Bazi

BaZi Skill

Chinese traditional calendar calculations, BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) analysis, and auspicious date selection. All scripts accept solar (Gregorian) dates and handle Solar-Lunar conversion internally.

Requirements: Python 3.8+, git. All dependencies are set up automatically on first script execution.

Setup

Install-time prerequisites (Python 3.8+, pip packages, git) are documented in references/SETUP.md. Ensure these are satisfied before first use.

Runtime auto-provisioning — on first run, the shared library (scripts/lib/__init__.py) automatically:

1. Bare-clones china-testing/bazi to <repos-dir>/china-testing-bazi/
2. Creates a detached worktree at <repos-dir>/china-testing-bazi/worktrees/readonly/ pinned to commit c425f0c

<repos-dir> is $EMPLOKE_WORKSPACE_DIR/.repos/ when the skill runs inside an emploke task / session (the EMPLOKE_WORKSPACE_DIR env var is emploke's runtime contract, always set per-run). When invoked manually outside an emploke run it falls back to ./.repos/ (cwd-relative); cd into the workspace root first.

This happens silently on first invocation. Subsequent runs reuse the cached clone.

Scripts

All scripts output structured JSON to stdout. Errors go to stderr.

Windows: Replace python3 with python in all commands below.

BaZi Analysis (Single Person)

Compute the Four Pillars, day master, five-element scores, nayin, and major luck periods from a solar birth date.

# Basic analysis (default: male, noon hour)
python3 scripts/bazi-analysis.py --date 1990-05-15

# With birth hour and gender
python3 scripts/bazi-analysis.py --date 1990-05-15 --hour 10

# Female
python3 scripts/bazi-analysis.py --date 1992-08-20 --hour 14 --female

Options: --date (required, YYYY-MM-DD), --hour (0-23, omit if unknown), --female

Output fields:

• four_pillars — year/month/day/hour pillars with stems, branches, hidden stems, nayin, ten deities
• day_master — stem, element, strength assessment (strong/moderate/weak)
• five_elements — Wood/Fire/Earth/Metal/Water scores
• major_luck_periods — 10 periods with ganzhi, element, nayin, ten deity
• zodiac — Chinese zodiac animal
• lunar_date — converted lunar date

Marriage Compatibility

Compare two birth charts for marriage compatibility. Checks zodiac harmony, day master relationship, spouse palace, and five-element complementarity.

# Basic compatibility
python3 scripts/compatibility.py --person-a 1990-05-15 --person-b 1992-08-20

# With birth hours
python3 scripts/compatibility.py \
  --person-a 1990-05-15 --hour-a 10 \
  --person-b 1992-08-20 --hour-b 14

# Reverse genders (A=female, B=male)
python3 scripts/compatibility.py \
  --person-a 1992-08-20 --a-female \
  --person-b 1990-05-15 --b-male

Options: --person-a (required), --person-b (required), --hour-a (0-23), --hour-b (0-23), --a-female, --b-male

Output fields:

• zodiac_compatibility — Six Harmony, Three Harmony, Clash, Harm, Punishment checks with scores
• day_master_relationship — five-element generates/controls relationship
• spouse_palace_harmony — day branch (spouse palace) interactions
• five_element_complementarity — whether one person's strengths fill the other's gaps
• overall_rating — score (0-100) with label (Excellent/Good/Average/Below Average/Challenging)

Auspicious Date Selection

Find auspicious dates for events using the 12-day cycle (jianchu), with optional profit month and San Niang Sha checks for weddings.

# Wedding dates in Sep-Oct 2026
python3 scripts/date-selection.py --event wedding --year 2026 --month-start 9 --month-end 10

# Wedding with bride's zodiac for profit month check
python3 scripts/date-selection.py \
  --event wedding --year 2026 --month-start 6 --month-end 12 \
  --bride-zodiac ox

# Moving dates in March 2026
python3 scripts/date-selection.py --event move --year 2026 --month-start 3 --month-end 3

# Business opening dates
python3 scripts/date-selection.py --event business --year 2026 --month-start 1 --month-end 6

Event types: wedding, move, business, travel, construction, burial, general

Options: --event (required), --year (required), --month-start (required, 1-12), --month-end (required, 1-12), --bride-zodiac (optional, for weddings)

Bride zodiac values: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig

Output fields:

• dates[] — sorted by score (highest first), each with:
  • solar_date, weekday, is_weekend
  • lunar_date — year, month, day, display string
  • day_ganzhi — Heavenly Stem + Earthly Branch for the day
  • jianchu — 12-day cycle name (chinese/english/pinyin) and description
  • auspicious — boolean
  • score — numeric score for ranking
  • reasons — list of scoring factors
  • san_niang_sha — whether the day falls on San Niang Sha (wedding only)
  • profit_month — da_li_yue / xiao_li_yue / neutral (wedding with zodiac only)

Date Selection Rules

12-Day Cycle (Jianchu): Each day in the lunar calendar follows a repeating 12-day pattern (Establish, Remove, Full, Balance, Stable, Hold, Break, Danger, Success, Receive, Open, Close). Different cycles are favorable for different activities.

San Niang Sha: Lunar days 3, 7, 13, 18, 22, 27 are avoided for weddings according to tradition.

Profit Months: Based on the bride's zodiac, certain lunar months are considered Big Profit Months (most auspicious) or Small Profit Months (acceptable):

• Rat/Horse: Big Profit = lunar 6, 12; Small Profit = lunar 1, 7
• Ox/Goat: Big Profit = lunar 5, 11; Small Profit = lunar 4, 10
• Tiger/Monkey: Big Profit = lunar 2, 8; Small Profit = lunar 3, 9
• Rabbit/Rooster: Big Profit = lunar 1, 7; Small Profit = lunar 6, 12
• Dragon/Dog: Big Profit = lunar 4, 10; Small Profit = lunar 5, 11
• Snake/Pig: Big Profit = lunar 3, 9; Small Profit = lunar 2, 8

Notes

• All scripts accept solar (Gregorian) dates — lunar conversion is automatic
• All scripts support --help for usage information
• Output is always JSON to stdout; errors go to stderr
• The bazi reference repo is auto-provisioned to <repos-dir>/china-testing-bazi/worktrees/readonly/ on first run (see Setup for how <repos-dir> is resolved)
• Birth hour significantly affects the hour pillar; when omitted, the hour pillar is marked as "unknown" with hour_known: false