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 甲寅, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A pine in its own forest
Your tree stands in a spring forest of its own kind. The Tiger is the same Wood as you, so your roots run deep. Its main star is the Friend, the star of self-reliance and loyal peers. Inside also hide a little Eating God, enjoyment, and a little Indirect Wealth, a nose for chances. The stage is Prime, an adult at full working strength. You also sit on your Prosperity, an old sign of your own livelihood. This is also your partner's seat. A partner tends to feel like an equal, a fellow tree. Leave room for each other to grow.
Strong, upright and self-made, you tend to do best with an equal by your side.
Why?
A pine in its own forest
Strong, upright and self-made, you tend to do best with an equal by your side.
寅 holds 甲, 丙, 戊: 比肩 Friend, 食神 Eating God, 偏財 Indirect Wealth for 甲. 甲 is at the 臨官 (Prime) stage in 寅. The Na Yin of 甲寅 is 大溪水. For 甲, 寅 carries 祿 Prosperity. The day branch is the spouse palace; here it is the same element as 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 rushing stream
A big mountain stream runs fast and strong, carving its own channel. Your Life Palace holds Yang Wood over the Tiger, called Water of the Great Stream. Traditionally it points to energy, independence and a life that keeps pushing ahead.
You tend to move forward with drive, and you dislike being held back.
Conception palace
A big creek in spring
Picture a big creek rushing down the hills after the snow melts. That is the traditional name of this Conception Palace, Water of the Great Stream. A tall tree over the Tiger, wood on wood, makes a start full of growth and push.
You tend to be full of drive, always reaching up and outward.
Na Yin
大溪水 Great stream water
Great torrent: force, movement and change.
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.
Lots of energy and lots of people today, all pushing in the same direction.
Good for
Group work or sports
Standing up for yourself
More aligned
Allies tend to rally around you, so join forces and move fast.
More demanding
Competition and shared costs may pinch, so guard your time and money.
Why?
A crowded room
Lots of energy and lots of people today, all pushing in the same direction.
甲 is Rob Wealth (劫財) for 乙: peers, rivals and shared costs. 寅 holds 甲 (Rob Wealth), 丙 (Hurting Officer) and 戊 (Direct Wealth), led by Rob Wealth (劫財). 乙 is at the 帝旺 (peak) stage in 寅.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Curiosity runs strong today, pulling you toward odd knowledge and fresh starts.
Good for
Starting a book
Learning on your own
More aligned
Study and fresh starts tend to go well; begin now.
More demanding
You may drift into thought; keep one foot in daily chores.
Why?
A new subject
Curiosity runs strong today, pulling you toward odd knowledge and fresh starts.
甲 is 偏印 Indirect Resource for the 丙 Day Master. The 寅 Tiger branch's main role is 偏印 Indirect Resource; hidden stems: 甲偏印 Indirect Resource, 丙比肩 Friend, 戊食神 Eating God. 丙 sits at 長生 in 寅: the birth stage, fresh and growing. It switches on the Study Hall star (學堂), traditionally good for learning. Nayin: 大溪水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Challenges arrive quickly today and push you to grow.
Good for
One brave task
Learning from mistakes
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, challenge sharpens you and you prove what you can do.
More demanding
When it weighs, demands may feel heavy; slow down and do only the essentials.
Why?
Big demands
Challenges arrive quickly today and push you to grow.
甲 is Seven Killings (七殺) for 戊: pressure, challenge and discipline. 寅 holds 甲 Seven Killings (七殺), 丙 Indirect Resource (偏印), 戊 Friend (比肩). Its main role points to pressure, challenge and discipline. 戊 is at the 長生 (Birth) stage in 寅. Stars: Study Hall (學堂), a learning star. Nayin 大溪水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Duty and structure surround the day, like a schedule written in pen.
Good for
Official appointments
Keeping promises
More aligned
Doing things properly tends to earn you respect today.
More demanding
Rules may feel heavy, so rest and do only what's required.
Why?
Rules all around
Duty and structure surround the day, like a schedule written in pen.
甲 is 正官 Direct Officer for 己 and combines with it (甲己合). 寅 holds 甲: 正官 Direct Officer, 丙: 正印 Direct Resource, 戊: 劫財 Rob Wealth; its main role is 正官 Direct Officer. 己 is at the 死 (Stillness) stage in 寅. Nayin 大溪水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Practical money and household matters fill the day, and help is near.
Good for
Planning the budget
Small household repairs
More aligned
Hard work and good contacts tend to pay off today.
More demanding
Don't take on every task; hand some to others.
Why?
Plenty to manage
Practical money and household matters fill the day, and help is near.
甲 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 辛, and 寅's main stem 甲 doubles it. 寅 also holds 丙正官 Direct Officer and 戊正印 Direct Resource. 辛 is at the 胎 (seed) stage on 寅. 天乙貴人 Nobleman switches on. Nayin 大溪水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Paints and paper spread across the table: a day for making, playing and learning.
Good for
Creative hobbies
Learning for fun
More aligned
Ideas flow freely, and what you create can bring real joy.
More demanding
Energy may scatter, so finish one project before starting another.
Why?
A playful, easy day
Paints and paper spread across the table: a day for making, playing and learning.
甲 is 食神 Eating God for 壬. 寅's main stem 甲 repeats it. It also hides 丙 Indirect Wealth and 戊 Seven Killings. 壬 is at 病, slowing, in 寅, so Water gives out a lot. 寅 switches on 文昌 Academic Star.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Ideas, words and the urge to break free tend to pour out.
Good for
Writing or speaking
Rearranging a room
More aligned
Your creativity tends to shine, and a little comfort comes along.
More demanding
You may say too much, so pause before you hit send.
Why?
Bursting with ideas
Ideas, words and the urge to break free tend to pour out.
甲 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 癸, the star of expression and pushing against rules. The main stem of 寅 Tiger is 甲, 傷官 Hurting Officer. 癸 is at the 沐浴 (cleansing) stage here. Stars switched on: 金輿 Golden Carriage. Hurting Officer above and below, with the Golden Carriage on.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.