Calculate your BaZi Four Pillars

See the Four Pillars, five-element distribution, and day master. Birth time is optional, and the calculation method is shown with your result.

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Your result will appear here. Birth details are used only for this calculation.

Example: Four Pillars for July 15, 1990

Born at 2:30 pm in New York

America/New_York

四柱Four Pillars
子Rat 丑Ox 寅Tiger 卯Rabbit 辰Dragon 巳Day 午Year 未Month + Hour 申Monkey 酉Rooster 戌Dog 亥Pig

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

辛Xin
Yin Metal

The Day Master is the Heavenly Stem of the day pillar.

Five-element distribution

Wood1.2
Fire1.9
Earth1.6
Metal2.3
Water1.0

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.

Read our full method and sources