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 戊午, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A mountain in the summer sun
Think of a mountain baking on a midsummer afternoon. The Horse is Fire, and Fire makes Earth. The main star is Direct Resource, the star of care, protection and learning. A little Rob Wealth, a competitive streak, hides there too. The stage is Peak, your strength at its highest. In plain words: you're warm, steady and well supported. This is also your partner's seat. Traditionally it brings a caring partner who backs you. Just let them lean on you too.
Strong and well supported, you tend to return the care you receive.
Why?
A mountain in the summer sun
Strong and well supported, you tend to return the care you receive.
午 holds 丁, 己: 正印 Direct Resource, 劫財 Rob Wealth for 戊. 戊 is at the 帝旺 (Peak) stage in 午. The Na Yin of 戊午 is 天上火. The day branch is the spouse palace; here it is the Resource element (it produces 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
Sunlight over everything
The midday sun shines on rich and poor, field and city alike. Your Life Palace holds Yang Earth over the Horse, called Fire in the Sky. Traditionally it points to a bright, generous presence and a life that tends to be seen.
You often stand out, and your warmth tends to reach many people at once.
Conception palace
The midday sun
Think of the sun at noon, high in the sky and lighting everything below. Old books call this Conception Palace Fire in the Sky. A mountain over the Horse's fire makes a strong, bright and generous start.
People tend to notice when you walk in, because you give warmth widely.
Na Yin
天上火 Sky fire
Sky fire: the light that lights everything.
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.
Earning and enjoying fit together today, with some learning on the side.
Good for
Productive work
A practical course
More aligned
Work tends to bring results and satisfaction, so give it your best.
More demanding
Spending may race ahead of earning, so stick to your plan.
Why?
Payday feeling
Earning and enjoying fit together today, with some learning on the side.
戊 is Direct Wealth (正財) for 乙: earned money and steady work. 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.
Generosity flows easily today, and so can spending.
Good for
Having people over
Making something to give
More aligned
Giving tends to come back to you in kind.
More demanding
Spending may run away; set a budget before you host.
Why?
An open hand
Generosity flows easily today, and so can spending.
戊 is 食神 Eating God 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: 天上火.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Confidence runs high and you feel sure of yourself and well backed.
Good for
Leading a project
Making a decision
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, you feel at your best and others follow.
More demanding
When it weighs, confidence may turn to stubbornness; ask one other opinion.
Why?
At full height
Confidence runs high and you feel sure of yourself and well backed.
戊 is Friend (比肩) for 戊: peers and self-reliance. 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 天上火.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
You tend to feel strong and self-reliant, though peers may compete for the same thing.
Good for
Independent work
Heavy chores
More aligned
Use your strength to finish a big chore or project.
More demanding
Avoid money rivalry with friends, and let a small thing go.
Why?
Standing your ground
You tend to feel strong and self-reliant, though peers may compete for the same thing.
戊 is 劫財 Rob Wealth for 己. 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 天上火.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Demands come from below, and support from above helps soften them.
Good for
Asking for guidance
A restful evening
More aligned
A helper or mentor may take the edge off today's pressure.
More demanding
Don't push through tiredness, because rest is useful today.
Why?
Shelter from pressure
Demands come from below, and support from above helps soften them.
戊 is 正印 Direct Resource for 辛. 午 holds 丁七殺 Seven Killings and 己偏印 Indirect Resource; Seven Killings traditionally feeds Resource. 辛 is at the 病 (slowing) stage on 午. 天乙貴人 Nobleman switches on. Nayin 天上火.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Under bright lights with numbers to explain: pressure and money matters meet today.
Good for
Facing a hard talk
Checking the numbers
More aligned
Facing a tough money talk head-on can earn you respect.
More demanding
Pressure about money may build, so break it into small steps.
Why?
In the hot seat
Under bright lights with numbers to explain: pressure and money matters meet today.
戊 is 七殺 Seven Killings for 壬. 午's main stem 丁 is 正財 Direct Wealth. It also hides 己 Direct Officer. Wealth feeding Seven Killings traditionally adds weight. 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.
An offer or commitment tends to come with money attached.
Good for
Discussing a deal
Formal invitations
More aligned
A fair offer may come through, so be ready to say yes.
More demanding
Your energy may be thin, so don't sign anything in a rush.
Why?
Offer on the table
An offer or commitment tends to come with money attached.
戊 is 正官 Direct Officer for 癸, the star of duty, rules and status. The main stem of 午 Horse is 丁, 偏財 Indirect Wealth. 癸 is at the 絕 (reset) stage here. 戊 combines with 癸 (戊癸合), with Wealth below.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.