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House direction by birth year

Feng shui is a cultural tradition. This page only shows how the Eight Mansions (Bát trạch) method rates the eight directions.

Enter 4 digits, from 1900 to 2100.

Gender (the method has two formulas)

Pick the formula you want to read.

Count the previous lunar year?

Lunar New Year falls between 21 January and 20 February. If you were born in January or early February, before the new year, the previous lunar year usually applies.

Example: born 1990, male

Your life gua (cung mệnh)

Khảm (Kan) gua · East group

Calculated for 1990

Facing out from inside the house

Eight-direction compass, rated for Khảm (Kan) guaNorth, Fu Wei, Auspicious (favoured in the tradition); Northeast, Wu Gui, Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition); East, Tian Yi, Auspicious (favoured in the tradition); Southeast, Sheng Qi, Auspicious (favoured in the tradition); South, Yan Nian, Auspicious (favoured in the tradition); Southwest, Jue Ming, Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition); West, Huo Hai, Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition); Northwest, Liu Sha, Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition)
Auspicious: solid fillInauspicious: hatched fill
The eight directions and their stars
DirectionStarRating
SoutheastSheng Qi● Auspicious (favoured in the tradition)
EastTian Yi● Auspicious (favoured in the tradition)
SouthYan Nian● Auspicious (favoured in the tradition)
NorthFu Wei● Auspicious (favoured in the tradition)
SouthwestJue Ming○ Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition)
NortheastWu Gui○ Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition)
NorthwestLiu Sha○ Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition)
WestHuo Hai○ Inauspicious (not favoured in the tradition)

Compare these ratings with your house direction or the direction your door faces.

This is traditional cultural knowledge, not advice. The result says nothing about your health, money or luck. Which home you choose is up to you.

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