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 辛丑, here's what the app reads in it.
What you sit on: your day pillar
A gem kept for winter
Your jewel lies in winter earth, safe like a gem in a velvet box. The Ox is damp earth, and earth gives birth to Metal. The main star is Indirect Resource, the star of intuition and unusual learning. Inside also sit a little Eating God, enjoyment and talent, and a Friend, your own Metal. The stage is Nurture, like a child well looked after. This seat is your partner's home too. Traditionally it brings a protective partner who keeps you safe. Your shine tends to come out slowly.
You tend to be quietly gifted and well protected, and you shine more with time.
Why?
A gem kept for winter
You tend to be quietly gifted and well protected, and you shine more with time.
丑 holds 己, 癸, 辛: 偏印 Indirect Resource, 食神 Eating God, 比肩 Friend for 辛. 辛 is at the 養 (Nurture) stage in 丑. The Na Yin of 辛丑 is 壁上土. 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
The wall that holds the house
Lean against an old wall and feel how solid it still is. Yin Metal over the Ox sits in your Life Palace, and tradition calls it Earth on the Wall. It often describes reliability and care, though it does best with good foundations around it.
You tend to give steady support, and you do best with a solid base of your own.
Conception palace
Silver kept in the cellar
Fine silver, Yin Metal, rests in the Ox, cold and damp earth, like a ring kept in a cellar. This seed shares the name Earth on the Wall, ground shaped to stand upright. Traditionally it hints at a careful nature that keeps its treasures well guarded.
You were likely born careful, slow to open up and loyal once you do.
Na Yin
壁上土 Wall earth
Wall earth: structure and patience.
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.
Order, earnings and duty line up neatly today, like folders in a drawer.
Good for
Clearing paperwork
Keeping a promise
More aligned
Doing things properly tends to bring respect and quiet help today.
More demanding
Formalities may drag, so do them once, carefully, and be done.
Why?
A tidy desk
Order, earnings and duty line up neatly today, like folders in a drawer.
辛 is 正官 (Direct Officer); 丑's main stem 己 is 正財 (Direct Wealth), with 癸 and 辛. Wealth feeding Officer is an orderly pairing. 甲 is at 冠帶 (maturing) in 丑, a 天乙貴人 (Nobleman) branch.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Pressure knocks today while you move slower than usual, so take things one at a time.
Good for
Handling one problem
Staying close to home
More aligned
Hard moments tend to make you stronger, so deal with them calmly and early.
More demanding
Avoid confrontations and big risks, and put off whatever can wait.
Why?
Cold wind knocking
Pressure knocks today while you move slower than usual, so take things one at a time.
辛 is Seven Killings (七殺) for 乙: pressure and hard tests. 辛 clashes with 乙 (乙辛沖), a direct challenge. 丑 holds 己 (Indirect Wealth), 癸 (Indirect Resource) and 辛 (Seven Killings), led by Indirect Wealth (偏財). 乙 is at the 衰 (easing) stage in 丑.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Money and commitments draw you in, while you may feel like speaking your mind.
Good for
Reviewing your budget
A frank, kind talk
More aligned
Careful money choices tend to work out today.
More demanding
Words may sour an agreement; listen first, then speak.
Why?
Settling accounts
Money and commitments draw you in, while you may feel like speaking your mind.
辛 is 正財 Direct Wealth for the 丙 Day Master. The 丑 Ox branch's main role is 傷官 Hurting Officer; hidden stems: 己傷官 Hurting Officer, 癸正官 Direct Officer, 辛正財 Direct Wealth. 丙 sits at 養 in 丑: the nurture stage, gathering strength. 辛 combines with 丙 (丙辛 combination), pulling attention toward wealth and ties. Nayin: 壁上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Little extras and plain pleasures come at a slow, careful pace.
Good for
Selling unused things
A simple treat
More aligned
A small bit of extra money tends to come your way today.
More demanding
Spending may creep up; keep treats small.
Why?
A thrift-shop find
Little extras and plain pleasures come at a slow, careful pace.
辛 is 偏財 Indirect Wealth for 丁. 丑's main stem 己 is 食神 Eating God, with 癸 Seven Killings and 辛 hidden. 丁 is at the 墓 (rest) stage in 丑. Eating God traditionally produces Wealth.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
You notice what's wrong today and may want to say so.
Good for
Honest feedback
Sorting the cupboards
More aligned
When this day helps your chart, frank words help and someone kind backs you.
More demanding
When it weighs, criticism may stir up rivalry; choose tact over speed.
Why?
Plain speaking
You notice what's wrong today and may want to say so.
辛 is Hurting Officer (傷官) for 戊: sharp ideas and speech. 丑 holds 己 Rob Wealth (劫財), 癸 Direct Wealth (正財), 辛 Hurting Officer (傷官). Its main role points to competition and sharing. 戊 is at the 養 (Nurture) stage in 丑. Stars: Nobleman (天乙貴人), a helpful person. Nayin 壁上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A mellow day invites simple pleasures, quiet company and work done at your own pace.
Good for
Home cooking
Gentle tidying
More aligned
Relax and enjoy it; ease tends to bring fresh ideas.
More demanding
Don't let the day drift away; one small goal keeps it useful.
Why?
Small comforts
A mellow day invites simple pleasures, quiet company and work done at your own pace.
辛 is 食神 Eating God for 己. 丑 holds 己: 比肩 Friend, 癸: 偏財 Indirect Wealth, 辛: 食神 Eating God; its main role is 比肩 Friend. 己 is at the 墓 (Rest) stage in 丑. Nayin 壁上土.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
A letter of support on good paper: backing, rules and a sense of being looked after.
Good for
Applications and forms
Visiting an elder
More aligned
Support from people in charge tends to come, and travel goes comfortably.
More demanding
Your pace may feel slow, so let others help instead of pushing hard.
Why?
Help from above
A letter of support on good paper: backing, rules and a sense of being looked after.
辛 is 正印 Direct Resource for 壬. 丑's main stem 己 is 正官 Direct Officer. It also hides 癸 Rob Wealth and 辛. Officer feeding Resource (官印相生) is traditionally favorable. 壬 is at 衰, easing, in 丑, and 丑 switches on 金輿 Golden Carriage.
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.
Careful thought tends to find a way through the pressure.
More demanding
Worry may grow in the quiet, so talk it over with someone.
Why?
Thinking it through
A cool, thoughtful mood meets solid demands.
辛 is 偏印 Indirect Resource for 癸, the star of intuition and unusual learning. The main stem of 丑 Ox is 己, 七殺 Seven Killings. 癸 is at the 冠帶 (maturing) stage here. Indirect Resource with Seven Killings below (殺印相生).
Traditional reading
It follows the traditional BaZi reading: what a practitioner reads in the pillar and in how it meets your chart.