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 戊申, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A hillside full of silver
Think of a hillside with silver veins running through the rock. The Monkey is Metal, and Earth gives birth to Metal. The main star is Eating God, the star of enjoyment, skill and generosity. Inside also sit a little Indirect Wealth, a nose for chances, and a Friend, your own Earth. The stage is Slowing, steady and unhurried. You also sit on the Academic Star, an old sign of a clever mind. This seat is your partner's home too. You tend to give generously to a partner. Old books list this as a Yin Yang Mismatch day, often with tricky in-laws. It's a leaning, not fate.
Talented and generous, you tend to do well in love by going gently and keeping families close but clear.
Why?
A hillside full of silver
Talented and generous, you tend to do well in love by going gently and keeping families close but clear.
申 holds 庚, 壬, 戊: 食神 Eating God, 偏財 Indirect Wealth, 比肩 Friend for 戊. 戊 is at the 病 (Slowing) stage in 申. The Na Yin of 戊申 is 大驛土. For 戊, 申 carries 文昌 Academic Star. 戊申 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 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
The great highway
Old empires were held together by long post roads between cities. Your Life Palace is Yang Earth over the Monkey, called Earth of the Great Post Road. Traditionally it points to travel, connections and a life that links people and places.
Movement and meeting people tend to open doors for you.
Conception palace
The great post road
Picture a wide old highway where horses and carts pass day and night. That is the traditional name of this Conception Palace, Earth of the Great Post Road. A mountain over the Monkey's metal makes a start that is broad, open and made for movement.
You tend to be at home on the move, connecting places and people.
Na Yin
大驛土 Great road earth
A highway: connections, travel and trade in later life.
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.
Earned money and proper procedure go hand in hand today, with help on hand.
Good for
Banking errands
Official appointments
More aligned
Doing things properly tends to pay, so finish the form and hand it in.
More demanding
Red tape may slow you, so bring every document you might need.
Why?
At the bank counter
Earned money and proper procedure go hand in hand today, with help on hand.
戊 is Direct Wealth (正財) for 乙: earned money and steady work. 申 holds 庚 (Direct Officer), 壬 (Direct Resource) and 戊 (Direct Wealth), led by Direct Officer (正官). 乙 is at the 胎 (seed) stage in 申. 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.
What you make or do well tends to meet a practical chance today.
Good for
Offering your skill
Learning a useful trick
More aligned
Your work tends to earn its keep; show it.
More demanding
You may undersell yourself; name a fair price.
Why?
Selling what you make
What you make or do well tends to meet a practical chance today.
戊 is 食神 Eating God for the 丙 Day Master. The 申 Monkey branch's main role is 偏財 Indirect Wealth; hidden stems: 庚偏財 Indirect Wealth, 壬七殺 Seven Killings, 戊食神 Eating God. 丙 sits at 病 in 申: the slowing stage, lower in energy. It switches on the Academic Star (文昌), traditionally helping study and writing. Nayin: 大驛土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Bright ideas lean toward practical earnings today, like a handy fix someone will gladly pay for.
Good for
Offering your services
Solving a money snag
More aligned
Clever thinking tends to bring in money today.
More demanding
Restless ideas may scatter your effort; finish one thing.
Why?
A clever fix
Bright ideas lean toward practical earnings today, like a handy fix someone will gladly pay for.
戊 is 傷官 Hurting Officer for 丁. 申 holds 庚 Direct Wealth, 壬 Direct Officer and 戊. 丁 is at the 沐浴 (cleansing) stage, and 申 brings the 金輿 Golden Carriage star.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Easy and practical, today suits sharing skills and learning with peers.
Good for
A study group
Hands-on projects
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, learning together goes well and work feels light.
More demanding
When it weighs, you may slow down; keep goals modest and enjoy the company.
Why?
Teaching a friend
Easy and practical, today suits sharing skills and learning with peers.
戊 is Friend (比肩) for 戊: peers and self-reliance. 申 holds 庚 Eating God (食神), 壬 Indirect Wealth (偏財), 戊 Friend (比肩). Its main role points to enjoyment, craft and ease. 戊 is at the 病 (Slowing) stage in 申. Stars: Academic Star (文昌). Nayin 大驛土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Friends, rivals and bold talk fill the day, with a helpful person somewhere in the crowd.
Good for
Meeting new people
Short trips
More aligned
Mix with people; a useful contact may turn up.
More demanding
Watch what you say about others, and keep money matters private.
Why?
A busy, chatty day
Friends, rivals and bold talk fill the day, with a helpful person somewhere in the crowd.
戊 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 己. 申 holds 庚: 傷官 Hurting Officer, 壬: 正財 Direct Wealth, 戊: 劫財 Rob Wealth; its main role is 傷官 Hurting Officer. 己 is at the 沐浴 (Cleansing) stage in 申. 申 switches on 天乙貴人 Nobleman and 金輿 Golden Carriage for 己. Nayin 大驛土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
An exam paper turned face down, waiting: a test, and the learning that helps you pass it.
Good for
Preparing for a test
Learning a skill
More aligned
Challenges become lessons, and you may surprise yourself with what you know.
More demanding
Nerves may rise, so prepare a little and then trust yourself.
Why?
Pressure that teaches
An exam paper turned face down, waiting: a test, and the learning that helps you pass it.
戊 is 七殺 Seven Killings for 壬. 申's main stem 庚 is 偏印 Indirect Resource. It also hides 壬 Friend and 戊. 殺印相生 turns pressure into support. 壬 is at 長生, birth, in 申, and 申 switches on 學堂 Study Hall.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Formal requests tend to go through, with someone backing you.
More demanding
Things may move slowly, so follow up politely.
Why?
Stamped and approved
Duty and support tend to come hand in hand today.
戊 is 正官 Direct Officer for 癸, the star of duty, rules and status. The main stem of 申 Monkey is 庚, 正印 Direct Resource. 癸 is at the 死 (stillness) stage here. 戊 combines with 癸 (戊癸合), and Officer with Resource below (官印相生).
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.