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Solar terms and day boundaries
Year and month pillars follow solar-term boundaries. The default day changes at 23:00 under the early Rat-hour convention; boundary times are disclosed when they can affect a chart.
CALCULATION TRANSPARENCY
Year and month pillars follow solar-term boundaries. The default day changes at 23:00 under the early Rat-hour convention; boundary times are disclosed when they can affect a chart.
Adjusts for birthplace longitude (Seoul ≈ −32 min); equation of time is not applied.
Direction follows the year-stem polarity and gender, moving from the month pillar. Start age converts the interval to the adjacent solar-month boundary at three days per year.
Pillars, elements, and table relationships are deterministic under the stated convention. Strength, useful elements, structures, Shinsal, and narrative themes can vary by school and remain interpretive.
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