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 壬子, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
The ocean in winter
Imagine a deep winter sea rolling under a grey sky. The Rat is the same Water as you, so your strength runs deep. It holds Rob Wealth, the star of drive, rivalry and shared money. In plain words: you're strong, bold and hard to stop. The stage is Peak, the high tide of the twelve. This seat is also your partner's place. A partner tends to feel like an equal, sometimes a rival. Fair sharing of money and decisions tends to keep things smooth.
Powerful and independent, you tend to do best in love when you share fairly and listen well.
Why?
The ocean in winter
Powerful and independent, you tend to do best in love when you share fairly and listen well.
子 holds 癸: 劫財 Rob Wealth for 壬. 壬 is at the 帝旺 (Peak) stage in 子. The Na Yin of 壬子 is 桑柘木. 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
The mulberry tree
Mulberry leaves feed silkworms, and silk once clothed whole kingdoms. Your Life Palace is Yang Water over the Rat, named Mulberry Wood. It traditionally suggests a useful, nourishing life, where your work feeds others and creates lasting value.
You often make your mark by being truly useful to people.
Conception palace
Mulberry trees by the river
Think of mulberry trees by a river, their leaves feeding the silkworms. Old books call this Conception Palace Mulberry Wood. Yang Water over the Rat, water on water, gives a deep start that feeds the work of others.
You tend to be the quiet source others draw from.
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.
Quiet and nourishing, today is full of thought and gentle support.
Good for
Reading or research
Visiting an elder
More aligned
Learning tends to come easily, so dive into a book or a lesson.
More demanding
Too much thinking can make you sluggish, so get some fresh air.
Why?
Library afternoon
Quiet and nourishing, today is full of thought and gentle support.
壬 is Direct Resource (正印) for 乙: support, care and study. 子 holds 癸 (Indirect Resource), led by Indirect Resource (偏印). 乙 is at the 病 (slowing) stage in 子. Stars switched on: the Nobleman (天乙貴人), a helpful person.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Demands and rules may come from more than one side today.
Good for
Sticking to the plan
Quiet preparation
More aligned
Discipline tends to win respect; meet the deadline.
More demanding
Things may feel tight; stay low-key, rest, and avoid confrontations.
Why?
Two kinds of pressure
Demands and rules may come from more than one side today.
壬 is 七殺 Seven Killings for the 丙 Day Master. The 子 Rat branch's main role is 正官 Direct Officer; hidden stems: 癸正官 Direct Officer. 丙 sits at 胎 in 子: the seed stage, a quiet beginning. 壬 clashes 丙 (Water striking Fire), adding pressure. 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.
Rules and responsibilities pile up like dishes in the sink today.
Good for
Meeting a deadline
Keeping your word
More aligned
Taking duty seriously tends to earn respect today.
More demanding
Obligations may feel heavy; ask for help and rest well.
Why?
Duties piling up
Rules and responsibilities pile up like dishes in the sink today.
壬 is 正官 Direct Officer for 丁 and combines with it (丁壬 combination). 子 holds 癸, 七殺 Seven Killings. 丁 is at the 絕 (reset) stage in 子. Officer and Seven Killings together mean strong outside pressure.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Money matters, big and small, fill the day with practical choices.
Good for
Paying bills
Planning purchases
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, money matters go smoothly and plans look sound.
More demanding
When it weighs, money may slip through your fingers; wait on big spending.
Why?
Counting the takings
Money matters, big and small, fill the day with practical choices.
壬 is Indirect Wealth (偏財) for 戊: opportunity, deals and movement. 子 holds 癸 Direct Wealth (正財). Its main role points to steady money and the household. 戊 is at the 胎 (Seed) stage in 子. 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.
Money flows in and out today, and a helpful person may guide you through it.
Good for
Banking errands
Talking prices
More aligned
A fair deal or payment tends to come through; take good advice.
More demanding
Your energy may run low, so put off big money choices and rest.
Why?
Money on the move
Money flows in and out today, and a helpful person may guide you through it.
壬 is 正財 Direct Wealth for 己. 子 holds 癸: 偏財 Indirect Wealth; its main role is 偏財 Indirect Wealth. 己 is at the 絕 (Reset) stage in 子. 子 switches on 天乙貴人 Nobleman for 己. 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.
Talent and words pour out easily, a lively day for making and sharing.
Good for
Writing or drawing
Teaching someone
More aligned
Creative work flows today, so make something and show it.
More demanding
Too much talk tires you, so pick one idea and see it through.
Why?
Ideas on tap
Talent and words pour out easily, a lively day for making and sharing.
壬 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 辛, and 子 holds 癸食神 Eating God, so both output stars are out. 辛 is at the 長生 (birth) stage on 子. 文昌 Academic Star and 學堂 Study Hall switch on. 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.
Surrounded by your own kind, you feel your energy run very strong.
Good for
Group activities
Physical exercise
More aligned
Teamwork and drive tend to carry you far today.
More demanding
Too much company may stir arguments over money or credit, so share fairly.
Why?
Among your own
Surrounded by your own kind, you feel your energy run very strong.
壬 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 癸, the star of peers and competition. The main stem of 子 Rat is 癸, 比肩 Friend. 癸 is at the 臨官 (prime) stage here. Stars switched on: 祿 Prosperity. Rob Wealth above and the Friend below: Water meets Water.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.