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Civil-date reference · 2012-04-22

April 22, 2012 BaZi Chart

Sunday, April 22, 2012 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬辰 · 甲辰 · 癸丑. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

癸丑day pillar · #50 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2012-04-22 is Gui · Yin Water, and the day pillar is Yin Water Ox (癸丑). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬辰Yang Water DragonMonth pillar甲辰Yang Wood DragonDay pillar癸丑Yin Water Ox

Deterministic record

2012-04-22 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, April 22, 2012
Lunar date农历壬辰年四月初二 · lunar month 四月, day 初二
Reference pillars壬辰 · 甲辰 · 癸丑 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGui · Yin Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 3 of Grain Rain (谷雨), beginning 2012-04-20
Next solar termStart of Summer (立夏) · 2012-05-05 · 13 days away
Western constellationTaurus (金牛)

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.

壬辰Year pillar

Yang Water Dragon · Ren Chen

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 长流水, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲辰Month pillar

Yang Wood Dragon · Jia Chen

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Chen · Dragon · Earth. Its Na Yin is 覆灯火, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 乙 · 癸. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸丑Day pillar

Yin Water Ox · Gui Chou

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 桑柘木, 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.

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Questions about 2012-04-22

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, April 22, 2012?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 癸丑 (Yin Water Ox), cycle position 50 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Sunday, April 22, 2012?

The reference Day Master is 癸, Gui · Yin Water. 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 2012-04-22 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 2012-04-22?

2012-04-22 is day 3 of Grain Rain (谷雨) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Summer (立夏) on 2012-05-05.