16 jul 2001: Sun Cancer, Moon Taurus · Day pillar Geng-Chen · Year of the Snake

Planetary positions Noon UTC (12:00 chart point)

☉	Sun	24°00′	Cancer	sextile ☽ (Moon)
☽	Moon	26°23′	Taurus	sextile ☉ (Sun)
☿	Mercury	4°36′	Cancer	conj. ♃ (Jupiter)
♀	Venus	11°52′	Gemini	opp. ♇ (Pluto)
♂	Mars	15°11′	Sagittarius	conj. ♇ (Pluto)
♃	Jupiter	0°45′	Cancer	conj. ☿ (Mercury)
♄	Saturn	10°40′	Gemini	conj. ♀ (Venus)
⛢	Uranus	23°58′	Aquarius	square ☽ (Moon)
♆	Neptune	7°44′	Aquarius	trine ♄ (Saturn)
♇	Pluto	12°54′	Sagittarius	opp. ♀ (Venus)

Major aspects same window

♀ opp. ♇	Opposition	—	orb 1.03°
♀ conj. ♄	Conjunction	—	orb 1.19°
♄ opp. ♇	Opposition	—	orb 2.22°
♂ conj. ♇	Conjunction	—	orb 2.28°
☉ sextile ☽	Sextile	—	orb 2.38°
☽ square ⛢	Square	—	orb 2.41°
♄ trine ♆	Trine	—	orb 2.93°
♀ opp. ♂	Opposition	—	orb 3.31°
☿ conj. ♃	Conjunction	—	orb 3.85°
♀ trine ♆	Trine	—	orb 4.13°
♂ opp. ♄	Opposition	—	orb 4.5°

Famous births

Clare of Assisi (1194)
Andrea del Sarto (1486)
Frances Grey (1517)
Petrus Peckius the Elder (1529)
Cecilia Renata of Austria (died 1644) (1611)

On this day

622: The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
997: Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
1054: Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism.
1212: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.

BaZi chart (tap to expand) ▼

Na Yin: 白蜡金沙中金白蜡金杨柳木

Pillar	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten god	劫财	正财	日主	食神
Stem	辛	乙	庚	壬
Branch	巳	未	辰	午
Hidden stems	丙庚戊	己丁乙	戊乙癸	丁己
Branch gods	七杀比肩偏印	正印正官正财	偏印正财伤官	正官正印

Deep dive for this date Nine stars · narrative

3 三碧

7 七赤

5 五黄

4 四绿

2 二黑

9 九紫

8 八白

6 六白

1 一白

Nine star chart

Cancer is deeply nurturing, intuitive, and oriented toward emotional security. This sign’s nature is protective and closely tied to home, family, and memory. A nuanced view comes from the full chart, which needs the exact time and place of birth.

The Metal stem above the Earthly Branch Dragon creates a dynamic of resilience and transformation. This pillar is often associated with a strong will and the ability to enact change, tempered by the Dragon's inherent power and connection to the earth. It suggests a capacity for leadership that is both firm and strategic.