Your birth day, your Day Pillar: one of 60 personality types
A self-discovery site built on the Chinese sexagenary calendar —
a day-counting cycle in use for about three thousand years.
What it is
You enter your date of birth. We look up the calendar name (ganzhi) of that day, which places you in one of 60 types. Each type has its own character card — a spirit from one of five element families, paired with one of twelve animals — and a short reading of the personality it reflects.
The site launched in Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong. You can now summon your card in English too; English character pages are being added one at a time.
How the 60 types are divided
Every day in the Chinese calendar carries a two-character name: one of 10 heavenly stems followed by one of 12 earthly branches. The two cycles advance together, one step per day, so the same pair returns every 60 days (the lowest common multiple of 10 and 12). That gives exactly 60 types — from Jia-Zi (甲子) to Gui-Hai (癸亥).
The stems group into five element families, two each (one yang, one yin):
The 12 branches correspond to the twelve animals: Rat (Zi 子), Ox (Chou 丑), Tiger (Yin 寅), Rabbit (Mao 卯), Dragon (Chen 辰), Snake (Si 巳), Horse (Wu 午), Goat (Wei 未), Monkey (Shen 申), Rooster (You 酉), Dog (Xu 戌), Pig (Hai 亥).
All 60 types in order
The method we follow
- Your type is the ganzhi of your birth day. Year, month and hour matter for a full chart, but not for the type.
- The day changes at 23:00, not midnight: anyone born from 23:00 onward counts as the next day.
- For fuller readings, the year begins at the Lunar New Year, and the month follows the lunar month, changing on its first day. Some apps use the solar terms instead, so a full chart here can differ from other tools. The day type matches other tools, apart from the 23:00 rule.
- Readings follow a single lineage of teaching rather than a mix of popular sources, and avoid fortune-telling labels such as lucky stars.
What it is not
This is a framework for understanding yourself. It helps you see yourself more clearly; it does not decide anything for you.
What you read here is for reference only and is not a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice.
Questions
What is Summon.MasterMe?
Summon.MasterMe (本命召喚所, "the Summoning Hall of your Natal Self") is a self-discovery site. You enter your date of birth, and it shows which of 60 personality types you belong to, with a character card and a written reading of that type. It launched in Traditional Chinese for readers in Taiwan and Hong Kong. A Japanese version with pages for all 60 types is available at summon.masterme.life/ja. In English you can summon your card, register for a free mini report, and read the method and all 60 types. Full English character pages are being added one at a time, starting with Ren-Chen (壬辰) and Gui-Chou (癸丑).
How are the 60 types decided?
The Chinese calendar labels every day with one of 60 two-character names called ganzhi (干支), cycling in a fixed order that has been in use for about three thousand years. Each name pairs one of 10 heavenly stems with one of 12 earthly branches. The ganzhi of the day you were born is your type.
Is my type the same as my BaZi Day Pillar?
Yes. In BaZi (the Four Pillars), the ganzhi of your birth day is called the Day Pillar, and its first character is often called the Day Master. Your type here is your Day Pillar. Results can differ by a day from some other calculators because we change the day at 23:00.
Is it the same as the Chinese zodiac animal?
No. The familiar zodiac animal comes from your birth year, so everyone born in the same year shares it. Your type here comes from your birth day, which changes daily, so friends born in the same year usually have different types.
Do I need my birth time?
No. Your type depends only on the date. The one exception: in the method we follow, the day changes at 23:00, so someone born between 23:00 and midnight belongs to the next day's type.
Is this fortune telling?
No. It does not predict events or label anyone lucky or unlucky. It describes personality tendencies and how you might use them. It is not a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice.
Is it free?
Summoning your card, the mini report and all 60 type pages are free. The Chinese site also offers optional paid in-depth reports.
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Summon.MasterMe · 中文版 (Traditional Chinese)