Six-Relative Placement Across the Four Pillars (年月日時六親定位)
Learn how Bazi combines Six-Relative stars with Year, Month, Day, and Hour positions, and why neither a star nor a palace can identify a relative alone.
Overview
Six-relative placement compares two different layers: relational stars calculated from the Day Master and positional palaces associated with the four pillars. Traditional texts connect Year, Month, Day Branch, and Hour with ancestry, parents, spouse, and children, while Ten God conventions identify family roles through element relationships. A defensible reading shows both layers and their chart evidence instead of treating one symbol as a literal family member.
At a glance
- Reference
- Day Master
- Star layer
- Ten God relationships
- Palace layer
- Year, Month, Day, and Hour positions
- Supporting evidence
- Visibility, roots, relations, and timing
- School variance
- Role and gender conventions differ
- Limit
- Symbols are not verified third-party facts
Calculate the relative-star layer from the Day Master
Ten Gods classify other stems and hidden stems by their generating, controlling, or same-phase relationship to the Day Master. Schools then map selected roles to parents, siblings, spouse, or children.
Because mapping conventions can depend on gender or lineage, the adopted table must be stated. A missing visible star may still be hidden, timed, represented differently, or simply not support a conclusion.
- Show the exact Day Master relation.
- Publish the role convention being used.
Use pillar positions as a separate palace layer
Year, Month, Day Branch, and Hour provide traditional domains for wider family origin, parents or development, spouse, and children or later outcomes. Position does not recalculate the Ten God.
When star and palace appear together, the convergence can focus the inquiry. When they differ, retain both pieces of evidence rather than declaring one universally superior.
- Separate occupant from position.
- Record convergence and conflict.
Assess relations across the complete chart
A family-related star can be exposed, rooted, combined, clashed, controlled, or supported elsewhere. Its function depends on month command, Day Master capacity, distance, and timing.
Repetition can increase structural emphasis, but it does not count relatives or prove repeated events. The chart remains a symbolic model, not a household registry.
- Name the relation and participating pillars.
- Do not count people from symbol counts.
Protect privacy and avoid deterministic family claims
Do not diagnose a relative, assert parentage, predict fertility, or label a partner from the user’s chart. These are private real-world matters requiring evidence and consent.
Use Six-Relative analysis to frame reflective questions and timing hypotheses while keeping medical, legal, and relationship decisions outside the chart.
- Avoid unsupported claims about third parties.
- Prioritize direct evidence and professional guidance.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)「論日為主」以日干推十神六親關係，「看命入式」再加入年月日時柱位語境A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)卷十六親諸論合參財官印食、男女命與宮位，不能只憑某一柱直接指認現實親屬狀態A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology六親是傳統相對角色，不推斷親屬健康、品格、同意或真實關係結果OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.