Ten Gods Calculator

Visible stems express a Ten God openly; hidden stems are latent and become active when a luck or annual pillar reveals or clashes them. The calculator therefore keeps the two layers separate.

A count of Ten Gods is a map, not a score. A single well-placed Direct Officer in the month can matter more than three scattered Rob Wealth stems.

1. Enter birth details and calculate.
2. Read the Ten God label above each stem and beside each hidden stem.
3. Note which family dominates the visible stems.
4. Find the month branch's main hidden stem: its Ten God names the structure (格局).
5. Click any Ten God to open its guide.

• Four pillars with stems, branches, pinyin and element colours.
• Hidden stems under each branch, with Ten Gods.
• Five-element count of visible characters, hidden stems listed separately.
• Combinations, clashes, harms and punishments found in the chart.
• Luck pillars with direction, exact starting age and calendar years.
• Annual pillar for any year, plus time-zone and solar-time details.

Start from strength: for a strong Day Master, output, wealth and officer families are usually read as useful; for a weak one, resource and companions.

Then look at position: Ten Gods in the month and day pillars weigh more than those in the year or hour.

For a deeper explanation, see the guides.

All BaZi tools on this site share one calculation engine and the same settings, so results match across pages. These are the settings that can change a result:

Charts on this site use the published rule set: true solar time by default, the year changes at 立春 (Start of Spring), months change at the 12 节 solar terms and the day changes at 23:00. Example charts below are computed live by the same engine.

• Ten GodsThe Ten Gods name each stem by its element relation and polarity relative to the Day Master: Friend and Rob Wealth (same element), Eating God and Hurting Officer (output), Direct and Indirect Wealth, Direct Officer and Seven Killings, Direct and Indirect Resource.
• Hidden StemsHidden stems (藏干 or 人元) are the stems stored inside each earthly branch: a main qi and up to two residual qi.
• Chart StructureChart structure (格局) classifies a chart mainly by the Ten God of the month branch's main qi, e.
• Day MasterThe Day Master (日主 or 日元) is the heavenly stem of the day pillar.

The fastest way to understand Ten Gods Calculator is to look at real charts rather than memorise rules. Enter a birth date, time and city in the BaZi Calculator, then locate where Ten Gods Calculator appears: in a visible stem, hidden inside a branch, in the current luck pillar or in this year's annual pillar. Note the position, because the year pillar is usually read as background and early life, the month pillar as environment and career setting, the day pillar as the self and close partner, and the hour pillar as later life and output.

• Compare two or three charts where Ten Gods Calculator is prominent and two where it is absent; write down what differs in the overall balance.
• Check the month branch first: seasonal strength changes how much any factor matters.
• Use the hidden-stems and Ten Gods tables in the calculator output instead of guessing.
• Treat single factors as clues, never as verdicts; classical texts always weigh the whole chart.

Different schools describe Ten Gods Calculator with slightly different emphasis. This site follows widely used conventions (solar-term months, true solar time optional, Zi hour setting configurable) and states them openly so you can compare results with a book or another calculator.

Ten Gods Calculator is one piece of a larger system. If you are learning BaZi from scratch, the order below builds each idea on the previous one, and every step links to free reference pages on this site.

1. Calculate a chart and confirm the four pillars are correct (checklist).
2. Learn the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches.
3. Find your Day Master and judge its strength with the five elements.
4. Read the Ten Gods in context.
5. Move on to timing with luck and annual pillars.
6. Use the glossary whenever a term is unfamiliar.

BaZi is a traditional cultural system. This page explains how the symbols are defined and read; it does not make scientific claims or predictions about your health, money or relationships.