Example: Four Pillars for July 15, 1990
Born at 2:30 pm in New York
America/New_York
Year
庚午
Geng
Yang Metal
Wu
Horse
Month
癸未
Gui
Yin Water
Wei
Goat
Day
辛巳
Xin
Yin Metal
Si
Snake
Hour
乙未
Yi
Yin Wood
Wei
Goat
Day Master
Yin Metal
The Day Master is the Heavenly Stem of the day pillar.
Five-element distribution
| Wood | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Fire | 1.9 |
| Earth | 1.6 |
| Metal | 2.3 |
| Water | 1.0 |
How this example was calculated
Day and hour pillars follow birthplace clock time. Year and month boundaries follow solar-term moments in UTC+8. This chart uses America/New_York and does not apply a true-solar-time correction.
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