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Civil-date reference · 2025-08-16

August 16, 2025 BaZi Chart

Saturday, August 16, 2025 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 乙巳 · 甲申 · 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 2025-08-16 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乙巳Yin Wood SnakeMonth pillar甲申Yang Wood MonkeyDay pillar丁巳Yin Fire Snake

Deterministic record

2025-08-16 at a glance

Gregorian dateSaturday, August 16, 2025
Lunar date农历乙巳年闰六月廿三 · lunar month 闰六月, day 廿三
Reference pillars乙巳 · 甲申 · 丁巳 (year · month · day)
Day MasterDing · Yin Fire · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 10 of Start of Autumn (立秋), beginning 2025-08-07
Next solar termEnd of Heat (处暑) · 2025-08-23 · 7 days away
Western constellationLeo (狮子)

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.

乙巳Year pillar

Yin Wood Snake · Yi Si

The visible stem is Yi · Yin Wood; the branch is Si · Snake · Fire. Its Na Yin is 覆灯火, and the branch contains hidden stems 丙 · 庚 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲申Month pillar

Yang Wood Monkey · Jia Shen

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 泉中水, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. 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 2025-08-16

What is the BaZi day pillar for Saturday, August 16, 2025?

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 Saturday, August 16, 2025?

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 2025-08-16 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 2025-08-16?

2025-08-16 is day 10 of Start of Autumn (立秋) in this date reference. The next solar term is End of Heat (处暑) on 2025-08-23.