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 丁亥, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A lantern on a night boat
Picture a lantern glowing on a small boat at night. The Pig is deep winter water, which tends to check Fire. Its main star is Direct Officer, the star of duty, good manners and reputation. A little Direct Resource, care and protection, hides there too. The stage is Seed, a quiet start full of promise. You also sit on the Nobleman, the star of helpful people who show up when needed. This is also your partner's seat. Traditionally it brings a decent, dependable partner, and help often comes through them.
You tend to be gentle and principled, and kind helpers often appear when you need them.
Why?
A lantern on a night boat
You tend to be gentle and principled, and kind helpers often appear when you need them.
亥 holds 壬, 甲: 正官 Direct Officer, 正印 Direct Resource for 丁. 丁 is at the 胎 (Seed) stage in 亥. The Na Yin of 丁亥 is 屋上土. For 丁, 亥 carries 天乙貴人 Nobleman. The day branch is the spouse palace; here it is the Officer element (it controls the Day Master).
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
A roof over many heads
On a rainy night, you're grateful for a good roof without thinking twice. Here your Life Palace is Yin Fire over the Pig, which old books call Earth on the Roof. It often points to quiet protection, the kind people notice most when it's missing.
Your care tends to be steady and practical, and it keeps others safe.
Conception palace
A lantern over dark water
A lantern, Yin Fire, glows over the Pig's deep winter water. This seed shares the name Earth on the Roof, clay that fire has made strong. In the old view it speaks of a warm heart that is steadier than it looks.
Your warmth tends to hold up well, even in cold, uncertain times.
Na Yin
屋上土 Rooftop earth
Rooftop earth: shelter and a home for others.
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.
Lively ideas meet deep study today, the kind of day that starts with "what if".
Good for
Learning a new skill
Asking big questions
More aligned
Curiosity tends to be rewarded today, so sign up or start the lesson.
More demanding
Ideas may outrun the plan, so finish one before you chase the next.
Why?
Bright questions
Lively ideas meet deep study today, the kind of day that starts with "what if".
丁 is 傷官 (Hurting Officer); 亥 holds 壬偏印 (Indirect Resource) and 甲. Resource traditionally reins in the Hurting Officer. 甲 is at 長生 (birth) in 亥, which carries 學堂 (Study Hall).
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Soft and restful, today suits simple joys and letting yourself be looked after.
Good for
Resting at home
A favorite hobby
More aligned
Rest tends to recharge you well today, so let someone else cook.
More demanding
Low energy may slow you down, so drop the extras and do the essentials.
Why?
A quiet night in
Soft and restful, today suits simple joys and letting yourself be looked after.
丁 is Eating God (食神) for 乙: enjoyment, food and easy output. 亥 holds 壬 (Direct Resource) and 甲 (Rob Wealth), led by Direct Resource (正印). 乙 is at the 死 (stillness) stage in 亥.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Pressure may build, but people around you help share the weight.
Good for
Bringing a friend along
Handling one hard task
More aligned
Allies and a helpful person tend to see you through.
More demanding
Others' needs and outside demands may pile up; protect your time and money.
Why?
Strength in numbers
Pressure may build, but people around you help share the weight.
丁 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for the 丙 Day Master. The 亥 Pig branch's main role is 七殺 Seven Killings; hidden stems: 壬七殺 Seven Killings, 甲偏印 Indirect Resource. 丙 sits at 絕 in 亥: the reset stage, at its lowest ebb. It switches on the Nobleman (天乙貴人), a helpful-person star. Nayin: 屋上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Kind support surrounds you, perhaps with news or money from further away.
Good for
Calling distant relatives
Gentle errands
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, support arrives and a small chance appears.
More demanding
When it weighs, your energy feels thin; rest, and don't chase every offer.
Why?
A letter from afar
Kind support surrounds you, perhaps with news or money from further away.
丁 is Direct Resource (正印) for 戊: support, care and study. 亥 holds 壬 Indirect Wealth (偏財), 甲 Seven Killings (七殺). Its main role points to opportunity, deals and movement. 戊 is at the 絕 (Reset) stage in 亥. Nayin 屋上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Your mind turns inward while money and duties wait quietly at the door.
Good for
Researching a purchase
Quiet planning
More aligned
Careful thinking can save you money and steer a good decision.
More demanding
Worry may grow bigger than the problem, so write it down and set it aside.
Why?
Think before buying
Your mind turns inward while money and duties wait quietly at the door.
丁 is 偏印 Indirect Resource for 己. 亥 holds 壬: 正財 Direct Wealth, 甲: 正官 Direct Officer; its main role is 正財 Direct Wealth. 己 is at the 胎 (Seed) stage in 亥. Nayin 屋上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Pressure shows up today, and so does the wit to answer it.
Good for
Handling a complaint
A drive somewhere calm
More aligned
A clever word today can turn a hard moment around.
More demanding
Answer pressure with patience, not a sharp reply.
Why?
A quick comeback
Pressure shows up today, and so does the wit to answer it.
丁 is 七殺 Seven Killings for 辛. 亥 holds 壬傷官 Hurting Officer and 甲正財 Direct Wealth; Hurting Officer traditionally checks Seven Killings. 辛 is at the 沐浴 (cleansing) stage on 亥. 金輿 Golden Carriage switches on. Nayin 屋上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A lamp lit in the window and your feet firmly planted: steady money and self-reliance.
Good for
Planning your savings
Working at your pace
More aligned
You feel grounded, and money earned by honest work tends to grow.
More demanding
Others may want a share of your gains, so be clear about what's yours.
Why?
Lamp in the window
A lamp lit in the window and your feet firmly planted: steady money and self-reliance.
丁 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 壬 and forms the 丁壬 combination with the Day Master. 亥's main stem 壬 is 比肩 Friend. It also hides 甲 Eating God. 壬 is at 臨官, prime, in 亥, its 祿 Prosperity.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Exciting chances flash up today, and many others are reaching for them too.
Good for
Seeing friends
Small, safe purchases
More aligned
You have the energy to grab a good chance before others do.
More demanding
Money may slip through your fingers, so skip big bets and loans today.
Why?
Everyone wants a slice
Exciting chances flash up today, and many others are reaching for them too.
丁 is 偏財 Indirect Wealth for 癸, the star of quick, irregular money. The main stem of 亥 Pig is 壬, 劫財 Rob Wealth. 癸 is at the 帝旺 (peak) stage here. 丁 and 癸 clash (丁癸沖), and Rob Wealth below competes for the same money.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.