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BaZi
Birth-time checks, Four Pillars, the Day Master, Ten Gods and Luck Pillars.
How to use a Bazi chart calculator: birth data, pillars, and Ten GodsA Bazi calculator starts with birth date, time, and place, then verifies the four pillars, Ten Gods, hidden stems, and five phases.Read guide →True solar time in Bazi: longitude correction and hour-pillar boundariesTrue solar time adjusts clock time to the Sun’s position at the birthplace and can change the Bazi hour pillar near boundaries.Read guide →How to read the Ten Gods in Bazi: Officer, Wealth, Eating God, and Seven KillingsThe Ten Gods describe other stems relative to the Day Master: the same phase is Peer, what it generates is Output, what it controls is Wealth, what controls it is Officer or Seven Killings, and what generates it is Resource. Polarity divides each group into two roles.Read guide →What hidden stems mean in Bazi: branches, Ten Gods, and phase rootsHidden stems are heavenly stems contained inside earthly branches; they add root, Ten-God, and five-phase evidence.Read guide →Bazi five-element balance: why missing Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water is not enoughBazi five-element analysis must read structure and season; it is not a simple missing-element checklist.Read guide →How to read Bazi luck pillars: 10-year cycles and annual triggersLuck pillars show a 10-year background, while annual pillars show 1-year triggers; both must be read with the natal chart.Read guide →Unknown birth hour in Bazi: hour boundaries and rectificationWhen the birth hour is uncertain, compare 2 to 3 candidate hour pillars and test them against life events.Read guide →Are AI Bazi readings reliable? Read chart evidence before conclusionsA useful AI Bazi reading lists pillars, Ten Gods, phases, and timing evidence before giving conclusions.Read guide →Free BaZi Calculator: Check Your Four PillarsEnter the Gregorian birth date, time and birthplace, then compare the Year, Month, Day and Hour pillars. Your Day Master is the stem of the Day pillar. Check these inputs and labels before interpreting Ten Gods, element balance or Luck Pillars.Read guide →How to read a BaZi chart: one worked Day Master and Ten Gods exampleStart with the Day Pillar's stem. After checking the birth input and time convention, use that Day Master to identify Ten Gods, separate hidden stems from visible stems, and read the Luck start and decade table as different fields. This example has Yi Wood as its Day Master; it is fictional practice data, not a customer case.Read guide →Chinese zodiac compatibility: zodiac signs versus BaZi relationship matchingChinese zodiac compatibility checks the birth-year branch only; BaZi compatibility compares the full chart structure and timing.Read guide →Five elements calculator: metal, wood, water, fire, earth in a BaZi chartA five elements calculator should count stems, branches, and hidden stems, then consider season strength and chart relationships.Read guide →What is the BaZi Day Master? The ten heavenly stems as the chart referenceThe BaZi Day Master is the heavenly stem of the day pillar and acts as the reference point for the rest of the chart.Read guide →BaZi love compatibility: Day Pillar, spouse palace, elements, and Luck PillarsBaZi love compatibility compares both charts: Day Masters, spouse palace, elements, Ten Gods, clashes, combinations, and Luck Pillars.Read guide →BaZi Luck Pillar starting age: why 8 years 4 months can appear as age 9Set forward or reverse direction, measure the full interval to the corresponding Jie, then convert three days to one year under the declared convention. In this example 8 years 4 months 15 days is the elapsed duration, 16 May 2034 is the start date, and ages 9–18 label the first decade row. They are different fields, not conflicting answers.Read guide →
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Zi Wei Dou Shu
Life and Body palaces, stars and Four Transformations in the context of a full chart.
Zi Wei Dou Shu chart calculator: twelve palaces, major stars, and transformationsA Zi Wei Dou Shu chart should show twelve palaces, major stars, auxiliary stars, four transformations, and decade cycles.Read guide →How to read the twelve palaces in Zi Wei Dou ShuThe twelve palaces divide life themes into 12 positions, but each palace should be read with its linked palace structure.Read guide →Zi Wei Dou Shu four transformations: Lu, Quan, Ke, and JiThe four transformations mark dynamic activation: opportunity, authority, reputation, and challenge across stars and palaces.Read guide →Zi Wei decade cycles: palace age ranges and annual-age markersA Zi Wei decade field assigns a ten-year age range to one palace. The separate age list marks recurring ages associated with that palace; it is not a complete annual chart or annual transformation layer.Read guide →Zi Wei Dou Shu vs Bazi: time structure and palace structureBazi emphasizes time and stem-branch structure; Zi Wei emphasizes twelve-palace spatial structure. They can cross-check each other.Read guide →How to read a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart: an empty Life Palace exampleCheck the input, locate the Life and Body Palaces, then read principal stars, auxiliary stars and natal transformations in their actual palaces. For the Life Palace, compare Wealth, Career and Travel as its three-direction and opposite-palace group. An empty Life Palace has no fourteen principal stars; it is not a blank chart or proof of bad fortune.Read guide →
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Qi Men Dun Jia
Chart setup, formations, gates, stars and the nine palaces.
Qi Men Dun Jia chart calculator: nine palaces, gates, stars, and spiritsA Qi Men chart places time, direction, gates, stars, and spirits into nine palaces for a specific question.Read guide →How to read Qi Men nine palaces: direction, palace, and useful spiritThe nine palaces form Qi Men’s spatial framework; the useful spirit’s palace is the main place to read.Read guide →Qi Men eight gates, nine stars, and eight spirits: quick reading guideGates show the action opening, stars show environmental force, and spirits show imagery or hidden state.Read guide →What time should a Qi Men question chart use?A Qi Men question chart usually uses the time when the question forms, with custom time for event review or planning.Read guide →Qi Men Dun Jia chart example: nine palaces, Chief and EnvoyA Qi Men chart is not a list of eight gates. Verify the input and adjusted time, identify the solar term, Yuan, Yin or Yang Dun and Ju, then read each palace as one gate-star-spirit-and-stem combination.Read guide →
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Da Liu Ren
Month generals, nobleman placement, four lessons and three transmissions.
Da Liu Ren calculator: month general, divination hour, four lessons, and three transmissionsDa Liu Ren sets the heaven-earth plate with month general and divination hour, then derives four lessons and three transmissions.Read guide →Four lessons and three transmissions in Da Liu RenThe four lessons describe the current relationship structure; the three transmissions show development from start to outcome.Read guide →Da Liu Ren vs Qi Men Dun Jia: question flow, direction, and chart structureQi Men emphasizes nine-palace directional structure; Da Liu Ren emphasizes event flow through four lessons and transmissions.Read guide →Da Liu Ren month general: Zhongqi boundaries versus lunar monthThe Da Liu Ren month general follows the Sun's Zhongqi interval, not the numbered lunar month or its month branch. Fix the question time first, then compare it with the exact Zhongqi boundary before placing the month general over the hour.Read guide →
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Yi Jing
Asking a question, casting a hexagram and reading moving lines.
Meihua Yishu number casting: three worked number-pair examplesLingtai currently uses two-number casting: the first number selects the upper trigram, the second selects the lower trigram, and their sum selects the moving line. With 3 and 8, the tool returns Li over Kun, Fire over Earth Progress, with line five moving and Kun Earth as Body. This is a modern number-pair extension, not a three-number method.Read guide →Liu Yao six-line casting: coins, original hexagram, changed hexagram, kinship roles, and spiritsLiu Yao records a question in six lines, then reads original hexagram, moving lines, changed hexagram, kinship roles, and spirits.Read guide →How to use a daily hexagram: action focus and changed-hexagram reminderA daily hexagram is best used as a one-day action reminder, not as a replacement for full question divination.Read guide →Liu Yao divination with coins: original hexagram, moving lines, and useful godLiu Yao asks one focused question, casts six lines, then reads the original hexagram, moving lines, changed hexagram, and useful god.Read guide →
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Chinese calendars
Gregorian and lunar dates, solar terms and activity-based date checks.
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AI readings
Distinguish chart data from generated explanations and check their basis.