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Civil-date reference · 2023-07-20

July 20, 2023 BaZi Chart

Thursday, July 20, 2023 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 癸卯 · 己未 · 己卯. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

己卯day pillar · #16 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2023-07-20 is Ji · Yin Earth, and the day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit (己卯). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar癸卯Yin Water RabbitMonth pillar己未Yin Earth GoatDay pillar己卯Yin Earth Rabbit

Deterministic record

2023-07-20 at a glance

Gregorian dateThursday, July 20, 2023
Lunar date农历癸卯年六月初三 · lunar month 六月, day 初三
Reference pillars癸卯 · 己未 · 己卯 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJi · Yin Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 14 of Minor Heat (小暑), beginning 2023-07-07
Next solar termMajor Heat (大暑) · 2023-07-23 · 3 days away
Western constellationCancer (巨蟹)

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.

癸卯Year pillar

Yin Water Rabbit · Gui Mao

The visible stem is Gui · Yin Water; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 金箔金, and the branch contains hidden stem . Open the full Jiazi record →

己未Month pillar

Yin Earth Goat · Ji Wei

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 天上火, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. Open the full Jiazi record →

己卯Day pillar

Yin Earth Rabbit · Ji Mao

The visible stem is Ji · Yin Earth; the branch is Mao · Rabbit · Wood. Its Na Yin is 城头土, and the branch contains hidden stem . 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 2023-07-20

What is the BaZi day pillar for Thursday, July 20, 2023?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 己卯 (Yin Earth Rabbit), cycle position 16 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Thursday, July 20, 2023?

The reference Day Master is 己, Ji · Yin 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 2023-07-20 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 2023-07-20?

2023-07-20 is day 14 of Minor Heat (小暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Heat (大暑) on 2023-07-23.