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Civil-date reference · 2012-10-30

October 30, 2012 BaZi Chart

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬辰 · 庚戌 · 甲子. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

甲子day pillar · #1 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2012-10-30 is Jia · Yang Wood, and the day pillar is Yang Wood Rat (甲子). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬辰Yang Water DragonMonth pillar庚戌Yang Metal DogDay pillar甲子Yang Wood Rat

Deterministic record

2012-10-30 at a glance

Gregorian dateTuesday, October 30, 2012
Lunar date农历壬辰年九月十六 · lunar month 九月, day 十六
Reference pillars壬辰 · 庚戌 · 甲子 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJia · Yang Wood · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 8 of Frost Descent (霜降), beginning 2012-10-23
Next solar termStart of Winter (立冬) · 2012-11-07 · 8 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 →

甲子Day 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 →

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 2012-10-30

What is the BaZi day pillar for Tuesday, October 30, 2012?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 甲子 (Yang Wood Rat), cycle position 1 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Tuesday, October 30, 2012?

The reference Day Master is 甲, Jia · Yang 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 2012-10-30 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 2012-10-30?

2012-10-30 is day 8 of Frost Descent (霜降) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Winter (立冬) on 2012-11-07.