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Read the Four Pillars
A fictional chart to practise finding the Day Master and reading the other stems in relation to it.
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The example
15 June 1990, 10 a.m., Hong Kong. Recorded local clock time, with no true-solar-time correction. These details are fictional. Gender does not change the four birth pillars.
| Year | Month | Day | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 庚Geng Yang Metal | 壬Ren Yang Water | 辛Xin Yin Metal Day Master | 癸Gui Yin Water |
| 午Wu Horse | 午Wu Horse | 亥Hai Pig | 巳Si Snake |
The top row contains Heavenly Stems. The lower row contains Earthly Branches. Read each column as a pair, giving Geng-Wu, Ren-Wu, Xin-Hai, and Gui-Si.
Three reading steps
- Check the calendar. This date is after Li Chun, between Grain in Ear on 6 June and Slight Heat on 7 July. The month is Ren-Wu. Ten a.m. falls in the Si hour, giving Gui-Si on a Xin day.
- Find the Day Master. Xin, the stem in the day column, is Yin Metal. The month branch is Wu, associated with Fire. Traditional readers consider the season before weighing the rest of the chart.
- Compare the other stems. Relative to Xin, Geng is Rob Wealth, Ren is Hurting Officer, and Gui is Eating God. These Ten God names describe element and polarity relationships. Their personal meanings are interpretations.
The chart calculation can be checked. It does not establish someone's occupation, income, relationships, or future.
How we checked the example
The Hong Kong Observatory's 1990 calendar supplies the year and solar-term dates. Its stem and branch tables supply the month and hour pairings. The November 2022 calendar marks 7 November as Jia-Zi. Counting back 11,833 days gives Xin-Hai for 15 June 1990, independently of our chart engine.