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Civil-date reference · 2020-12-21

December 21, 2020 BaZi Chart

Monday, December 21, 2020 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚子 · 戊子 · 戊戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

戊戌day pillar · #35 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2020-12-21 is Wu · Yang Earth, and the day pillar is Yang Earth Dog (戊戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚子Yang Metal RatMonth pillar戊子Yang Earth RatDay pillar戊戌Yang Earth Dog

Deterministic record

2020-12-21 at a glance

Gregorian dateMonday, December 21, 2020
Lunar date农历庚子年十一月初七 · lunar month 十一月, day 初七
Reference pillars庚子 · 戊子 · 戊戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterWu · Yang Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 1 of Winter Solstice (冬至), beginning 2020-12-21
Next solar termMinor Cold (小寒) · 2021-01-05 · 15 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.

庚子Year pillar

Yang Metal Rat · Geng Zi

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 壁上土, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

戊子Month pillar

Yang Earth Rat · Wu Zi

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

戊戌Day pillar

Yang Earth Dog · Wu Xu

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 平地木, and the branch contains hidden stems 戊 · 辛 · 丁. 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 2020-12-21

What is the BaZi day pillar for Monday, December 21, 2020?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 戊戌 (Yang Earth Dog), cycle position 35 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Monday, December 21, 2020?

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 2020-12-21 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 2020-12-21?

2020-12-21 is day 1 of Winter Solstice (冬至) in this date reference. The next solar term is Minor Cold (小寒) on 2021-01-05.