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Your chart combines Western astrology placements like Sun, Moon, Rising, houses, and aspects with BaZi Four Pillars, Five Elements, Day Master, and luck cycles.
Use this glossary-style guide to understand the meanings behind your free birth chart calculator results and move from raw symbols to real self-knowledge.
They act as 'costumes' that color how planetary energy is expressed. Aries: Action/Initiation. Taurus: Stability/Senses. Gemini: Curiosity/Communication. Cancer: Nurturing/Emotions. Leo: Expression/Leadership. Virgo: Analysis/Service. Libra: Harmony/Partnerships. Scorpio: Intensity/Transformation. Sagittarius: Expansion/Philosophy. Capricorn: Ambition/Structure. Aquarius: Innovation/Rebellion. Pisces: Empathy/Spirituality.
They form your core identity. The Sun represents your ego, conscious mind, and life purpose. The Moon represents your emotional inner world, instincts, and subconscious needs. The Rising Sign (Ascendant) is the outer mask you wear, your physical appearance, and how others perceive you.
They are the 'stages' of life where events unfold. 1st: Self & Appearance. 2nd: Money & Values. 3rd: Communication & Siblings. 4th: Home & Roots. 5th: Creativity & Romance. 6th: Health & Daily Work. 7th: Marriage & Partnerships. 8th: Shared Wealth & Transformation. 9th: Higher Learning & Travel. 10th: Career & Public Image. 11th: Friends & Networks. 12th: Subconscious & Solitude.
Aspects are angles between planets. Conjunction (0°): Fused, intense energy. Sextile (60°): Opportunities requiring effort. Square (90°): Friction and tension that forces growth. Trine (120°): Natural talent, luck, and easy flow. Opposition (180°): Tug-of-war, requiring balance and compromise.
Synastry is the technique of overlaying two people's birth charts on top of each other to see their chemical reaction. It highlights exactly where you naturally click, where you will experience friction or misunderstandings, and whether there are fated karmic ties keeping you together.
Your destiny is built on four time pillars. Year Pillar: Ancestors, early childhood (0-15), and societal background. Month Pillar: Parents, siblings, career foundation, and youth (16-30). Day Pillar: You (Day Master) and your spouse/marriage, middle age (31-45). Hour Pillar: Children, subordinates, secret thoughts, and late life (45+).
Wood: Growth, benevolence, and creativity. Fire: Passion, courtesy, and visibility. Earth: Stability, trust, and nurturing. Metal: Structure, justice, and precision. Water: Wisdom, adaptability, and flow. They 'Generate' (nourish, like Water growing Wood) or 'Overcome' (control, like Water putting out Fire) each other.
It is the Heavenly Stem of your Day Pillar. In BaZi, the Day Master is the absolute core of the chart—it represents YOU. Every other element, animal sign, and 'God' in the chart is analyzed based on its relationship to your Day Master.
They are psychological archetypes. Direct Wealth: Steady salary. Indirect Wealth: Investments/Windfalls. Direct Officer: Rules/Husband. Seven Killings: Ambition/Risk. Direct Resource: Formal learning/Mother. Indirect Resource: Unconventional wisdom/Intuition. Eating God: Enjoyment/Art. Hurting Officer: Rebellion/Brilliance. Friend: Peers/Cooperation. Rob Wealth: Competition/Spending.
'Da Yun' (Major Cycle) is a 10-year luck pillar. It acts as the 'background stage' or climate for that decade of your life. 'Liu Nian' (Annual Cycle) is the energy of the current year (e.g., Year of the Dragon). It acts as the 'specific plot'. The events of your life happen when the Annual Cycle interacts with your Major Cycle and birth chart.