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 壬戌, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A river through autumn hills
Think of a river winding through dry autumn hills. The Dog is earth, and earth tends to bank Water in. The main star is Seven Killings, the star of pressure, nerve and discipline. Inside also sit a little Direct Resource, care, and a little Direct Wealth, steady money. The stage is Maturing, like a graduate stepping out. This is also your partner's seat. Traditionally it brings a strong partner who keeps you in line. Old books count this day among the Yin Yang Mismatch days, often with tricky in-laws. It's a leaning, and kindness tends to win.
Strong and resourceful, you tend to find love smoother with patience and clear family lines.
Why?
A river through autumn hills
Strong and resourceful, you tend to find love smoother with patience and clear family lines.
戌 holds 戊, 辛, 丁: 七殺 Seven Killings, 正印 Direct Resource, 正財 Direct Wealth for 壬. 壬 is at the 冠帶 (Maturing) stage in 戌. The Na Yin of 壬戌 is 大海水. 壬戌 is one of the 陰差陽錯 (Yin Yang Mismatch) days listed in the San Ming Tong Hui. 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 open ocean
Stand on a beach and the sea seems to go on forever. Your Life Palace holds Yang Water over the Dog, called Water of the Great Sea. Traditionally it suggests a big heart and a wide mind, with room to hold many people and ideas.
You tend to think big and accept people as they are.
Conception palace
The open sea
Imagine the open sea, wide to the horizon and deeper than anyone can see. Old books call this Conception Palace Water of the Great Sea. Yang Water over the Dog's earth makes a start with great depth and a firm shore.
Deep feelings and big reserves tend to live in you, held in by good sense.
Na Yin
大海水 Great sea water
Great sea: breadth, depth and resources.
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.
Support and practical tasks come together today, steady and calm.
Good for
Advice on household chores
Sorting stored things
More aligned
Help tends to arrive just in time, so accept it and finish up.
More demanding
Things may move slowly, so keep tasks small and simple.
Why?
Help with the cleanup
Support and practical tasks come together today, steady and calm.
壬 is Direct Resource (正印) for 乙: support, care and study. 戌 holds 戊 (Direct Wealth), 辛 (Seven Killings) and 丁 (Eating God), led by Direct Wealth (正財). 乙 is at the 墓 (rest) stage in 戌.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Pressure pushes in, while patient skill helps keep things in order.
Good for
Sorting a backlog
Calm, steady chores
More aligned
Patience tends to beat pressure; finish what's started.
More demanding
Strain may build; slow down and save big talks for later.
Why?
Keeping order
Pressure pushes in, while patient skill helps keep things in order.
壬 is 七殺 Seven Killings for the 丙 Day Master. The 戌 Dog branch's main role is 食神 Eating God; hidden stems: 戊食神 Eating God, 辛正財 Direct Wealth, 丁劫財 Rob Wealth. 丙 sits at 墓 in 戌: the rest stage, stored away. 壬 clashes 丙 (Water striking Fire), adding pressure. Nayin: 大海水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A commitment comes up today, along with some questions you want answered.
Good for
Reviewing a contract
Asking clear questions
More aligned
Asking questions tends to make a deal stronger today.
More demanding
Doubt may stall the deal; get your answers, then decide.
Why?
Questions before yes
A commitment comes up today, along with some questions you want answered.
壬 is 正官 Direct Officer for 丁 and combines with it (丁壬 combination). 戌's main stem 戊 is 傷官 Hurting Officer, with 辛 Indirect Wealth and 丁 Friend hidden. 丁 is at the 養 (nurture) stage in 戌.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Money ideas mix with sorting through what you already have.
Good for
Clearing the attic
Reviewing old accounts
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, something you kept turns out useful.
More demanding
When it weighs, friends and money may mix awkwardly; keep it clear.
Why?
Old things, new value
Money ideas mix with sorting through what you already have.
壬 is Indirect Wealth (偏財) for 戊: opportunity, deals and movement. 戌 holds 戊 Friend (比肩), 辛 Hurting Officer (傷官), 丁 Direct Resource (正印). Its main role points to peers and self-reliance. 戊 is at the 墓 (Rest) stage in 戌. Nayin 大海水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Money matters come up, and others may want a hand in them.
Good for
The household budget
Buying things together
More aligned
Steady money moves tend to work, so keep records.
More demanding
Watch joint spending and say no to loans.
Why?
Sharing the shopping
Money matters come up, and others may want a hand in them.
壬 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 己. 戌 holds 戊: 劫財 Rob Wealth, 辛: 食神 Eating God, 丁: 偏印 Indirect Resource; its main role is 劫財 Rob Wealth. 己 is at the 養 (Nurture) stage in 戌. Nayin 大海水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Easy pleasures and a comfortable pace sit side by side, with your thoughts drifting.
Good for
A favorite meal
A small treat
More aligned
Enjoying something simple today tends to lift your mood and others' too.
More demanding
Restlessness may tempt you; finish one thing before starting another.
Why?
Something good to eat
Easy pleasures and a comfortable pace sit side by side, with your thoughts drifting.
壬 is 食神 (Eating God). 戌 holds 戊偏印, which traditionally restrains Eating God, plus 辛劫財 and 丁正官. 庚 is at 衰 (easing), and 戌 is the 金輿 (Golden Carriage) branch.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Sharp ideas meet steady support, a good mix for honest talk.
Good for
A heart-to-heart talk
Planning ahead
More aligned
Your words come out well judged today, so say what matters.
More demanding
Keep your tone soft when you disagree.
Why?
Clever and grounded
Sharp ideas meet steady support, a good mix for honest talk.
壬 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 辛. 戌 holds 戊正印 Direct Resource, 辛比肩 Friend and 丁七殺 Seven Killings; Resource traditionally steadies Hurting Officer. 辛 is at the 冠帶 (maturing) stage on 戌. Nayin 大海水.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Following the rules tends to give you an edge over rivals.
More demanding
Competition may irritate you, so be patient and keep it fair.
Why?
Waiting your turn
Peers compete while rules decide who goes first.
壬 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 癸, the star of peers and competition. The main stem of 戌 Dog is 戊, 正官 Direct Officer. 癸 is at the 衰 (easing) stage here. The Direct Officer below keeps the Rob Wealth above in line.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.