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Civil-date reference · 2012-10-24

October 24, 2012 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬辰 · 庚戌 · 戊午. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊午day pillar · #55 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2012-10-24 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Horse (戊午). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬辰Yang Water DragonMonth pillar庚戌Yang Metal DogDay pillar戊午Yang Earth Horse

Deterministic record

2012-10-24 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, October 24, 2012
Lunar date农历壬辰年九月初十 · lunar month 九月, day 初十
Reference pillars壬辰 · 庚戌 · 戊午 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 2 of Frost Descent (霜降), beginning 2012-10-23
Next solar termStart of Winter (立冬) · 2012-11-07 · 14 days away
Western constellationScorpio (天蝎)

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 →

庚戌Month pillar

Yang Metal Dog · Geng Xu

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 钗钏金, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. Open the full Jiazi record →

戊午Day pillar

Yang Earth Horse · Wu Wu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. 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 2012-10-24

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, October 24, 2012?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊午 (Yang Earth Horse), cycle position 55 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, October 24, 2012?

The reference Day Master is 戊, Wu · Yang Earth. 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 2012-10-24 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 2012-10-24?

2012-10-24 is day 2 of Frost Descent (霜降) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Winter (立冬) on 2012-11-07.