M2 · Chart Basics: From Birth Time to the Base Chart
A reading presupposes data, and data comes from charting. This module's goal is concrete: independently profile a new destiny subject and generate the base chart within 10 minutes, with zero field errors. Get the birth time wrong by one double-hour and the whole chart is wrong — responsibility for verification moves from the master to you.
Birth Information and the Calendar
- How solar / lunar birthdays map to the charting input; year conversion errors are among the most common entry mistakes
- Precision requirements for birth time and the double-hour divisions: each of the twelve double-hours has its boundaries; at a boundary the recorded time governs — do not "adjust the double-hour" yourself
- True solar time: it is enough to know the concept exists; the system has a defined handling rule and does not require manual calculation
- Gender affects the direction of the decades in charting; birth place has a default behaviour when missing
- Self-check for common entry errors: double-hours spanning a day boundary, lunar date entered by mistake, year conversion
Reading the Base Chart
| Zone | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Four Pillars zone | Year pillar / month pillar / day pillar / hour pillar, each built from a heavenly stem and an earthly branch |
| Day-master | The heavenly stem of the day pillar, the reference centre of the whole chart — every analysis revolves around "who the Day-master is" |
| Ten Gods (entry point) | Direct officer, indirect officer, direct wealth, indirect wealth, direct resource, indirect resource, peer, rob-wealth, eating god, hurting officer — at entry level you only need to know the name on sight and its position; no derivation is required |
| Decade zone | The arrangement of ten-year life stages and the current decade marker (how to read the start and end years) |
| Year-reading zone | Reading the current year's stem and branch (e.g. how to read "the Bing-wu year") and its mapping to a time coordinate |
| Auxiliary indicators zone | Chinese-language phrasing of auxiliary signals; auxiliary signals do not drive the judgement |
Profiling and Data Management
Profiling covers required fields, authorization confirmation, and privacy terms; multiple profiles can be managed and switched, and profile data is isolated per profile — my profiles are invisible to others. Profile information can be edited and deleted (the right to data deletion). This module's practice requires three profiles in total (yourself + 2 consenting relatives or friends), with the ten base-chart zones labelled.
Module Information and Practice
- Class hours: 2 (knowledge walkthrough with 2 videos + quiz + a profiling practice task)
- Prerequisites: M1
- The quiz and the three-profile practice run inside the AI Destiny Analysis System
After this module, complete the exercises
This module's quiz, assignment grading, and practice tasks run inside the AI Destiny Analysis System (practice requires a profile; data is isolated per profile). Registration includes a free trial allowance.