5.1 Pre-Analysis Preparation
Step 1: Collect Accurate Birth Data
- Year, Month, Day, Hour (四柱)
- Critical : Determine Early/Late 子 hour (23:00-24:00 vs 00:00-01:00)
- Critical : Apply True Solar Time correction (真太陽時)
- Clock time ≠ solar time due to longitude and political timezone boundaries
- Use professional Bazi plotting software with automatic solar time adjustment
- Example: Taiwan clock 14:00 might be solar 13:42
- Natal Four Pillars with Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
- Decade Luck sequence from birth through age 100+
- Identify current Decade and Year for analysis focus