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Civil-date reference · 2014-04-16

April 16, 2014 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲午 · 戊辰 · 丁巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

丁巳day pillar · #54 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2014-04-16 is Ding · Yin Fire, and the day pillar is Yin Fire Snake (丁巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar甲午Yang Wood HorseMonth pillar戊辰Yang Earth DragonDay pillar丁巳Yin Fire Snake

Deterministic record

2014-04-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, April 16, 2014
Lunar date农历甲午年三月十七 · lunar month 三月, day 十七
Reference pillars甲午 · 戊辰 · 丁巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 12 of Clear and Bright (清明), beginning 2014-04-05
Next solar termGrain Rain (谷雨) · 2014-04-20 · 4 days away
Western constellationAries (白羊)

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 →

戊辰Month pillar

Yang Earth Dragon · Wu Chen

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

丁巳Day pillar

Yin Fire Snake · Ding Si

The visible stem is Ding · Yin Fire; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 沙中土, 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 2014-04-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, April 16, 2014?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 丁巳 (Yin Fire Snake), cycle position 54 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Wednesday, April 16, 2014?

The reference Day Master is 丁, Ding · Yin Fire. 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 2014-04-16 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 2014-04-16?

2014-04-16 is day 12 of Clear and Bright (清明) in this date reference. The next solar term is Grain Rain (谷雨) on 2014-04-20.