2009-01-02 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 2009-01-02?

2009-01-02 is day 13 of Winter Solstice (冬至) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Cold (小寒) on 2009-01-05.