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Civil-date reference · 2016-12-01

December 1, 2016 BaZi Chart

Thursday, December 1, 2016 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 丙申 · 己亥 · 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 2016-12-01 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丙申Yang Fire MonkeyMonth pillar己亥Yin Earth PigDay pillar丁巳Yin Fire Snake

Deterministic record

2016-12-01 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, December 1, 2016
Lunar date农历丙申年十一月初三 · lunar month 十一月, day 初三
Reference pillars丙申 · 己亥 · 丁巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Minor Snow (小雪), beginning 2016-11-22
Next solar termMajor Snow (大雪) · 2016-12-07 · 6 days away
Western constellationSagittarius (射手)

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.

丙申Year pillar

Yang Fire Monkey · Bing Shen

The visible stem is Bing · Yang Fire; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 山下火, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

己亥Month pillar

Yin Earth Pig · Ji Hai

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Hai · Pig · Water. Its Na Yin is 平地木, and the branch contains hidden stems 壬 · 甲. 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 2016-12-01

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, December 1, 2016?

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 Thursday, December 1, 2016?

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 2016-12-01 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 2016-12-01?

2016-12-01 is day 10 of Minor Snow (小雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Snow (大雪) on 2016-12-07.