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 庚午, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
Steel in a midsummer forge
Picture raw steel resting in a midsummer forge. The Horse is strong Fire, and Fire shapes Metal. Its main star is Direct Officer, the star of duty, rules and a good name. There's also a little Direct Resource, the star of care and support. Together they suggest someone shaped by responsibility. The stage is Cleansing, like a first bath: charming, sensitive, a little restless. This seat is also your partner's home in the chart. Traditionally it brings a partner with high standards, who helps you take your best shape.
You tend to rise to responsibility, and the right partner helps you become your best self.
Why?
Steel in a midsummer forge
You tend to rise to responsibility, and the right partner helps you become your best self.
午 holds 丁, 己: 正官 Direct Officer, 正印 Direct Resource for 庚. 庚 is at the 沐浴 (Cleansing) stage in 午. The Na Yin of 庚午 is 路旁土. 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
The road that carries everyone
Every road is plain earth, yet everyone travels on it. Your Life Palace holds Yang Metal over the Horse, called Earth by the Roadside. Traditionally it points to a life of usefulness, where quiet work helps many people reach their goals.
You often matter most in practical ways, helping others get where they're going.
Conception palace
Earth along the road
Think of the packed earth beside a busy road, where travellers stop and rest. It is the old name for this Conception Palace, which joins Yang Metal with the Horse's fire. Tradition reads it as a practical, useful nature, tested early by heat and movement.
You were likely born practical and useful, someone others can count on along the way.
Na Yin
路旁土 Roadside earth
Roadside earth: useful simplicity, clears the way 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.
Commitments fit neatly today, and learning something new comes more easily than usual.
Good for
Enrolling or registering
Keeping an appointment
More aligned
Agreements tend to go smoothly, so say yes to the role or course you've been weighing.
More demanding
Duties can pile on fast, so agree only to what fits in your week.
Why?
Signing up for class
Commitments fit neatly today, and learning something new comes more easily than usual.
庚 is Direct Officer (正官) for 乙: rules, duty and commitments. 庚 combines with 乙 (乙庚合), a bond or promise. 午 holds 丁 (Eating God) and 己 (Indirect Wealth), led by Eating God (食神). 乙 is at the 長生 (birth) stage in 午. Stars switched on: the Academic Star (文昌), study and exams, Study Hall (學堂), learning.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Energy runs high, and chances to earn or spend show up alongside people who want a share.
Good for
Chasing a small opportunity
Settling who pays what
More aligned
Quick chances tend to work out; act, then check the numbers.
More demanding
Money may slip through shared hands; keep receipts and don't lend on impulse.
Why?
Coins and company
Energy runs high, and chances to earn or spend show up alongside people who want a share.
庚 is 偏財 Indirect Wealth for the 丙 Day Master. The 午 Horse branch's main role is 劫財 Rob Wealth; hidden stems: 丁劫財 Rob Wealth, 己傷官 Hurting Officer. 丙 sits at 帝旺 in 午: the peak stage, at full strength. Nayin: 路旁土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
With your feet on solid ground, money and practical chores are easy to face today.
Good for
Paying the bills
Finishing a work task
More aligned
Steady effort tends to pay off; tackle the job you've been putting off.
More demanding
Friends or coworkers may want the same thing; agree on shares early.
Why?
Errands on payday
With your feet on solid ground, money and practical chores are easy to face today.
庚 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 丁. 午 holds 丁 Friend and 己 Eating God. 丁 is at the 臨官 (prime) stage in 午, and 午 is its 祿 Prosperity. The flame has a firm root.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Expect an easygoing day that suits good food, honest work and a relaxed mood.
Good for
Cooking for others
Practicing a skill
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, you work with ease and people enjoy what you make.
More demanding
When it weighs, you may feel too comfortable to move; take a walk and pace yourself.
Why?
Lunch in the sun
Expect an easygoing day that suits good food, honest work and a relaxed mood.
庚 is Eating God (食神) for 戊: enjoyment, craft and ease. 午 holds 丁 Direct Resource (正印), 己 Rob Wealth (劫財). Its main role points to support, care and study. 戊 is at the 帝旺 (Peak) stage in 午. Nayin 路旁土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Words come easily and your own resources feel close at hand, like tools laid out on a bench.
Good for
Pitching an idea
Fixing something yourself
More aligned
Speak up with a clear idea; your skill and know-how back you.
More demanding
Your words may land sharper than you mean, so soften them with anyone in charge.
Why?
Tools laid out
Words come easily and your own resources feel close at hand, like tools laid out on a bench.
庚 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 己. 午 holds 丁: 偏印 Indirect Resource, 己: 比肩 Friend; its main role is 偏印 Indirect Resource. 己 is at the 臨官 (Prime) stage in 午. 午 switches on 祿 Prosperity for 己. Nayin 路旁土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Others compete for the same space today, and the pace feels a bit pushy.
Good for
Working beside a rival
Asking a friend for backup
More aligned
A helpful person may step in at the right moment, so let them.
More demanding
Keep your wallet and your temper close, and lend nothing big.
Why?
Elbows at the counter
Others compete for the same space today, and the pace feels a bit pushy.
庚 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 辛: peers, competition and shared money. 午 holds 丁七殺 Seven Killings and 己偏印 Indirect Resource, so pressure runs underneath. 辛 is at the 病 (slowing) stage on 午. 天乙貴人 Nobleman switches on. Nayin 路旁土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A note scribbled on a receipt: a quiet idea and plain money matters sit side by side.
Good for
Planning the budget
Reading something unusual
More aligned
A private hunch may help you sort a money question in a smart, simple way.
More demanding
Thinking may stall the doing, so set one small, clear step and take it.
Why?
A hunch about money
A note scribbled on a receipt: a quiet idea and plain money matters sit side by side.
庚 is 偏印 Indirect Resource for 壬. Traditionally 庚 Metal feeds 壬 Water. 午's main stem 丁 is 正財 Direct Wealth. It also hides 己 Direct Officer. 壬 is at 胎, seed, in 午.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Kind support and quick money chances meet, while your own energy runs thin.
Good for
Asking an elder's view
Comparing prices
More aligned
Good advice tends to steer you well, so listen before you buy.
More demanding
Energy may be low, so keep plans simple and skip the impulse buy.
Why?
Advice before spending
Kind support and quick money chances meet, while your own energy runs thin.
庚 is 正印 Direct Resource for 癸, the star of support, care and learning. The main stem of 午 Horse is 丁, 偏財 Indirect Wealth. 癸 is at the 絕 (reset) stage here. Support from the stem helps where the branch leaves 癸 without a root.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.