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Civil-date reference · 2014-02-16

February 16, 2014 BaZi Chart

Sunday, February 16, 2014 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲午 · 丙寅 · 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 2014-02-16 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甲午Yang Wood HorseMonth pillar丙寅Yang Fire TigerDay pillar戊午Yang Earth Horse

Deterministic record

2014-02-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateSunday, February 16, 2014
Lunar date农历甲午年正月十七 · lunar month 正月, day 十七
Reference pillars甲午 · 丙寅 · 戊午 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 13 of Start of Spring (立春), beginning 2014-02-04
Next solar termRain Water (雨水) · 2014-02-19 · 3 days away
Western constellationAquarius (水瓶)

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.

甲午Year pillar

Yang Wood Horse · Jia Wu

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 沙中金, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. Open the full Jiazi record →

丙寅Month pillar

Yang Fire Tiger · Bing Yin

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 炉中火, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. 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.

Enter time and place

Questions about 2014-02-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Sunday, February 16, 2014?

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 Sunday, February 16, 2014?

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 2014-02-16 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 2014-02-16?

2014-02-16 is day 13 of Start of Spring (立春) in this date reference. The next solar term is Rain Water (雨水) on 2014-02-19.