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 癸丑, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
Frost on a winter field
Think of thin frost lying on a dark winter field at dawn. The Ox is wet earth, and earth tends to hold Water back. The main star is Seven Killings, the star of pressure, courage and discipline. Inside also sit a Friend, your own Water, and a little Indirect Resource, inner know-how. The stage is Maturing, a young adult stepping into the world. This is your partner's seat too. Traditionally it brings a strong-willed partner. The pressure can feel cold, but it often makes you steady and wise.
You tend to stay calm under pressure, and life's tests often make you wiser.
Why?
Frost on a winter field
You tend to stay calm under pressure, and life's tests often make you wiser.
丑 holds 己, 癸, 辛: 七殺 Seven Killings, 比肩 Friend, 偏印 Indirect Resource for 癸. 癸 is at the 冠帶 (Maturing) stage in 丑. The Na Yin of 癸丑 is 桑柘木. 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
Leaves that become silk
In old villages, families tended mulberry trees season after season. Yin Water over the Ox fills your Life Palace, and tradition calls it Mulberry Wood. It tends to describe hard work and humble beginnings that slowly turn into something fine.
Your patient effort tends to turn ordinary things into something precious.
Conception palace
Rain on frozen fields
Cold rain, Yin Water, falls on the Ox's frozen winter field. It shares the name Mulberry Wood, a humble tree whose leaves end up as silk. Tradition reads this seed as patient and modest, with a talent for making something fine from little.
You were likely born patient, able to turn simple things into something special.
Na Yin
桑柘木 Mulberry wood
Mulberry wood: usefulness, work and abundance.
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.
A slow, inward day with practical matters waiting in the background.
Good for
Reflecting before deciding
Light housekeeping
More aligned
Quiet planning tends to reveal a simple way forward today.
More demanding
You may put things off too long, so set yourself a small deadline.
Why?
Mulling it over
A slow, inward day with practical matters waiting in the background.
癸 is Indirect Resource (偏印) for 乙: private insight and unusual learning. 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.
Formal duties meet your own views, at a quiet, gathering pace.
Good for
Following procedure
Noting suggestions for later
More aligned
Working within the rules tends to bring quiet success.
More demanding
Challenging people in charge may backfire; write it down and wait.
Why?
Rules versus ideas
Formal duties meet your own views, at a quiet, gathering pace.
癸 is 正官 Direct Officer 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: 桑柘木.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Sharp demands meet patient routine today, like a cold wind against a sturdy barn.
Good for
Following your routine
Simple home tasks
More aligned
Steady habits tend to soften pressure today.
More demanding
Sudden demands may jar you; take a short break.
Why?
Slow and steady
Sharp demands meet patient routine today, like a cold wind against a sturdy barn.
癸 is 七殺 Seven Killings for 丁 and clashes it (丁癸 clash). 丑's main stem 己 is 食神 Eating God, which traditionally restrains Seven Killings. 癸 and 辛 Indirect Wealth are hidden too. 丁 is at the 墓 (rest) 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.
Household money, promises and quiet helping hands shape this homely day.
Good for
Updating the budget
Family errands
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, careful money habits pay off and help comes kindly.
More demanding
When it weighs, others may lean on your savings; be generous within limits.
Why?
Home accounts
Household money, promises and quiet helping hands shape this homely day.
癸 is Direct Wealth (正財) for 戊: steady money and the household. 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. 癸 combines with 戊 (戊癸合), traditionally binding you to money or agreements. Stars: Nobleman (天乙貴人), a helpful person. Nayin 桑柘木.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Small chances turn up at a slow pace, and friends may want to share them.
Good for
Quiet errands
Small treats
More aligned
A small bonus or bargain can come your way, so enjoy it.
More demanding
Avoid splitting costs loosely; keep a note of who paid.
Why?
Little extras
Small chances turn up at a slow pace, and friends may want to share them.
癸 is 偏財 Indirect Wealth 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 桑柘木.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
In line at the post office, slow but orderly: peers compete, yet rules keep things fair.
Good for
Post and errands
Teamwork with structure
More aligned
Rules and an easy ride help you through a crowded day.
More demanding
Others may want the same thing, so be patient and keep it fair.
Why?
A fair queue
In line at the post office, slow but orderly: peers compete, yet rules keep things fair.
癸 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 壬. 丑's main stem 己 is 正官 Direct Officer. It also hides 癸 and 辛 Direct Resource. Officer traditionally restrains Rob Wealth. 壬 is at 衰, easing, in 丑, 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.
You and those around you face the same firm demands.
Good for
Team chores
Steady hard work
More aligned
Shared effort tends to make a tough task feel fair.
More demanding
Pressure may weigh on everyone, so keep spirits up and don't overcommit.
Why?
In it together
You and those around you face the same firm demands.
癸 is 比肩 Friend for 癸, the star of peers and self-reliance. The main stem of 丑 Ox is 己, 七殺 Seven Killings. 癸 is at the 冠帶 (maturing) stage here. The Friend stem stands with you against the Seven Killings below.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.