Hour Pillar — Born Hour
Hour Pillar — a Born Hour learn entry. Cultural structure, not a luck verdict.
Definition
The stem–branch pair for the birth double-hour. Many Shen Sha and Ten God weights need it; Born Hour never estimates a missing hour.
How to read it on a chart
The pillar grid and mingpan table map directly to this term: Year, Month, Day, and Hour each carry a stem–branch pair.
The Hour Pillar needs celestial time; Born Hour never invents a missing hour.
Limits
This entry is cultural and calendrical structure only — not medical, legal, investment, or deterministic fate advice.
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