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Method Of Working Out Of Day Pillar By Table





Table 1 -Assigning of numbers to 60 Jia Zi
1 Jia Zi 11 Jia Xu 21 Jia Shen        
2 Yi Chou 12 Yi Hai 22 Yi You        
3 Bing Yin 13 Bing Zi 23 Bing Xu        
4 Ding Mao 14 Ding Chou 24 Ding Hai        
5 Wu Chen 15 Wu Yin 25 Wu Zi        
6 Ji Si 16 Ji Mao 26 Ji Chou        
7 Geng Wu 17 Geng Chen 27 Geng Yin        
8 Xin Wei 18 Xin Si 28 Xin Mao        
9 Ren Shen 19 Ren Wu 29 Ren Chen        
10 Gui You 20 Gui Wei 30 Gui Si        

 

31 Jia Wu 41 Jia Chen 51 Jia Yin
32 Yi Wei 42 Yi Si 52 Yi Mao
33 Bing Shen 43 Bing Wu 53 Bing Chen
34 Ding You 44 Ding Wei 54 Ding Si
35 Wu Xu 45 Wu Shen 55 Wu Wu
36 Ji Hai 46 Ji You 56 Ji Wei
37 Geng Zi 47 Geng Xu 57 Geng Shen
38 Xin Chou 48 Xin Hai 58 Xin You
39 Ren Yin 49 Ren Zi 59 Ren Yu
40 Gui Mao 50 Gui Chou 60 Gui Hai


 

Table 2 - Starting Number Of A Year

Date Chair No. Date Chair No. Date Chair No.
           
1 Jan 1969 13 1 Jan 1981 16 1 Jan 1993 19
1 Jan 1970 18 1 Jan 1982 21 1 Jan 1994 24
1 Jan 1971 23 1 Jan 1983 26 1 Jan 1995 29
1 Jan 1972 28 1 Jan 1984 31 1 Jan 1996 34
1 Jan 1973 34 1 Jan 1985 37 1 Jan 1997 40
1 Jan 1974 39 1 Jan 1986 42 1 Jan 1998 45
1 Jan 1975 44 1 Jan 1987 47 1 Jan 1999 50
1 Jan 1976 49 1 Jan 1988 52 1 Jan 2000 55
1 Jan 1977 55 1 Jan 1989 58 1 Jan 2001 1
1 Jan 1978 60 1 Jan 1990 3 1 Jan 2002 6
1 Jan 1979 5 1 Jan 1991 8 1 Jan 2003 11
1 Jan 1980 10 1 Jan 1992 13 1 Jan 2004 16
           
           

 

Table 3A - 365 DAY IN A YEAR - NUMBERING

Table of working for 365 days in a year.
Month No.of day in the month Accumulative days Add or Minus  
         
January 31 31    
February 28 59 -1  
March 31 90    
April 30 120 0  
May 31 151    
June 30 181 1  
July 31 212    
August 31 243 3  
September 30 273    
October 31 304 4  
November 30 334    
December 31 365 5  
         
Total 365      

 

Table 3B - 366 DAY IN A YEAR - NUMBERING

 

Table of working for 366 days in a year.
Month No.of day in the month Accumulative days Add or Minus  
         
January 31 31    
February 29 60 0  
March 31 91    
April 30 121 1  
May 31 152    
June 30 182 2  
July 31 213    
August 31 244 4  
September 30 274    
October 31 305 5  
November 30 335    
December 31 366 6  
         
Total 366      

EXAMPLE 1 - TO WORK OUT DAY PILLAR OF 11 NOVEMBER 1988.

FORMULA = 52 (TABLE 2 - 1 JAN 1988) + 305 (TABLE 3B-OCT) +11(11 OF NOVEMBER)-1

ANSWER = 367 (THEN - 360)

ANSWER = 7 (GENG WU DAY - FROM TABLE 1)

 

 

EXAMPLE 2 - TO WORK OUT DAY PILLAR OF 1 MAY 2004.

FORMULA = 16 (TABLE 2 - 1 JAN 2004) + 121 (TABLE 3B-FOR APRIL) +1(1 OF MAY)-1

ANSWER = 137 (THEN - 120)

ANSWER = 17 (GENG CHEN DAY - FROM TABLE 1)

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