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Civil-date reference · 2011-08-18

August 18, 2011 BaZi Chart

Thursday, August 18, 2011 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 辛卯 · 丙申 · 乙巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

乙巳day pillar · #42 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2011-08-18 is Yi · Yin Wood, and the day pillar is Yin Wood Snake (乙巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar辛卯Yin Metal RabbitMonth pillar丙申Yang Fire MonkeyDay pillar乙巳Yin Wood Snake

Deterministic record

2011-08-18 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, August 18, 2011
Lunar date农历辛卯年七月十九 · lunar month 七月, day 十九
Reference pillars辛卯 · 丙申 · 乙巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterYi · Yin Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 11 of Start of Autumn (立秋), beginning 2011-08-08
Next solar termEnd of Heat (处暑) · 2011-08-23 · 5 days away
Western constellationLeo (狮子)

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.

辛卯Year pillar

Yin Metal Rabbit · Xin Mao

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 松柏木, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

丙申Month pillar

Yang Fire Monkey · Bing Shen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 山下火, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

乙巳Day pillar

Yin Wood Snake · Yi Si

The visible stem is Yi · Yin Wood; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 覆灯火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 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 2011-08-18

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, August 18, 2011?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 乙巳 (Yin Wood Snake), cycle position 42 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, August 18, 2011?

The reference Day Master is 乙, Yi · Yin 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 2011-08-18 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 2011-08-18?

2011-08-18 is day 11 of Start of Autumn (立秋) in this date reference. The next solar term is End of Heat (处暑) on 2011-08-23.