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Civil-date reference · 2021-01-14

January 14, 2021 BaZi Chart

Thursday, January 14, 2021 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 庚子 · 己丑 · 壬戌. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

壬戌day pillar · #59 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2021-01-14 is Ren · Yang Water, and the day pillar is Yang Water Dog (壬戌). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar庚子Yang Metal RatMonth pillar己丑Yin Earth OxDay pillar壬戌Yang Water Dog

Deterministic record

2021-01-14 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, January 14, 2021
Lunar date农历庚子年十二月初二 · lunar month 十二月, day 初二
Reference pillars庚子 · 己丑 · 壬戌 (year · month · day)
Day MasterRen · Yang Water · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Minor Cold (小寒), beginning 2021-01-05
Next solar termMajor Cold (大寒) · 2021-01-20 · 6 days away
Western constellationCapricorn (摩羯)

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 →

己丑Month pillar

Yin Earth Ox · Ji Chou

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Chou · Ox · Earth. Its Na Yin is 霹雳火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 癸 · 辛. Open the full Jiazi record →

壬戌Day pillar

Yang Water Dog · Ren Xu

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Xu · Dog · Earth. Its Na Yin is 大海水, 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 2021-01-14

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, January 14, 2021?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 壬戌 (Yang Water Dog), cycle position 59 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, January 14, 2021?

The reference Day Master is 壬, Ren · Yang Water. 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 2021-01-14 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 2021-01-14?

2021-01-14 is day 10 of Minor Cold (小寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Cold (大寒) on 2021-01-20.