Reference · 十四主星入十二宫
The 14 Major Stars in the 12 Palaces
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In Zi Wei Dou Shu, a major star means something different depending on which of the twelve palaces it sits in: Tan Lang in the Spouse Palace describes how you love, while Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace describes how you earn. The tables below give the one-line reading for all 168 combinations, each linked to the full paragraph.
Zi Wei (Emperor Star) in each palace
紫微 · The Emperor on a Purple Tome chart. The system is named after this star. It sets direction — and rarely does the work itself.
| Palace | Zi Wei here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Emperor in your Self palace, people defer to you before you have said much. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Your peers tend to be capable, ambitious people, and at least one sibling or close colleague carries real weight in the family or the field. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | The Emperor in your Partner palace asks for someone you can look up to. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Children in your life, whether your own, your students or the projects you raise, tend to arrive with strong wills and clear opinions. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | Money reaches you through position more than hustle. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Your constitution is one of the sturdier ones, and the tradition reads The Emperor here as a buffer: setbacks pass through rather than settling in. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | Away from home, you are taken more seriously than at home. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your network includes people of real standing, and you are drawn to friends who are going somewhere. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Your work wants a title, a structure and room to make decisions. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Home is a statement for you. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Your inner life runs on high standards. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | One or both parents likely carried authority, in the family, at work or in their community. More → |
Tian Ji (Heavenly Secret) in each palace
天机 · The Strategist on a Purple Tome chart. Sees the angle everyone else walked past. Thinks fast, and thinks a lot.
| Palace | Tian Ji here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Strategist in your Self palace, you think with your hands as well as your head: tinkering, sketching, rearranging. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Strategist is the natural ruler of the Siblings palace, so it sits at home here. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Conversation is the heart of your closest bond. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Children around you tend to be bright, curious and independent earlier than expected. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | You earn with your head. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Your mind sets the pace for your body. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | Movement suits you. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your circle is wide and always rotating. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Your career is built on thinking, not titles. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Home is less fixed for you than for most people. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Your mind rarely switches off. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your parents likely prized intelligence, and the bond ran through conversation more than physical closeness. More → |
Tai Yang (Sun Star) in each palace
太阳 · The Sun on a Purple Tome chart. Gives first, and the room warms up. It gives light, not heat.
| Palace | Tai Yang here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Sun in your Self palace, you are an open book, and you are comfortable with that. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Among siblings and peers, you are usually the one who gives. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | You are drawn to a partner who shines in public: outgoing, ambitious, known in their circle. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Children in your life tend to be lively, confident and drawn to being seen: performers, team captains, the kid who speaks up first in class. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | Money follows your visibility. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Stress makes you run hot. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | The farther you go, the brighter you shine. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your network is large, and you sit at its warm center. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Career is one of The Sun's strongest homes. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Your home tends to be bright, open and full of people. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Contentment, for you, comes from being useful. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | The Sun is the classical star of the father, so this placement puts the spotlight on him, or on whoever played that role. More → |
Wu Qu (Military Star) in each palace
武曲 · The General on a Purple Tome chart. Decides fast, then actually delivers. The hardest-edged of the wealth stars.
| Palace | Wu Qu here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The General in your Self palace, you are likely a late bloomer, and the classics say so plainly. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Your sibling and peer bonds are few and solid. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Two decision-makers in one household is the theme here. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Children around you tend to be determined, practical and stubborn in the best sense. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | This is The General's home position, where the wealth star of action works at full strength. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | You push through. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | Away from home, you get down to business. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your friendships are fewer and more practical than most. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Your career rewards precision and nerve. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Property, for you, is earned. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Your inner life runs on achievement. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your parents were likely firm, practical and sparing with praise. More → |
Tian Tong (Heavenly Unity) in each palace
天同 · The Peacemaker on a Purple Tome chart. Things loosen when you arrive. That ease is a real skill — and it has a price.
| Palace | Tian Tong here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Peacemaker in your Self palace, you are the person others relax beside, and you tend to look younger than your years. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Peacemaker in your Siblings palace usually means warm, low-drama ties with brothers, sisters and close peers. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | In your Partner palace, The Peacemaker points to a soft, affectionate bond with someone easy to live with. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Your Children palace holds The Peacemaker, so the relationships you nurture tend to be cheerful and unforced. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Peacemaker in your Wealth palace, money arrives without much strain, though rarely in a sudden flood. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | The Peacemaker in your Health palace suggests a constitution that runs best on rhythm and rest. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | In your Travel palace, The Peacemaker makes you welcome almost anywhere. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your Friends palace holds The Peacemaker, which usually gives you a wide, friendly circle and very few enemies. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Peacemaker in your Career palace, you work best where the job makes people feel looked after. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | The Peacemaker in your Property palace points to a home that feels lived-in and cozy rather than impressive. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | In your Wellbeing palace, The Peacemaker sits in its most natural home. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your Parents palace holds The Peacemaker, so ties with parents and mentors tend to be affectionate and forgiving. More → |
Lian Zhen (Chastity Star) in each palace
廉贞 · The Maverick on a Purple Tome chart. Does it their own way, and it keeps working. The most complicated star in the system.
| Palace | Lian Zhen here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Maverick in your Self palace, you hold yourself to a private code and expect others to keep up. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Maverick in your Siblings palace often describes strong personalities growing up side by side. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | In your Partner palace, The Maverick brings intense, passionate partnerships. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Your Children palace holds The Maverick, so the people you raise tend to arrive with wills of their own. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Maverick in your Wealth palace, money comes through effort, skill and willingness to compete. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | The Maverick in your Health palace describes a system that runs on nerves. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | In your Travel palace, The Maverick makes life away from home busy and charged. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your Friends palace holds The Maverick, so your circle tends to be small, intense and loyal. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Maverick in your Career palace, the star sits where tradition says it belongs. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | The Maverick in your Property palace suggests a home life with more movement than most. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | In your Wellbeing palace, The Maverick gives you an inner life that rarely goes quiet. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your Parents palace holds The Maverick, so early authority often felt strict or demanding. More → |
Tian Fu (Treasury Star) in each palace
天府 · The Treasurer on a Purple Tome chart. The safe place everyone ends up leaning on. A star of reserves, not of income.
| Palace | Tian Fu here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Treasurer in your Self palace, you give off calm competence, and people assume you have things under control. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Treasurer in your Siblings palace usually means a supportive, dependable group of siblings and peers. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | In your Partner palace, The Treasurer points to a stable, practical relationship. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Your Children palace holds The Treasurer, so the people and projects you raise tend to turn out solid. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Treasurer in your Wealth palace, you are a natural keeper of money. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | The Treasurer in your Health palace suggests a sturdy constitution with good reserves. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | In your Travel palace, The Treasurer makes you respected wherever you go. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your Friends palace holds The Treasurer, which tends to attract dependable, established friends. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Treasurer in your Career palace, you thrive in administration, finance, management and anything involving stewardship. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | The Treasurer in your Property palace is a textbook storehouse placement. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | In your Wellbeing palace, The Treasurer gives you an inner life built on security. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your Parents palace holds The Treasurer, so parents and mentors are often steady, supportive and reasonably comfortable. More → |
Tai Yin (Moon Star) in each palace
太阴 · The Moon on a Purple Tome chart. Picks up what was not said, long before anyone says it.
| Palace | Tai Yin here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Moon in your Self palace, you are refined, private and slow to reveal yourself. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Moon in your Siblings palace usually brings gentle, caring ties with brothers, sisters and close peers. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | In your Partner palace, The Moon points to a tender, emotionally rich relationship. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | Your Children palace holds The Moon, so your bond with the people you raise is tender and attentive. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Moon in your Wealth palace, money grows through patience, saving and slow accumulation. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | The Moon in your Health palace suggests a system closely tied to mood and rhythm. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | In your Travel palace, The Moon makes you thrive away from home, especially when the star is bright. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your Friends palace holds The Moon, which tends to attract kind, perceptive friends, often women. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Moon in your Career palace, you do well in finance, property, design, writing, care work and behind-the-scenes roles. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | The Moon in your Property palace is one of the most favourable homes for the star. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | In your Wellbeing palace, The Moon gives you a rich, imaginative inner life. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your Parents palace holds The Moon, which highlights the bond with your mother or a nurturing mentor. More → |
Tan Lang (Greedy Wolf) in each palace
贪狼 · The Wolf on a Purple Tome chart. Wants all of it — and is charming enough to get it. The star of appetite, and of range.
| Palace | Tan Lang here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Wolf in your Self palace, you are built to want things, and wanting is what makes you good at them. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Your siblings and peers feel more like companions than obligations. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Attraction runs strong in your Partner palace, and romance takes up a lot of room in your life. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | The children in your life, whether your own, your students or the projects you raise, tend to be lively, social and hard to keep indoors. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | Money reaches you through people. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Your energy runs on enjoyment, and it shows. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | You come alive away from home. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your Friends palace is busy. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Work for you is less a ladder than a series of rooms. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Home, for you, is somewhere people come over. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Your inner life is hungry in the best sense. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your relationship with your parents runs looser than most. More → |
Ju Men (Great Gate) in each palace
巨门 · The Voice on a Purple Tome chart. Says the thing everyone in the room was thinking and nobody said.
| Palace | Ju Men here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Voice in your Self palace, you notice what does not add up, and you tend to say so. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Debate is how you and your siblings stay close, even when it does not look like closeness from outside. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Conversation is the centre of your partnerships, and so is disagreement. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | The kids around you ask why, and then ask again. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | You earn by talking. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | With The Voice in your Health palace, the things left unsaid tend to stay in the body. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | Away from home, people take notice of what you say, for better and for worse. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your circle respects candour and occasionally pays for it. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | Your career runs on expertise you can defend. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Home is where you think. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Your mind rarely clocks out. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Correction was part of how you grew up. More → |
Tian Xiang (Prime Minister) in each palace
天相 · The Right Hand on a Purple Tome chart. Trusted with what actually matters. The seal star — the one who holds the stamp.
| Palace | Tian Xiang here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Right Hand in your Self palace, you are the person others steady themselves against. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | Your siblings and peers are, on the whole, people you can lean on. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Partnership is where you find steadiness. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | The children in your life tend to be decent, cooperative and quietly loyal. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | Your money tends to be steady rather than spectacular. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | You carry other people's weight more easily than your own. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | Out in the world, people trust you on sight. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | Your friends are, by and large, good people to have around. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | You do your best work beside someone with a vision. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Your home tends to be comfortable, orderly and quietly tasteful. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | Contentment comes naturally to you. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | Your parents, mentors and bosses tend to be on your side. More → |
Tian Liang (Heavenly Beam) in each palace
天梁 · The Guardian on a Purple Tome chart. Looks after people whether or not they asked. The shade star — shelter after trouble starts.
| Palace | Tian Liang here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Guardian in your Self palace, you come across as older than you are, and people treat you that way. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | The Guardian in your Siblings palace makes one of you the elder in spirit, whatever the birth order says. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | Here, The Guardian tends to pair you with someone mature, steady, and a little parental. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | With The Guardian in your Children palace, you parent like a good teacher: patient, principled, and invested in who they become. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | The Guardian is not a money-chasing star, so in your Wealth palace income tends to follow reputation. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | In your Health palace, The Guardian reads as resilience. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | With The Guardian in your Travel palace, the wider world treats you kindly. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | The Guardian in your Friends palace fills your circle with people older or wiser than you, and many of them look out for you. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Guardian in your Career palace, you do best in work where judgment and trust count for more than speed. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Here, The Guardian ties your home life to family shelter. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | With The Guardian in your Wellbeing palace, your inner life runs deep. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | The Guardian in your Parents palace brings protective elders. More → |
Qi Sha (Seven Killings) in each palace
七杀 · The Warrior on a Purple Tome chart. Would rather go alone than go slow.
| Palace | Qi Sha here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Warrior in your Self palace, your early years ask more of you, and your later years pay for it. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | In your Siblings palace, The Warrior gives you strong-willed brothers, sisters, or co-founders, each set on running their own show. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | With The Warrior in your Partner palace, you fall for someone formidable: driven, independent, and slow to bend. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | The Warrior in your Children palace points to children with backbone. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Warrior in your Wealth palace, money comes from effort and nerve, not from waiting. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Here, The Warrior shows up as a body you run like a machine. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | With The Warrior in your Travel palace, you come alive away from home. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | The Warrior in your Friends palace gives you a circle of strong personalities. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Warrior in your Career palace, you are built for work with real stakes. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Here, The Warrior keeps your home base in motion. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | With The Warrior in your Wellbeing palace, your mind rarely sits still. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | The Warrior in your Parents palace often means a strict or forceful parent, or a household where independence came early. More → |
Po Jun (Army Breaker) in each palace
破军 · The Pioneer on a Purple Tome chart. Tears it down and rebuilds it better. Demolition first, then the building.
| Palace | Po Jun here means |
|---|---|
| Life Palace 命宫 · Self | With The Pioneer in your Self palace, your life arrives in distinct chapters, each one ending with a clean break. More → |
| Siblings Palace 兄弟宫 · Siblings | In your Siblings palace, The Pioneer brings brothers, sisters, or business partners who take very different roads from yours. More → |
| Spouse Palace 夫妻宫 · Partner | With The Pioneer in your Partner palace, love tends to change form over the years. More → |
| Children Palace 子女宫 · Children | The Pioneer in your Children palace gives you children who break the mold. More → |
| Wealth Palace 财帛宫 · Wealth | With The Pioneer in your Wealth palace, money moves in big cycles. More → |
| Health Palace 疾厄宫 · Health | Here, The Pioneer shows up as an all-or-nothing relationship with your body. More → |
| Travel Palace 迁移宫 · Travel | With The Pioneer in your Travel palace, home rarely holds you for long. More → |
| Friends Palace 仆役宫 · Friends | The Pioneer in your Friends palace means your circle turns over with each chapter of your life. More → |
| Career Palace 官禄宫 · Career | With The Pioneer in your Career palace, your career is a series of rebuilds. More → |
| Property Palace 田宅宫 · Property | Here, The Pioneer makes your home a construction site, sometimes literally. More → |
| Fortune Palace 福德宫 · Wellbeing | With The Pioneer in your Wellbeing palace, your mind craves intensity and change. More → |
| Parents Palace 父母宫 · Parents | The Pioneer in your Parents palace often points to a childhood marked by change, such as moves, a family restructured, or values you later rejected. More → |
These are one-line readings. Your own chart decides which of them apply — cast it free to see which star sits in which of your palaces.
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