Client · sample
Marcus Webb
30 Nov 1979 · 23:10 · New York, United States · Sagittarius Sun, Taurus Moon, Virgo rising
The Hamburg school: midpoints on a 90° dial rather than aspects on a wheel.
Principal star · 本命星
Three Jade Wood
☳ Zhen · east
from the year 1979, which begins at Lichun
Month star · 月命星
Five Yellow Earth
centre · centre
the inner character, from the month
This year · 2026
One White Water
☵ Kan · north
the star at the centre of the square
This month, from Hanlu: the month star is 九紫 Nine Purple Fire, and you stand in the house of 8 — reversal: stillness before change, revisions, sudden turns. Reorganise.
Three Jade Wood, with Five Yellow Earth inside
Principal: thunder: quick, outspoken, impulsive; the starter of things.
Month star: the centre: forceful, extreme, commanding; the one who rebuilds after breaking. The principal is how you meet the world and the month star what you are like inside it; here they stand as Wood controls Earth.
The year turns at Lichun, early February, so a January birth belongs to the year before. Nine Star Ki is the Japanese form of the Lo Shu arts that feng shui also draws on; the stars are the nine cells of the magic square, and nothing in it is planetary. Tibetan astrology counts the same nine as the mewa, with the same numbers and colours — your mewa is Three Jade.
2026: in the house of 7
SE
S
SW
E
centre
W · you
NE
N
NW
Harvest: reward, pleasure, money, ease — and carelessness. Enjoy, carefully.
The year's star takes the centre and every other star moves with it; the cell yours lands in is the house you spend the year in. South at the top, as the square is traditionally drawn.
Directions to avoid in 2026
| 五黄殺 Five Yellow | S | the year's heaviest direction: trouble that comes of itself |
| 暗剣殺 Hidden Sword | N | trouble that comes from others, opposite the Five Yellow |
| 歳破 Year Breaker | N | opposite the year's branch: plans that break |
| 本命殺 Own Star | W | where your star stands: your own undoing |
| 本命的殺 Own Star's Opposite | E | opposite your star: what is done to you |
As the Japanese almanacs print them: where Five Yellow stands this year and its opposite, the direction opposite the year's branch, and where your own star stands and its opposite. Read for moves, long journeys and new ventures.
The nine-year cycle
| Year | Annual star | You are in | Which means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 一白 One White Water | house of 7 | harvest: reward, pleasure, money, ease — and carelessness. Enjoy, carefully. |
| 2027 | 九紫 Nine Purple Fire | house of 8 | reversal: stillness before change, revisions, sudden turns. Reorganise. |
| 2028 | 八白 Eight White Earth | house of 9 | exposure: fame, clarity, separation, what was hidden comes to light. Be seen. |
| 2029 | 七赤 Seven Red Metal | house of 1 | winter: rest, inward work, hidden beginnings. Plan; do not launch. |
| 2030 | 六白 Six White Metal | house of 2 | preparation: groundwork, patience, service to others. Build the base. |
| 2031 | 五黄 Five Yellow Earth | house of 3 | spring: new starts, energy, visibility. Begin things. |
| 2032 | 四緑 Four Green Wood | house of 4 | growth: maturing, communication, travel, relationships. Spread out. |
| 2033 | 三碧 Three Jade Wood | house of 5 | the centre: upheaval and change, everything in flux. Hold still; reap what was sown. |
| 2034 | 二黒 Two Black Earth | house of 6 | authority: responsibility, status, completion of the first harvest. Lead. |
Nine houses in nine years, then round again. This year is in bold.