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Dear Desmond,

The original and traditional Chinese treats takes every 2 hours as one chinese hour.

Many calculations also depends on this two hourly method.

However, I do know and understand why some Masters break up that special midnight into an additional hour, calling it a 13th hour relating it back to one of the 12th hour.

Although, I can understand this, but the problem here is that the influence for those between 11 pm to 11.59pm and 12 am to 12.59am stills falls under the influence of this same hour as that is how the chinese hour is related to the 24 hour western timing.

Which means that 5 Mar, 11pm, will span to 6 Mar 12.59 am.

This was one of the reason why, I do not intend to use this breakdown as, it changes the balance of elements in the 12 chinese hour.

The reason why Chinese Pillars of Destiny (ba zi) can be accurate even if you lack the hour is because of the very complex nature of analysing the charts which if you obtain the correct formula and way of doing so, it is possible to determine majority of the events.

Basically, for many analysis for the luck pillars actually depends on the year, month, hour, thus sometimes there is no need to worry so much about the hour of birth. Although, it does increase the accuracy.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee

On 9/17/99 11:01:22 AM, Desmond Tan wrote:
>Hi Cecil/Robert,
>
>I am trying to decipher how to
>select the time of birth of a
>friend onto the Pillars of
>Destiny module whose birthday
>is 5 minutes after midnight.
>If his birthday is on 6 Mar,
>00.05 hours. Should this be
>indicated as 5 Mar, 11pm -
>12.59 am, or 6 Mar, 1am - 2.59
>am (as this is the earliest
>possible time for 6 Mar)?
>
>Would appreciate your early
>response on this.
>
>Thanks... Desmond
>