The ten Day Masters
The Day Master is the part of a BaZi chart that stands for you. It is set by the day you were born, and it is the first thing a practitioner reads. Find yours with the free calculator, then read what it means here.
- Yang wood
A tall tree. Steady growth in one direction, and a hard time bending.
- Yin wood
A climbing vine. Learns and adapts easily, and needs something to hold onto.
- Yang fire
The sun. Warm, visible, generous, and tired when nobody warms you back.
- Yin fire
A candle. Focused, perceptive warmth that lights one thing closely.
- Yang earth
A mountain. Solid, reliable, slow to move, and slow to be moved.
- Yin earth
A field. Nurturing, practical, and good at making things grow in others.
- Yang metal
An axe. Direct, decisive, fair, and sharpened by pressure.
- Yin metal
A ring. Refined, precise, sensitive to how things look and feel.
- Yang water
A river. Moving, curious, resourceful, and hard to hold in one place.
- Yin water
Rain. Quiet, intuitive, and deeper than it looks.