Your day pillar is the pair of characters for the day you were born: your Day Master on top, the branch it stands on below. If yours is 丁丑, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A candle in a winter barn
Here your candle burns inside a winter barn. The Ox is damp, cold earth that soaks up warmth. Its main star is Eating God, the star of enjoyment, food and gentle talent. A little Seven Killings, pressure, and a little Indirect Wealth, a good eye for chances, hide inside. The stage is Rest, like a storeroom where things are kept safe. This is also your partner's seat. You tend to pour care and creativity into your partner. Old books count this day among the Yin Yang Mismatch days. Traditionally that suggests some friction with in-laws, or a love that comes late. Patience tends to win out.
Your warmth flows out generously, and in love it helps to go slowly and keep things clear with both families.
Why?
A candle in a winter barn
Your warmth flows out generously, and in love it helps to go slowly and keep things clear with both families.
丑 holds 己, 癸, 辛: 食神 Eating God, 七殺 Seven Killings, 偏財 Indirect Wealth for 丁. 丁 is at the 墓 (Rest) stage in 丑. The Na Yin of 丁丑 is 澗下水. 丁丑 is one of the 陰差陽錯 (Yin Yang Mismatch) days listed in the San Ming Tong Hui. The day branch is the spouse palace; here it is the Output element (the Day Master produces it).
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Palaces
Methods for calculating the palaces vary between schools.
Life palace
Quiet water, deep down
Few people see the water at the bottom of a gorge, but it never stops. Yin Fire over the Ox sits in your Life Palace, and its old name is Water in the Ravine. Traditionally it points to a quiet persistence that keeps going long after louder efforts fade.
Your strength tends to be staying power, even when nobody is watching.
Conception palace
A lamp in a cold barn
A small lamp, Yin Fire, glows over the Ox's cold winter earth. Its old name is Water in the Valley Stream, water that cuts its own way through stone. This Conception Palace is read as quiet persistence, warm in a cool place.
Your inborn nature tends to be patient, and stubborn in the good sense.
Na Yin
澗下水 Stream water
Stream water: clarity and steadiness that carve a path.
A poetic name for each of the sixty character pairs, like “Metal in the sea.” It's an image from the tradition, not a measure of strength.
Clever ideas meet practical work today, like a handy neighbor arriving with a toolbox.
Good for
Small home repairs
Solving a money snag
More aligned
Your know-how tends to earn thanks today, and someone may lend a hand.
More demanding
A critical remark could slip out, so aim your sharpness at the job, not at people.
Why?
Fixing what's broken
Clever ideas meet practical work today, like a handy neighbor arriving with a toolbox.
丁 is 傷官 (Hurting Officer); 丑's main stem 己 is 正財 (Direct Wealth), with 癸 and 辛 hidden. Hurting Officer feeding Wealth (傷官生財) is a productive pairing. 甲 is at 冠帶 (maturing) in 丑, a 天乙貴人 (Nobleman) branch.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A calm, unhurried day for comfort, small crafts and modest gains.
Good for
Baking or cooking
Fixing small things
More aligned
Gentle work tends to bring a quiet reward, maybe a small sale or a thank-you.
More demanding
Comfort can turn into spending, so enjoy the treat but keep it small.
Why?
Slow Sunday mood
A calm, unhurried day for comfort, small crafts and modest gains.
丁 is Eating God (食神) for 乙: enjoyment, food and easy output. 丑 holds 己 (Indirect Wealth), 癸 (Indirect Resource) and 辛 (Seven Killings), led by Indirect Wealth (偏財). 乙 is at the 衰 (easing) stage in 丑.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Others chime in a lot today, and you may itch to correct how things are done.
Good for
Sharing a group chore
Fixing something broken
More aligned
Many hands make light work today; hand some tasks over.
More demanding
Opinions may collide; keep money separate and words gentle.
Why?
Too many cooks
Others chime in a lot today, and you may itch to correct how things are done.
丁 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for the 丙 Day Master. The 丑 Ox branch's main role is 傷官 Hurting Officer; hidden stems: 己傷官 Hurting Officer, 癸正官 Direct Officer, 辛正財 Direct Wealth. 丙 sits at 養 in 丑: the nurture stage, gathering strength. Nayin: 澗下水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Someone seems to be looking out for you, and support feels close.
Good for
Asking for guidance
Restocking the kitchen
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, help arrives easily and you feel well looked after.
More demanding
When it weighs, others may lean on your help or your purse; set a kind limit.
Why?
A cared-for day
Someone seems to be looking out for you, and support feels close.
丁 is Direct Resource (正印) for 戊: support, care and study. 丑 holds 己 Rob Wealth (劫財), 癸 Direct Wealth (正財), 辛 Hurting Officer (傷官). Its main role points to competition and sharing. 戊 is at the 養 (Nurture) stage in 丑. Stars: Nobleman (天乙貴人), a helpful person. Nayin 澗下水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
This is a quiet, inward day, good for thinking alone or tidying what you already have.
Good for
Sorting old papers
Reading or study
More aligned
Use the quiet to make a careful plan; insight comes when you're alone.
More demanding
Don't shut everyone out; one short phone call keeps you connected.
Why?
An afternoon alone
This is a quiet, inward day, good for thinking alone or tidying what you already have.
丁 is 偏印 Indirect Resource for 己. 丑 holds 己: 比肩 Friend, 癸: 偏財 Indirect Wealth, 辛: 食神 Eating God; its main role is 比肩 Friend. 己 is at the 墓 (Rest) stage in 丑. Nayin 澗下水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Order and kindness come together, like a fair boss who also listens.
Good for
Meetings and requests
Putting papers in order
More aligned
Asking someone in charge for a favor tends to go well today.
More demanding
Things may move slowly; be patient with offices and queues.
Why?
A word from above
Order and kindness come together, like a fair boss who also listens.
丁 is 正官 (Direct Officer). 丑 holds 己正印, 癸傷官 and 辛劫財, so Officer feeds Resource and Resource feeds 庚 (官印相生). 庚 is at 墓 (rest), and 丑 is a 天乙貴人 (Nobleman) branch.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A firm demand meets a quiet, thoughtful mood, so the day asks for patience.
Good for
One tough phone call
Thinking a problem through
More aligned
You can handle a hard task calmly today, so do it early.
More demanding
Keep the day light and push anything not urgent to tomorrow.
Why?
Cold morning, hard job
A firm demand meets a quiet, thoughtful mood, so the day asks for patience.
丁 is 七殺 Seven Killings for 辛: pressure and challenge. 丑 holds 己偏印 Indirect Resource, 癸食神 Eating God and 辛比肩 Friend. 辛 is at the 養 (nurture) stage on 丑. Nayin 澗下水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Envelopes stacked neatly on the hall table: steady money, duty and an orderly, comfortable feel.
Good for
Paying the bills
A short trip
More aligned
Money and duty line up well, and a ride or a small comfort may come easily.
More demanding
You may feel bound by obligations, so do the needed ones and leave the rest.
Why?
Bills paid on time
Envelopes stacked neatly on the hall table: steady money, duty and an orderly, comfortable feel.
丁 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 壬 and makes the 丁壬 combination with the Day Master. 丑's main stem 己 is 正官 Direct Officer. It also hides 癸 Rob Wealth and 辛 Direct Resource. 壬 is at 衰, easing, and 丑 switches on 金輿 Golden Carriage.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A tempting offer and a firm demand may tug at you from opposite sides.
Good for
Saying a clear no
Finishing what you started
More aligned
A quick chance can work out if you check it carefully first.
More demanding
It's an easy day to feel pulled apart, so leave big money choices for later.
Why?
Two pulls at once
A tempting offer and a firm demand may tug at you from opposite sides.
丁 is 偏財 Indirect Wealth for 癸, the star of quick, irregular money. The main stem of 丑 Ox is 己, 七殺 Seven Killings. 癸 is at the 冠帶 (maturing) stage here. 丁 and 癸 clash (丁癸沖) while Seven Killings sits below.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.