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Civil-date reference · 2023-01-23

January 23, 2023 BaZi Chart

Monday, January 23, 2023 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 壬寅 · 癸丑 · 辛巳. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

辛巳day pillar · #18 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2023-01-23 is Xin · Yin Metal, and the day pillar is Yin Metal Snake (辛巳). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar壬寅Yang Water TigerMonth pillar癸丑Yin Water OxDay pillar辛巳Yin Metal Snake

Deterministic record

2023-01-23 at a glance

Gregorian dateMonday, January 23, 2023
Lunar date农历癸卯年正月初二 · lunar month 正月, day 初二
Reference pillars壬寅 · 癸丑 · 辛巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterXin · Yin Metal · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 4 of Major Cold (大寒), beginning 2023-01-20
Next solar termStart of Spring (立春) · 2023-02-04 · 12 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.

壬寅Year pillar

Yang Water Tiger · Ren Yin

The visible stem is Ren · Yang Water; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

癸丑Month pillar

Yin Water Ox · Gui Chou

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

辛巳Day pillar

Yin Metal Snake · Xin Si

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 白蜡金, 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 2023-01-23

What is the BaZi day pillar for Monday, January 23, 2023?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 辛巳 (Yin Metal Snake), cycle position 18 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Monday, January 23, 2023?

The reference Day Master is 辛, Xin · Yin Metal. 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 2023-01-23 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 2023-01-23?

2023-01-23 is day 4 of Major Cold (大寒) in this date reference. The next solar term is Start of Spring (立春) on 2023-02-04.