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Civil-date reference · 2011-01-16

January 16, 2011 BaZi Chart

Sunday, January 16, 2011 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚寅 · 己丑 · 辛未. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

辛未day pillar · #8 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2011-01-16 is Xin · Yin Metal, and the day pillar is Yin Metal Goat (辛未). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚寅Yang Metal TigerMonth pillar己丑Yin Earth OxDay pillar辛未Yin Metal Goat

Deterministic record

2011-01-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, January 16, 2011
Lunar date农历庚寅年十二月十三 · lunar month 十二月, day 十三
Reference pillars庚寅 · 己丑 · 辛未 (year · month · day)
Day MasterXin · Yin Metal · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 11 of Minor Cold (小寒), beginning 2011-01-06
Next solar termMajor Cold (大寒) · 2011-01-20 · 4 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.

庚寅Year pillar

Yang Metal Tiger · Geng Yin

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 松柏木, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

己丑Month pillar

Yin Earth Ox · Ji Chou

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. Open the full Jiazi record →

辛未Day pillar

Yin Metal Goat · Xin Wei

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 路旁土, 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 2011-01-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, January 16, 2011?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 辛未 (Yin Metal Goat), cycle position 8 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, January 16, 2011?

The reference Day Master is 辛, Xin · Yin Metal. 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 2011-01-16 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 2011-01-16?

2011-01-16 is day 11 of Minor Cold (小寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Cold (大寒) on 2011-01-20.