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 甲午, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A tree in the summer blaze
Your tree stands in the full blaze of midsummer. The Horse is Fire, and Wood feeds Fire. The main star is Hurting Officer, the star of wit, talent and speaking your mind. It sounds harsh, but it's really cleverness that won't sit still. A little Direct Wealth, steady earned money, sits beside it. The stage is Stillness, so you tend to spend your gifts rather than hoard them. This is also your partner's seat. You tend to give a partner a lot, and also spot their flaws quickly. Watch sharp words when you're tired.
Bright and outspoken, you tend to show your talent best when you share it.
Why?
A tree in the summer blaze
Bright and outspoken, you tend to show your talent best when you share it.
午 holds 丁, 己: 傷官 Hurting Officer, 正財 Direct Wealth for 甲. 甲 is at the 死 (Stillness) stage in 午. The Na Yin of 甲午 is 沙中金. 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
Gold among the sand
Gold panners shake the sand for hours to find a few bright flakes. Your Life Palace holds Yang Wood over the Horse, named Gold in the Sand. It traditionally suggests real worth that needs sifting, so effort and polish tend to reveal it.
Your best qualities often show after some work, and they're worth the wait.
Conception palace
Gold hidden in the sand
Think of someone rinsing a pan of river sand until the gold shows. That is the old name for this Conception Palace, Gold in the Sand. A tall tree, Yang Wood, stands over the Horse's fire, a start whose value is found with effort.
Your best qualities tend to show when real work sifts them out.
Na Yin
沙中金 Metal in the sand
Gold in the sand: worth that must be found and washed.
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 and social, today makes learning and sharing feel natural.
Good for
Learning with others
Cooking together
More aligned
Company tends to bring out your best, so join the group or the class.
More demanding
Group spending can creep up, so set a limit before you go out.
Why?
Group study session
Lively and social, today makes learning and sharing feel natural.
甲 is Rob Wealth (劫財) for 乙: peers, rivals and shared costs. 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 very high, with odd ideas and eager company feeding it.
Good for
A lively group project
Exploring a new interest
More aligned
Strength and new ideas tend to carry you far today.
More demanding
You may overdo it; slow down and share the spotlight.
Why?
Full of fire
Energy runs very high, with odd ideas and eager company feeding it.
甲 is 偏印 Indirect Resource 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: 沙中金.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Pressure runs high today, but support stands right behind you.
Good for
Facing a hard talk
Asking a mentor
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, you carry pressure well and come out respected.
More demanding
When it weighs, tempers may run hot; slow down and take breaks.
Why?
Heat and backbone
Pressure runs high today, but support stands right behind you.
甲 is Seven Killings (七殺) for 戊: pressure, challenge and discipline. 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 沙中金.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Duty and a strong sense of self meet today, like a sturdy fence around a good field.
Good for
Taking on responsibility
Formal meetings
More aligned
Step forward; you have the strength and standing to handle the task.
More demanding
Don't accept every duty offered, because your plate has limits.
Why?
Called to step up
Duty and a strong sense of self meet today, like a sturdy fence around a good field.
甲 is 正官 Direct Officer for 己 and combines with it (甲己合). 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 沙中金.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Steady work and money sit on top today, with some pressure underneath.
Good for
Doing paid work
A short nap
More aligned
Effort today tends to turn into something real, so keep at it.
More demanding
Don't overwork; stop before you're worn out.
Why?
Earn it, then rest
Steady work and money sit on top today, with some pressure underneath.
甲 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 辛. 午 holds 丁七殺 Seven Killings and 己偏印 Indirect Resource; Wealth traditionally feeds Seven Killings. 辛 is at the 病 (slowing) stage on 午. 天乙貴人 Nobleman switches on. Nayin 沙中金.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A handmade shelf ready for its new home: your skill turns into something of value.
Good for
Selling or swapping
Making something useful
More aligned
What you make or do well tends to bring in a fair reward.
More demanding
Rewards may come slower than hoped, so enjoy the work for itself today.
Why?
Skill that pays
A handmade shelf ready for its new home: your skill turns into something of value.
甲 is 食神 Eating God for 壬. 午's main stem 丁 is 正財 Direct Wealth. It also hides 己 Direct Officer. Eating God producing Wealth (食神生財) is a classic good flow. 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.
Your talent can draw money today, and the pace feels quick.
Good for
Pitching or selling
A side job
More aligned
Speaking up about what you offer tends to bring results.
More demanding
You may run out of steam, so don't promise more than you can do.
Why?
Selling an idea
Your talent can draw money today, and the pace feels quick.
甲 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 癸, the star of expression and pushing against rules. The main stem of 午 Horse is 丁, 偏財 Indirect Wealth. 癸 is at the 絕 (reset) stage here. Hurting Officer feeding Wealth (傷官生財) links talent and income.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.