BaZi Calculator Four Pillars of Destiny Calculation basis Lunar months Ten Thousand Year Calendar: year turns at Chinese New Year, month at the new moon. Solar terms Year turns at Li Chun, month at each jieqi, computed to the second. Lunar mode is tabulated for 1864-2043. Clock time is taken as entered. The time zone still applies, because it fixes the distance to the solar term that sets the luck pillar start age. Name Date of birth Time of birth 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 : 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Now Time unknown Gender Male Female Place of birth Place and calculation settings UTC offset at birth (hours) Day pillar turns at 23:00 (late Zi) Choosing a place of birth works out the UTC offset that actually applied on that date, daylight saving included. Set the offset here only to override that, or for a place not on the list. Calculate chart Chart sheet (PDF) Clear
