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Civil-date reference · 2028-12-20

December 20, 2028 BaZi Chart

Wednesday, December 20, 2028 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 戊申 · 甲子 · 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 2028-12-20 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戊申Yang Earth MonkeyMonth pillar甲子Yang Wood RatDay pillar己卯Yin Earth Rabbit

Deterministic record

2028-12-20 at a glance

Gregorian dateWednesday, December 20, 2028
Lunar date农历戊申年十一月初五 · lunar month 十一月, day 初五
Reference pillars戊申 · 甲子 · 己卯 (year · month · day)
Day MasterJi · Yin Earth · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 15 of Major Snow (大雪), beginning 2028-12-06
Next solar termWinter Solstice (冬至) · 2028-12-21 · 1 day 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.

戊申Year pillar

Yang Earth Monkey · Wu Shen

The visible stem is Wu · Yang Earth; the branch is Shen · Monkey · Metal. Its Na Yin is 大驿土, and the branch contains hidden stems 庚 · 壬 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

甲子Month pillar

Yang Wood Rat · Jia Zi

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Zi · Rat · Water. Its Na Yin is 海中金, and the branch contains hidden stem . 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.

Hour layer

Each double-hour resolves a fourth, hour pillar on top of this date's three-pillar record. Civil-clock reference, early-Zi convention for the 23:00–01:00 slot.

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 2028-12-20

What is the BaZi day pillar for Wednesday, December 20, 2028?

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 Wednesday, December 20, 2028?

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 2028-12-20 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 2028-12-20?

2028-12-20 is day 15 of Major Snow (大雪) in this date reference. The next solar term is Winter Solstice (冬至) on 2028-12-21.