The Four Pillars of your destiny, read the BaZi way.

Chinese astrology's serious system is BaZi (八字, the Four Pillars of Destiny), your birth moment as four pairs of a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch, read as five elements in balance around your Day Master, the element of the self. (It's far richer than the popular 12-animal zodiac, though your year animal is part of it.)

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Hummingbird’s Chinese Chart

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Each pillar pairs a Heavenly Stem over an Earthly Branch, and each branch holds hidden stems. The Day pillar's stem is Hummingbird's Day Master.

Read these right to left, the way a 八字 chart is traditionally set out: Year at the right, then Month, Day, and Hour at the left (時 日 月 年). The Year is the root and the Hour the outermost branch, so the chart grows inward from the right.

Hour
Stem
Xīn 辛
Yin Metal
Branch
Mǎo 卯
Rabbit · Wood
Hidden
Yǐ
Day self
Stem
Bǐng 丙
Yang Fire
Day Master
Branch
Yín 寅
Tiger · Wood
Hidden
Jiǎ · Bǐng · Wù
Month
Stem
Guǐ 癸
Yin Water
Branch
Yǒu 酉
Rooster · Metal
Hidden
Xīn
Year
Stem
Jǐ 己
Yin Earth
Branch
Mǎo 卯
Rabbit · Wood
Hidden
Yǐ

Tap any pillar for its full details.

甲子 1
乙丑 2
丙寅 3 Day
丁卯 4
戊辰 5
己巳 6
庚午 7
辛未 8
壬申 9
癸酉 10 Month
甲戌 11
乙亥 12
丙子 13
丁丑 14
戊寅 15
己卯 16 Year
庚辰 17
辛巳 18
壬午 19
癸未 20
甲申 21
乙酉 22
丙戌 23
丁亥 24
戊子 25
己丑 26
庚寅 27
辛卯 28 Hour
壬辰 29
癸巳 30
甲午 31
乙未 32
丙申 33
丁酉 34
戊戌 35
己亥 36
庚子 37
辛丑 38
壬寅 39
癸卯 40
甲辰 41
乙巳 42
丙午 43 This year
丁未 44
戊申 45
己酉 46
庚戌 47
辛亥 48
壬子 49
癸丑 50
甲寅 51
乙卯 52
丙辰 53
丁巳 54
戊午 55
己未 56
庚申 57
辛酉 58
壬戌 59
癸亥 60

The sixty ganzhi (六十甲子), one stem over one branch, cycling every 60 years. Hummingbird's four pillars and this year are highlighted; each pair's colour is its stem element.

Zǐwēi Dǒushù (紫微斗數) reads the same birth moment a different way: the fourteen major stars fall into twelve palaces, one for each field of life, arranged on the twelve branches.

天梁廟 科
祿存
天喜
Life 命 庚午
5, 14
天相得
陀羅
天馬
孤辰
Siblings 己巳
115, 124
巨門陷
天刑
Spouse 戊辰
105, 114
紫微旺
貪狼利 權
右弼
Children 丁卯
95, 104
天機得
太陰旺
地劫
Wealth 丙寅
85, 94 · now
天府廟
鈴星
寡宿
Health 丁丑
75, 84
太陽陷
天魁
火星
紅鸞
咸池
Travel 身 丙子
65, 74
武曲平 祿
破軍平
左輔
Friends 乙亥
55, 64
天同平
Career 甲戌
45, 54
Property 癸酉
35, 44
天鉞
地空
天姚
Fortune 壬申
25, 34
廉貞利
七殺廟
文昌
文曲 忌
擎羊
華蓋
龍池
鳳閣
Parents 辛未
15, 24
Hummingbird
Bureau: Earth 5 土五局
Life Palace: Life · Body: Travel
Life Master: 破軍 · Body Master: 天同
武曲祿貪狼權天梁科文曲忌

Your Life Palace (命) sets the keynote; each palace's stars colour that field of life. The ages on each palace are its 大限, the ten-year era when life moves through that palace. Tap a palace for its reading, or any star for its meaning.

Notable Formations (格局)

Classic patterns your stars fall into, the signatures a Purple-Star reader looks for first.

機月同梁格 · Ji-Yue-Tong-Liang, 天機, 太陰, 天同 and 天梁 gather around the Life field: a thoughtful, service-minded pattern that suits steady professions and the care of others.

The Five Elements (五行), how much of each force Hummingbird's chart carries, and how they feed and check one another.

Wood 9 Fire 3 Earth 3 Metal 5 Water 2
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相生 runs the outer rim, each element feeding the next: Wood feeds Fire, Fire's ash makes Earth, Earth yields Metal, Metal carries Water, Water nourishes Wood.
相剋 cuts across the middle, each restraining the one two along: Wood's roots break Earth, Earth dams Water, Water quenches Fire, Fire melts Metal, Metal cuts Wood.
Which cycle a pair belongs to never changes. A circle's SIZE is only how much of that element the chart holds; it says nothing about what it does to its neighbours.
Wood 9
Fire 3
Earth 3
Metal 5
Water 2
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Matching stems, branches, and hidden stems stay lit; everything else fades back.

八字, the eight characters your chart is made of: four Heavenly Stems and four Earthly Branches, each read against Hummingbird's Day Master through the Ten Gods. Only stems take a Ten God directly; a branch's character is read through its hidden stems.

Character Pillar Element Polarity Ten God Hidden stems To the Day Master What it means for you
己 Jǐ
天干 Heavenly Stem
One of the ten Heavenly Stems, the outward, visible half of a pillar.
年 Year
her roots and early life
土 Earth Tǔ
stability and holding, the centre that everything else settles into
Season: the turn between seasons
Virtue: 信 xìn, trust
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
傷官 Hurting Officer
brilliance and rebellion; performance that breaks rules
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A Heavenly Stem stands in the open and hides nothing, so only branches carry hidden stems.
食傷 output
your Day Master generates it, so it draws on you and is where your energy comes OUT
Not among the elements this chart most needs, so this character is not one to lean on.
—
This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
卯 Mǎo
地支 Earthly Branch · Rabbit
One of the twelve Earthly Branches, the grounded half of a pillar, which also carries the animal and hidden stems within it.
年 Year
her roots and early life
木 Wood Mù
growth and beginning, pushing upward and outward, flexible and green
Season: spring
Virtue: 仁 rén, benevolence
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
A branch takes no Ten God directly. Its character is read through the hidden stems it carries, listed alongside.
乙 Yǐ Direct Resource
nurture, learning, support, and protection
Stems hidden inside the branch: the part of this character that works out of sight.
印 resource
it generates your Day Master, feeding and supporting you, the way water feeds wood
Favourable: Wood is one of the elements this chart most needs (its 用神), so this character helps you.
—
This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
癸 Guǐ
天干 Heavenly Stem
One of the ten Heavenly Stems, the outward, visible half of a pillar.
月 Month
her parents and her working life
水 Water Shuǐ
flowing and descending, storing and hiding, depth and adaptability
Season: winter
Virtue: 智 zhì, wisdom
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
正官 Direct Officer
duty, status, lawful authority and reputation
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A Heavenly Stem stands in the open and hides nothing, so only branches carry hidden stems.
官殺 power
it controls your Day Master, pressing on you, which is where duty and pressure are read
Not among the elements this chart most needs, so this character is not one to lean on.
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This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
酉 Yǒu
地支 Earthly Branch · Rooster
One of the twelve Earthly Branches, the grounded half of a pillar, which also carries the animal and hidden stems within it.
月 Month
her parents and her working life
金 Metal Jīn
refining and cutting away, contraction, clarity and edge
Season: autumn
Virtue: 義 yì, righteousness
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
A branch takes no Ten God directly. Its character is read through the hidden stems it carries, listed alongside.
辛 Xīn Direct Wealth
steady earned income; what you carefully hold
Stems hidden inside the branch: the part of this character that works out of sight.
財 wealth
your Day Master controls it, so it is yours to work with, which is where wealth is read
Not among the elements this chart most needs, so this character is not one to lean on.
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This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
丙 Bǐng
天干 Heavenly Stem
One of the ten Heavenly Stems, the outward, visible half of a pillar.
日 Day
herself and her closest partnership
火 Fire Huǒ
warmth and visibility, rising and spreading, quick to transform what it touches
Season: summer
Virtue: 禮 lǐ, propriety
陽 Yang
The active, outward, giving face of its element.
日主 Day Master
This one is you. The other seven are read against it.
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A Heavenly Stem stands in the open and hides nothing, so only branches carry hidden stems.
This is the Day Master
It is the self, so it has no relation to itself. Everything else in the table is measured from here.
—
This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
寅 Yín
地支 Earthly Branch · Tiger
One of the twelve Earthly Branches, the grounded half of a pillar, which also carries the animal and hidden stems within it.
日 Day
herself and her closest partnership
木 Wood Mù
growth and beginning, pushing upward and outward, flexible and green
Season: spring
Virtue: 仁 rén, benevolence
陽 Yang
The active, outward, giving face of its element.
A branch takes no Ten God directly. Its character is read through the hidden stems it carries, listed alongside.
甲 Jiǎ Indirect Resource
unconventional knowledge, intuition, the unusual mentor
丙 Bǐng Friend
a peer, sibling, or rival, the self mirrored
戊 Wù Eating God
expression, talent, enjoyment, easy output
Stems hidden inside the branch: the part of this character that works out of sight.
印 resource
it generates your Day Master, feeding and supporting you, the way water feeds wood
Favourable: Wood is one of the elements this chart most needs (its 用神), so this character helps you.
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This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
辛 Xīn
天干 Heavenly Stem
One of the ten Heavenly Stems, the outward, visible half of a pillar.
時 Hour
her children and later life
金 Metal Jīn
refining and cutting away, contraction, clarity and edge
Season: autumn
Virtue: 義 yì, righteousness
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
正財 Direct Wealth
steady earned income; what you carefully hold
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A Heavenly Stem stands in the open and hides nothing, so only branches carry hidden stems.
財 wealth
your Day Master controls it, so it is yours to work with, which is where wealth is read
Not among the elements this chart most needs, so this character is not one to lean on.
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This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.
卯 Mǎo
地支 Earthly Branch · Rabbit
One of the twelve Earthly Branches, the grounded half of a pillar, which also carries the animal and hidden stems within it.
時 Hour
her children and later life
木 Wood Mù
growth and beginning, pushing upward and outward, flexible and green
Season: spring
Virtue: 仁 rén, benevolence
陰 Yin
The receptive, inward, gathering face of its element.
A branch takes no Ten God directly. Its character is read through the hidden stems it carries, listed alongside.
乙 Yǐ Direct Resource
nurture, learning, support, and protection
Stems hidden inside the branch: the part of this character that works out of sight.
印 resource
it generates your Day Master, feeding and supporting you, the way water feeds wood
Favourable: Wood is one of the elements this chart most needs (its 用神), so this character helps you.
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This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart.

What each of Hummingbird's eight characters carries, written for this chart when it was built.

己 Jǐ Yin Earth 天干 In The 年 Year Pillar

That pillar governs her roots and early life. To the Day Master it is 傷官 Hurting Officer, brilliance and rebellion; performance that breaks rules.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

卯 Mǎo Yin Wood 地支 In The 年 Year Pillar, The Rabbit

That pillar governs her roots and early life. As a branch it takes no Ten God of its own; its character is read through its hidden stems.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

癸 Guǐ Yin Water 天干 In The 月 Month Pillar

That pillar governs her parents and her working life. To the Day Master it is 正官 Direct Officer, duty, status, lawful authority and reputation.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

酉 Yǒu Yin Metal 地支 In The 月 Month Pillar, The Rooster

That pillar governs her parents and her working life. As a branch it takes no Ten God of its own; its character is read through its hidden stems.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

丙 Bǐng Yang Fire 天干 In The 日 Day Pillar

That pillar governs herself and her closest partnership. This character is Hummingbird's Day Master, the self the other seven are read against.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

寅 Yín Yang Wood 地支 In The 日 Day Pillar, The Tiger

That pillar governs herself and her closest partnership. As a branch it takes no Ten God of its own; its character is read through its hidden stems.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

辛 Xīn Yin Metal 天干 In The 時 Hour Pillar

That pillar governs her children and later life. To the Day Master it is 正財 Direct Wealth, steady earned income; what you carefully hold.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

卯 Mǎo Yin Wood 地支 In The 時 Hour Pillar, The Rabbit

That pillar governs her children and later life. As a branch it takes no Ten God of its own; its character is read through its hidden stems.

This character's reading has not been written yet. It is generated with the chart, so re-saving the profile will produce it.

The four pillars in full, each stem and branch, the hidden stems, the Na Yin sound-element, and the life stage Hummingbird's Day Master reaches there.

PillarMeaningStemBranchHidden · Gods神煞StateNa YinStage
Hour
children & later life
The Hour pillar, Xīn Mǎo, sits at the threshold of Hummingbird's later years and legacy, holding Yin Metal above the Rabbit's Wood, a pairing that asks her to earn and hold what matters with quiet intention rather than force. This is the pillar of children, creative work, and the mark she leaves; its Yin Metal stem flows as Direct Wealth to her Day Master, meaning steady, careful gain is woven into how she builds that legacy. Xīn Direct Wealth Mǎo Rabbit Yǐ 正印 Peach Blossom, General 旺 Prospering Pine and Cypress Wood Bath
Day · self
the self & the spouse
The Day pillar Bǐng Yín places Yang Fire as Hummingbird's core self, a flame that burns with directness and warmth, sitting above the Tiger, a branch alive with Wood energy and restless courage. This pillar governs not only how she moves through the world but also the character and dynamic of her intimate partnership, making it one of the most personal and revealing positions in her chart. Bǐng Day Master Yín Tiger Jiǎ 偏印 · Bǐng 比肩 · Wù 食神 Death 囚 Trapped Fire in the Furnace Growth
Month
parents & young adulthood
The Month pillar, Guǐ Yǒu, sits at the heart of Hummingbird's formative years and career beginnings, carrying the weight of duty and outer expectation through its Direct Officer stem, Yin Water flowing over the Metal Rooster branch. This is where her parents' influence, her early training, and the reputation she builds in the world take root; it is also where she meets friction, the Rooster clashes with her Year and Hour pillars, creating an axis of movement and internal pull that has likely made her feel caught between family expectations and her own impulses. Guǐ Direct Officer Yǒu Rooster Xīn 正財 Nobleman 相 Strong Metal of the Sword's Edge Rest
Year
ancestry & early childhood
The Year pillar of Jǐ Mǎo carries Hummingbird into the world as a figure of quiet earth grounded beneath blooming wood, a combination that speaks of someone shaped early by a lineage and environment far richer in complexity than first appears. Her Heavenly Stem, Yin Earth, is a Hurting Officer to her Day Master, meaning her childhood world taught her to question, perform, and find brilliance in stepping outside the ordinary lines; this is not the influence of a conventional upbringing. Jǐ Hurting Officer Mǎo Rabbit Yǐ 正印 Peach Blossom, General 休 Resting Earth atop the City Wall Bath

Each pillar, its stem and branch, what it carries, how it ties to the others, and what it means for you.

Hour Pillar ✦ your chapter now of children, creativity, later life, and the legacy she leaves Stem: Xīn 辛, Yin Metal, playing Direct Wealth, steady earned income; what you carefully hold. Branch: Mǎo 卯 Rabbit (Wood), hiding Yǐ as Direct Resource, quieter forces beneath the surface. Ties to the other pillars (合冲刑害): Clash 六冲 with Hummingbird's Month Pillar (an axis of movement and friction); Stem combination 五合 with Hummingbird's Day Pillar (two stems bonding toward Water). ✦ Its element is Prospering 旺 this season; its Na Yin (sound-element) is Pine and Cypress Wood, and Hummingbird's Day Master reaches the Bath life-stage here; it carries the Peach Blossom, General symbolic stars. Correspondences: colour white, keepsake stone clear quartz or hematite, facing east.

The Hour pillar, Xīn Mǎo, sits at the threshold of Hummingbird's later years and legacy, holding Yin Metal above the Rabbit's Wood, a pairing that asks her to earn and hold what matters with quiet intention rather than force. This is the pillar of children, creative work, and the mark she leaves; its Yin Metal stem flows as Direct Wealth to her Day Master, meaning steady, careful gain is woven into how she builds that legacy. Underneath the branch sleeps hidden Wood, and the whole pillar carries the Na Yin of Pine and Cypress, evergreen timber that endures winter's hardship, suggesting her values run deep and principled, even when conditions test them.

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Day Pillar · the self of herself (the Day stem is her Day Master) and her spouse (the Day branch is the Spouse Palace) Stem: Bǐng 丙, Yang Fire, this is Hummingbird's Day Master, the self at the centre of the chart. Branch: Yín 寅 Tiger (Wood), hiding Jiǎ as Indirect Resource, Bǐng as Friend, Wù as Eating God, quieter forces beneath the surface. Ties to the other pillars (合冲刑害): Stem combination 五合 with Hummingbird's Hour Pillar (two stems bonding toward Water). ✦ Its element is Trapped 囚 this season; its Na Yin (sound-element) is Fire in the Furnace, and Hummingbird's Day Master reaches the Growth life-stage here; it carries the Death symbolic star. Correspondences: colour red, keepsake stone carnelian or garnet, facing east-northeast.

The Day pillar Bǐng Yín places Yang Fire as Hummingbird's core self, a flame that burns with directness and warmth, sitting above the Tiger, a branch alive with Wood energy and restless courage. This pillar governs not only how she moves through the world but also the character and dynamic of her intimate partnership, making it one of the most personal and revealing positions in her chart. Within the Tiger hide layers of Wood, Fire, and Earth, giving her nature depth and complexity that unfolds slowly; the Fire in the Furnace, her chart's poetic sound-element, suggests that her intensity is contained and purposeful, held within walls where it can transform rather than scatter.

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Month Pillar of parents, upbringing, her career foundations, and young adulthood Stem: Guǐ 癸, Yin Water, playing Direct Officer, duty, status, lawful authority and reputation. Branch: Yǒu 酉 Rooster (Metal), hiding Xīn as Direct Wealth, quieter forces beneath the surface. Ties to the other pillars (合冲刑害): Clash 六冲 with Hummingbird's Year & Hour Pillars (an axis of movement and friction). ✦ Its element is Strong 相 this season; its Na Yin (sound-element) is Metal of the Sword's Edge, and Hummingbird's Day Master reaches the Rest life-stage here; it carries the Nobleman symbolic star. Correspondences: colour deep blue or black, keepsake stone obsidian or black tourmaline, facing west.

The Month pillar, Guǐ Yǒu, sits at the heart of Hummingbird's formative years and career beginnings, carrying the weight of duty and outer expectation through its Direct Officer stem, Yin Water flowing over the Metal Rooster branch. This is where her parents' influence, her early training, and the reputation she builds in the world take root; it is also where she meets friction, the Rooster clashes with her Year and Hour pillars, creating an axis of movement and internal pull that has likely made her feel caught between family expectations and her own impulses. The Na Yin beneath this pairing is Metal of the Sword's Edge, a tempered and refined steel that speaks of her learning to cut clean and decide sharply, but only through hardship and pressure that sharpens her rather than breaks her.

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Year Pillar of ancestry, early childhood, grandparents, and the wider world she was born into Stem: Jǐ 己, Yin Earth, playing Hurting Officer, brilliance and rebellion; performance that breaks rules. Branch: Mǎo 卯 Rabbit (Wood), hiding Yǐ as Direct Resource, quieter forces beneath the surface. Ties to the other pillars (合冲刑害): Clash 六冲 with Hummingbird's Month Pillar (an axis of movement and friction). ✦ Its element is Resting 休 this season; its Na Yin (sound-element) is Earth atop the City Wall, and Hummingbird's Day Master reaches the Bath life-stage here; it carries the Peach Blossom, General symbolic stars. Correspondences: colour amber-yellow, keepsake stone citrine or tiger's eye, facing east.

The Year pillar of Jǐ Mǎo carries Hummingbird into the world as a figure of quiet earth grounded beneath blooming wood, a combination that speaks of someone shaped early by a lineage and environment far richer in complexity than first appears. Her Heavenly Stem, Yin Earth, is a Hurting Officer to her Day Master, meaning her childhood world taught her to question, perform, and find brilliance in stepping outside the ordinary lines; this is not the influence of a conventional upbringing. The Earthly Branch, the Rabbit, adds layers of sensitivity, artistry, and social grace to that rebellious spark, while the hidden wood element within it deepens her natural expressiveness and desire to grow.

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The twelve palaces (十二宮) of Hummingbird's Purple Star chart, one for each field of life, each seated on an Earthly Branch with the stars that colour it, and the 大限 decade it rules.

PalaceMeaningSeatStemStars四化大限格局Weight
Life 命
the self, character, and the whole life's keynote
Tiānliáng, the Elder, sits exalted in Hummingbird's Life Palace and brings her a steady, principled nature; she carries an instinct to protect what matters and to seek shelter in wisdom rather than chaos. This is reinforced by the Fame transformation, a blessing that lands right here, granting her recognition through her good character and a real gift for study and learning. 午 Horse 庚 天梁廟 祿存 天喜 科 5, 14 Ji-Yue-Tong-Liang
Siblings
brothers, sisters, and close peers
Hummingbird's Siblings Palace sits in the Snake branch, where Tiānxiàng, the Minister star, brings a quality of fairness and loyal service to her bonds with siblings and close peers; this is someone who tends toward dignity in these relationships and naturally takes on a supportive role. Yet Tuóluó, the dragging weight, adds friction and slow entanglement to the mix, suggesting that these connections may require patience and that misunderstandings or delays in communication could color the landscape. 巳 Snake 己 天相得 陀羅 天馬 孤辰 — 115, 124 —
Spouse
marriage, the partner, and committed love
Jùmén, the Debater star, has fallen into Hummingbird's Spouse Palace, which means her partnerships will be marked by depth, scrutiny, and the kind of communication that cuts through pretense; this is not a palace of easy romance, but of real seeing and being seen. Tiānxíng, the discipline star, sits nearby as a steadying force, bringing principle and self-control to how she loves, though also a note of restraint or hard-won wisdom earned through relationship. 辰 Dragon 戊 巨門陷 天刑 — 105, 114 —
Children
children, creativity, and what you bring forth
Hummingbird carries the Emperor star, Zǐwēi, into her Children Palace, which means whatever she creates or brings forth into the world arrives with natural authority and dignity; there is a noble quality to her generative impulses, whether those take the form of actual children, creative work, or the legacy she builds. Tānláng, the Charmer, sits here too and has transformed into Power, a 化權 blessing that turns her desire and appetite for life into real agency and command; she does not merely wish for things to flourish, she has the force to make them happen. 卯 Rabbit 丁 紫微旺 貪狼利 右弼 權 95, 104 —
Wealth
money, resources, and how you earn and spend
Hummingbird's Wealth Palace sits on the Tiger branch, a placement that draws together the Strategist's sharp mind and the Moon's quiet abundance; she has the gift to see money's patterns clearly while also sensing when and how to hold resources close rather than scatter them. Tiānjī, the Strategist, brings restlessness and clever calculation to her earning life, always turning over new angles and spotting openings others miss, while Tàiyīn, the Moon, softens this into a steadier, more intuitive relationship with wealth that prizes security and the gentle accumulation of what matters. 寅 Tiger 丙 天機得 太陰旺 地劫 — 85, 94 now in 命's 三方四正
Health
the body, vitality, and where illness gathers
Tiānfǔ, the Treasurer, sits exalted in Hummingbird's Health Palace and brings a steadying hand to her body and vitals; this is a guardian star that knows how to preserve, to manage resources carefully, and to build quiet resilience over time. Yet the Bell Star, Língxīng, smoulders beneath like slow friction in the joints or a low-grade weariness that does not announce itself loudly but gathers in the background. 丑 Ox 丁 天府廟 鈴星 寡宿 — 75, 84 —
Travel 身
movement, opportunities away, and the outside world
The Travel Palace sits on Rat, governing how Hummingbird moves through the world and what opportunities arise when she steps beyond her familiar ground. Tàiyáng, the Sun, has fallen here, which means its brightness dims somewhat in this domain; rather than radiating outward naturally, Hummingbird must actively choose to shine and give, to reach toward others and new horizons. 子 Rat 丙 太陽陷 天魁 火星 紅鸞 咸池 — 65, 74 in 命's 三方四正
Friends 命主
friends, subordinates, and social support
Hummingbird's friends and supporters gather around her with a particular kind of strength: Wǔqǔ, the General, sits in her Friends Palace with a Prosperity blessing, which means the people she draws close to her tend to be resourceful, capable, and genuinely willing to help her build something real. Pòjūn, the Vanguard, adds a restless creative edge to these bonds; her friends may push her toward change and away from comfort, and she is likely to seek out people who are not afraid to dismantle the old and start fresh. 亥 Pig 乙 武曲平 破軍平 左輔 祿 55, 64 —
Career 身主
work, status, position, and public achievement
Tiāntóng, the Child star, settles into Hummingbird's Career Palace with a quiet gift: she brings gentleness and ease to her work life, drawing others toward her through warmth rather than force. The Dog branch anchors this palace in loyalty and steadiness, so her professional path tends toward roles where she can build trust and create comfort for those around her. 戌 Dog 甲 天同平 — 45, 54 in 命's 三方四正
Property
home, land, real estate, and family assets
Your Property Palace sits on the Rooster branch, a placement that borrows its light from your Children Palace across the chart, meaning your sense of home and belonging grows from your capacity to nurture, create, and leave something meaningful behind. Water flows through this palace, suggesting your relationship to property and family assets moves with intuition and adaptation rather than rigid control; you are more likely to sense what a space needs than to impose a rigid plan upon it. 酉 Rooster 癸 borrows Children — 35, 44 —
Fortune
inner life, pleasures, spirituality, and peace of mind
Your inner life, Hummingbird, draws its light from the opposite direction; the Wealth Palace's stars, the Strategist and the Moon, shine inward to illuminate what feeds your spirit, suggesting that your peace comes through understanding value, discernment, and the rhythm of cycles rather than through direct assertion. The supporting cast here is delicate and complex: Tiānyuè, the quiet noble helper, works like a steady hand in the dark, offering timely grace and unexpected assistance precisely when you need it, while Dìkōng and Tiānyáo pull in opposite directions, one toward sudden voids and unconventional spiritual turns, the other toward charm and social magnetism that can both uplift and distract you. 申 Monkey 壬 borrows Wealth 天鉞 地空 天姚 — 25, 34 —
Parents
parents, elders, and inherited support
Hummingbird carries a complicated inheritance from her parents and elders; Liánzhēn, the Enforcer, sits here with real favor, bringing them a legacy of passion held tight, of principle that runs deep, while Qīshā, the Commander exalted in this palace, adds boldness and a readiness to overturn what doesn't serve. The Metal element of this palace gives her a cutting clarity about family bonds, a capacity to see what needs pruning and what deserves keeping, though it can also make her feel sharp-edged when family dynamics pull her in opposing directions. 未 Goat 辛 廉貞利 七殺廟 文昌 文曲 擎羊 華蓋 龍池 鳳閣 忌 15, 24 —

Each palace, the stars it holds, and what that means for you.

Where Hummingbird's stars gather, Hummingbird's loudest fields

1. Children 子女 2. Parents 父母 3. Life 命宮 命 4. Friends 交友 5. Wealth 財帛 6. Health 疾厄 7. Travel 遷移 身 8. Career 官祿 9. Siblings 兄弟 10. Spouse 夫妻 11. Property 田宅 12. Fortune 福德

Ranked by how many stars, and how bright, sit in each. Quiet fields aren't lesser; they're read through their network rather than from stars of their own.

Order:
Life Palace 命宮 命 headline field of the self, character, and the whole life's keynote on 午 Horse Stars: Tiānliáng 天梁, the Elder 廟 exalted 科 Fame, protection, care, principle, and shelter from harm. Helpers & hazards: Lùcún 祿存 (a lucky helper, a store of wealth and security, protected resources); Tiānxǐ 天喜 (a lucky helper, the joy star: celebration, births, and happy events). Read together with (三方四正): Career, the Child; Wealth, the Strategist, the Moon; Travel (opposite), the Sun. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Metal. Life moves through it during ages 5, 14 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 8, 20, 32, 44, 56 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour white, keepsake stone clear quartz or hematite, facing south. 科 Fame (a blessing) lands on Tiānliáng 天梁 here, it brings recognition, a good name, and a gift for study.

Tiānliáng, the Elder, sits exalted in Hummingbird's Life Palace and brings her a steady, principled nature; she carries an instinct to protect what matters and to seek shelter in wisdom rather than chaos. This is reinforced by the Fame transformation, a blessing that lands right here, granting her recognition through her good character and a real gift for study and learning. The supporting stars Lùcún and Tiānxǐ, the luck helper of accumulated resources and the joy star of celebration, soften any hardship and suggest that she draws sustenance from both security and moments of genuine happiness.

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Siblings Palace 兄弟 of brothers, sisters, and close peers on 巳 Snake Stars: Tiānxiàng 天相, the Minister 得 strong, service, fairness, dignity, and loyal support. Helpers & hazards: Tuóluó 陀羅 (a hazard, a dragging weight: delay, entanglement, slow friction); Tiānmǎ 天馬 (a lucky helper, the movement star: travel, relocation, and opportunity in motion); Gūchén 孤辰 (a hazard, the loneliness star: solitude, independence, a set-apart quality). Read together with (三方四正): Property (empty); Health, the Treasurer; Friends (opposite), the General, the Vanguard. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Earth. Life moves through it during ages 115, 124 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 9, 21, 33, 45, 57 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour amber-yellow, keepsake stone citrine or tiger's eye, facing south-southeast.

Hummingbird's Siblings Palace sits in the Snake branch, where Tiānxiàng, the Minister star, brings a quality of fairness and loyal service to her bonds with siblings and close peers; this is someone who tends toward dignity in these relationships and naturally takes on a supportive role. Yet Tuóluó, the dragging weight, adds friction and slow entanglement to the mix, suggesting that these connections may require patience and that misunderstandings or delays in communication could color the landscape. Tiānmǎ, the movement star, and Gūchén, the loneliness star, work together here to create someone who may feel a pull between connection and independence, between moving toward others and stepping back into her own solitary path.

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Spouse Palace 夫妻 of marriage, the partner, and committed love on 辰 Dragon Stars: Jùmén 巨門, the Debater 陷 fallen, the mouth, doubt, scrutiny, eloquence, and hidden depths. Helpers & hazards: Tiānxíng 天刑 (a hazard, the discipline star: law, self-control, injury, and hard principle). Read together with (三方四正): Fortune (empty); Travel, the Sun; Career (opposite), the Child. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Earth. Life moves through it during ages 105, 114 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 10, 22, 34, 46, 58 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour amber-yellow, keepsake stone citrine or tiger's eye, facing east-southeast.

Jùmén, the Debater star, has fallen into Hummingbird's Spouse Palace, which means her partnerships will be marked by depth, scrutiny, and the kind of communication that cuts through pretense; this is not a palace of easy romance, but of real seeing and being seen. Tiānxíng, the discipline star, sits nearby as a steadying force, bringing principle and self-control to how she loves, though also a note of restraint or hard-won wisdom earned through relationship. The Earth element here grounds her in practical commitment, the kind that endures through difficulty rather than dissolves in it.

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Children Palace 子女 headline field of children, creativity, and what you bring forth on 卯 Rabbit Stars: Zǐwēi 紫微, the Emperor 旺 thriving, leadership, dignity, and a noble, commanding presence. Tānláng 貪狼, the Charmer 利 favourable 權 Power, desire, charisma, talent, and appetite for life. Helpers & hazards: Yòubì 右弼 (a lucky helper, a left-hand helper: kind, resourceful support). Read together with (三方四正): Parents, the Enforcer, the Commander; Friends, the General, the Vanguard; Property (opposite) (empty). Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Fire. Life moves through it during ages 95, 104 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 11, 23, 35, 47, 59 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour red, keepsake stone carnelian or garnet, facing east. 權 Power (a blessing) lands on Tānláng 貪狼 here, it brings drive, authority, and the power to take charge.

Hummingbird carries the Emperor star, Zǐwēi, into her Children Palace, which means whatever she creates or brings forth into the world arrives with natural authority and dignity; there is a noble quality to her generative impulses, whether those take the form of actual children, creative work, or the legacy she builds. Tānláng, the Charmer, sits here too and has transformed into Power, a 化權 blessing that turns her desire and appetite for life into real agency and command; she does not merely wish for things to flourish, she has the force to make them happen. The Fire element warms this palace, giving her creative drive heat and momentum, while Yòubì, the resourceful helper star, ensures she does not act alone but draws steady, kind support around whatever she undertakes.

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Wealth Palace 財帛 headline field ✦ in this decade now of money, resources, and how you earn and spend on 寅 Tiger Stars: Tiānjī 天機, the Strategist 得 strong, intellect, planning, adaptability, and restless cleverness. Tàiyīn 太陰, the Moon 旺 thriving, tenderness, wealth held quietly, intuition, and nurture. Helpers & hazards: Dìjié 地劫 (a hazard, plunder: setbacks, scattering, and the unexpected). Read together with (三方四正): Life, the Elder; Career, the Child; Fortune (opposite) (empty). Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Fire. Life moves through it during ages 85, 94 (its 大限, the ten-year era) Hummingbird is in it now, and it comes forward again in the years 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour red, keepsake stone carnelian or garnet, facing east-northeast.

Hummingbird's Wealth Palace sits on the Tiger branch, a placement that draws together the Strategist's sharp mind and the Moon's quiet abundance; she has the gift to see money's patterns clearly while also sensing when and how to hold resources close rather than scatter them. Tiānjī, the Strategist, brings restlessness and clever calculation to her earning life, always turning over new angles and spotting openings others miss, while Tàiyīn, the Moon, softens this into a steadier, more intuitive relationship with wealth that prizes security and the gentle accumulation of what matters. The Fire element here burns with intent and vision, yet Dìjié, the hazard star, sits nearby as a reminder that sudden losses or unexpected turns can arrive alongside her gains, teaching her that planning alone will not ward off all scattering.

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Health Palace 疾厄 strong field of the body, vitality, and where illness gathers on 丑 Ox Stars: Tiānfǔ 天府, the Treasurer 廟 exalted, stability, stewardship, caution, and quiet abundance. Helpers & hazards: Língxīng 鈴星 (a hazard, the Bell Star: a slow, smouldering irritation and hidden friction); Guǎsù 寡宿 (a hazard, the widow star: aloneness, reserve, and emotional distance). Read together with (三方四正): Siblings, the Minister; Property (empty); Parents (opposite), the Enforcer, the Commander. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Fire. Life moves through it during ages 75, 84 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 1, 13, 25, 37, 49 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour red, keepsake stone carnelian or garnet, facing north-northeast, governing the belly and spleen.

Tiānfǔ, the Treasurer, sits exalted in Hummingbird's Health Palace and brings a steadying hand to her body and vitals; this is a guardian star that knows how to preserve, to manage resources carefully, and to build quiet resilience over time. Yet the Bell Star, Língxīng, smoulders beneath like slow friction in the joints or a low-grade weariness that does not announce itself loudly but gathers in the background. The Widow Star, Guǎsù, adds a layer of reserve to how she relates to her own body, sometimes creating distance between what she feels and what she speaks aloud.

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Travel Palace 遷移 身 strong field of movement, opportunities away, and the outside world on 子 Rat Stars: Tàiyáng 太陽, the Sun 陷 fallen, brightness, generosity, drive, and outward giving. Helpers & hazards: Tiānkuí 天魁 (a lucky helper, a noble benefactor (by day), open help from elders); Huǒxīng 火星 (a hazard, the Fire Star: sudden heat, temper, and abrupt, blazing force); Hóngluán 紅鸞 (a lucky helper, the marriage star: romance, weddings, and joyful union); Xiánchí 咸池 (a hazard, the peach-blossom star: allure, desire, and romantic entanglement). Read together with (三方四正): Spouse, the Debater; Fortune (empty); Life (opposite), the Elder. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Fire. Life moves through it during ages 65, 74 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 2, 14, 26, 38, 50 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour red, keepsake stone carnelian or garnet, facing north.

The Travel Palace sits on Rat, governing how Hummingbird moves through the world and what opportunities arise when she steps beyond her familiar ground. Tàiyáng, the Sun, has fallen here, which means its brightness dims somewhat in this domain; rather than radiating outward naturally, Hummingbird must actively choose to shine and give, to reach toward others and new horizons. This is a palace where she learns generosity through motion, where her warmth finds its truest expression in how she engages with the wider world.

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Friends Palace 交友 headline field ✦ your year now of friends, subordinates, and social support on 亥 Pig Stars: Wǔqǔ 武曲, the General 平 even 祿 Prosperity, resolve, discipline, wealth-building, and blunt strength. Pòjūn 破軍, the Vanguard 平 even, destruction-and-renewal, pioneering, and total change. Helpers & hazards: Zuǒfǔ 左輔 (a lucky helper, a right-hand helper: steady, capable support). Read together with (三方四正): Children, the Emperor, the Charmer; Parents, the Enforcer, the Commander; Siblings (opposite), the Minister. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Wood. Life moves through it during ages 55, 64 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 3, 15, 27, 39, 51 (its 小限, the yearly visit); it also holds Hummingbird's 命主 Life Master, a guardian star of the core self. Correspondences: colour green, keepsake stone jade or green aventurine, facing north-northwest. 祿 Prosperity (a blessing) lands on Wǔqǔ 武曲 here, it brings ease, luck, and resources that flow in.

Hummingbird's friends and supporters gather around her with a particular kind of strength: Wǔqǔ, the General, sits in her Friends Palace with a Prosperity blessing, which means the people she draws close to her tend to be resourceful, capable, and genuinely willing to help her build something real. Pòjūn, the Vanguard, adds a restless creative edge to these bonds; her friends may push her toward change and away from comfort, and she is likely to seek out people who are not afraid to dismantle the old and start fresh. Zuǒfǔ, the steady helper, ensures that beneath all this pioneering spirit there is loyalty and someone she can truly rely on.

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Career Palace 官祿 strong field of work, status, position, and public achievement on 戌 Dog Stars: Tiāntóng 天同, the Child 平 even, gentleness, ease, contentment, and emotional warmth. Read together with (三方四正): Wealth, the Strategist, the Moon; Life, the Elder; Spouse (opposite), the Debater. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Wood. Life moves through it during ages 45, 54 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 4, 16, 28, 40, 52 (its 小限, the yearly visit); it holds Hummingbird's 身主 Body Master, the guardian of the second half of life. Correspondences: colour green, keepsake stone jade or green aventurine, facing west-northwest.

Tiāntóng, the Child star, settles into Hummingbird's Career Palace with a quiet gift: she brings gentleness and ease to her work life, drawing others toward her through warmth rather than force. The Dog branch anchors this palace in loyalty and steadiness, so her professional path tends toward roles where she can build trust and create comfort for those around her. Wood as her element gives her flexibility and growth capacity, meaning her career can evolve and adapt as her life unfolds.

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Property Palace 田宅 of home, land, real estate, and family assets on 酉 Rooster Stars: none of its own, it borrows from the opposite Children Palace, which holds Zǐwēi 紫微, the Emperor (leadership, dignity, and a noble, commanding presence); Tānláng 貪狼, the Charmer (desire, charisma, talent, and appetite for life). Read together with (三方四正): Health, the Treasurer; Siblings, the Minister; Children (opposite), the Emperor, the Charmer. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Water. Life moves through it during ages 35, 44 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 5, 17, 29, 41, 53 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour deep blue or black, keepsake stone obsidian or black tourmaline, facing west.

Your Property Palace sits on the Rooster branch, a placement that borrows its light from your Children Palace across the chart, meaning your sense of home and belonging grows from your capacity to nurture, create, and leave something meaningful behind. Water flows through this palace, suggesting your relationship to property and family assets moves with intuition and adaptation rather than rigid control; you are more likely to sense what a space needs than to impose a rigid plan upon it. The Children Palace's stars, which illuminate this field of life, bring warmth and generative energy to how you build and hold your nest.

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Fortune Palace 福德 of inner life, pleasures, spirituality, and peace of mind on 申 Monkey Stars: none of its own, it borrows from the opposite Wealth Palace, which holds Tiānjī 天機, the Strategist (intellect, planning, adaptability, and restless cleverness); Tàiyīn 太陰, the Moon (tenderness, wealth held quietly, intuition, and nurture). Helpers & hazards: Tiānyuè 天鉞 (a lucky helper, a noble benefactor (by night), quiet timely help); Dìkōng 地空 (a hazard, emptiness: loss, sudden voids, and unconventional turns); Tiānyáo 天姚 (a hazard, the charm star: magnetism, flirtation, and social sweetness). Read together with (三方四正): Travel, the Sun; Spouse, the Debater; Wealth (opposite), the Strategist, the Moon. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Water. Life moves through it during ages 25, 34 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 6, 18, 30, 42, 54 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour deep blue or black, keepsake stone obsidian or black tourmaline, facing west-southwest.

Your inner life, Hummingbird, draws its light from the opposite direction; the Wealth Palace's stars, the Strategist and the Moon, shine inward to illuminate what feeds your spirit, suggesting that your peace comes through understanding value, discernment, and the rhythm of cycles rather than through direct assertion. The supporting cast here is delicate and complex: Tiānyuè, the quiet noble helper, works like a steady hand in the dark, offering timely grace and unexpected assistance precisely when you need it, while Dìkōng and Tiānyáo pull in opposite directions, one toward sudden voids and unconventional spiritual turns, the other toward charm and social magnetism that can both uplift and distract you. Water as your element here means your inner peace flows like a current; it finds channels, adapts, and can move through apparent emptiness without losing itself.

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Parents Palace 父母 headline field of parents, elders, and inherited support on 未 Goat Stars: Liánzhēn 廉貞, the Enforcer 利 favourable, passion, principle, complexity, and controlled intensity. Qīshā 七殺, the Commander 廟 exalted, boldness, independence, upheaval, and decisive action. Helpers & hazards: Wénchāng 文昌 (a lucky helper, scholarship, writing, refinement, and exams); Wénqǔ 文曲 (a lucky helper, arts, eloquence, charm, and quick talent); Qíngyáng 擎羊 (a hazard, a sharp blade: friction, haste, and cutting force); Huágài 華蓋 (a lucky helper, the canopy star: solitude, spirituality, artistry, and a mystic streak); Lóngchí 龍池 (a lucky helper, the dragon-pool star: skill, refinement, and earned distinction); Fènggé 鳳閣 (a lucky helper, the phoenix-tower star: elegance, taste, and cultivated talent). Read together with (三方四正): Friends, the General, the Vanguard; Children, the Emperor, the Charmer; Health (opposite), the Treasurer. Their stars reach into this field and colour how it plays out. ✦ Its element is Metal. Life moves through it during ages 15, 24 (its 大限, the ten-year era), and it comes forward again in the years 7, 19, 31, 43, 55 (its 小限, the yearly visit). Correspondences: colour white, keepsake stone clear quartz or hematite, facing south-southwest. 忌 Trouble (a challenge) lands on Wénqǔ 文曲 here, it brings friction and worry, a knot to keep working through.

Hummingbird carries a complicated inheritance from her parents and elders; Liánzhēn, the Enforcer, sits here with real favor, bringing them a legacy of passion held tight, of principle that runs deep, while Qīshā, the Commander exalted in this palace, adds boldness and a readiness to overturn what doesn't serve. The Metal element of this palace gives her a cutting clarity about family bonds, a capacity to see what needs pruning and what deserves keeping, though it can also make her feel sharp-edged when family dynamics pull her in opposing directions. Six supporting stars gather here like advisors with competing counsel: Wénchāng and Wénqǔ bring refinement and eloquence to how she understands her parents, while Huágài and Lóngchí suggest her elders may carry spiritual depth or artistic distinction that she has internalized, and yet Qíngyáng, the sharp blade among hazards, introduces friction into these relationships, a tendency toward haste or cutting words that she works to manage.

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How Hummingbird's four branches and stems relate to each other, the Chinese chart's aspects: alliances that pull together and tensions that pull apart.

TypeRelationBetweenPillarsMeaning
Tension Clash 六冲 Rabbit, Rooster Year · Hour · Month Hummingbird carries a Clash, or liuchong, between Rabbit and Rooster across three pillars of her life, and this is less a breaking point than a current that keeps moving through her. The tension runs from her Year pillar, the world she was born into and the legacy handed down through her family, through her Month pillar of parents and early career, and into her Hour pillar of children and the mark she leaves behind.
Alliance Stem combination 五合 Bǐng, Xīn → Water Day · Hour Hummingbird, your Day stem and Hour stem share what's called a Wu He, a five-fold combination that draws both Bing and Xin toward Water; this is a natural alliance within your own chart, a pulling-together rather than a pushing-apart. This bond weaves through the most intimate dimensions of your life: your marriage or primary partnership sits in the Day pillar alongside your own core self, while your children, creative work, and the imprint you leave belong to the Hour pillar, and these two realms are speaking the same language beneath the surface.

How Hummingbird's pillars pull together and push apart, each tie and what it brings.

Overall, Hummingbird's chart carries 1 alliance and 1 tension among its branches and stems. Alliance and tension sit in even balance, a chart of both support and challenge.

Clash 六冲 tension between Rabbit & Rooster Joins Year & Hour & Month Pillars, ancestry, early childhood, grandparents, and the wider world she was born into; children, creativity, later life, and the legacy she leaves; parents, upbringing, her career foundations, and young adulthood.

Hummingbird carries a Clash, or liuchong, between Rabbit and Rooster across three pillars of her life, and this is less a breaking point than a current that keeps moving through her. The tension runs from her Year pillar, the world she was born into and the legacy handed down through her family, through her Month pillar of parents and early career, and into her Hour pillar of children and the mark she leaves behind. What this means in practice is that Hummingbird likely grew up sensing a gap between what her ancestors or family culture valued and what she herself felt called to do; that gap didn't close in young adulthood but instead traveled with her into how she mothers, creates, or guides others, where she may find herself pulled between honoring tradition and breaking new ground.

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Stem combination 五合 alliance between Bǐng & Xīn Joins Day & Hour Pillars, herself (the Day stem is her Day Master) and her spouse (the Day branch is the Spouse Palace); children, creativity, later life, and the legacy she leaves. ✦ The two stems pull toward the Water element.

Hummingbird, your Day stem and Hour stem share what's called a Wu He, a five-fold combination that draws both Bing and Xin toward Water; this is a natural alliance within your own chart, a pulling-together rather than a pushing-apart. This bond weaves through the most intimate dimensions of your life: your marriage or primary partnership sits in the Day pillar alongside your own core self, while your children, creative work, and the imprint you leave belong to the Hour pillar, and these two realms are speaking the same language beneath the surface. What this means in practice is that the person you choose to build with, and the legacy you create through them or alongside them, tend to flow in the same direction; your values in partnership and your values in what you nurture or build tend to reinforce each other rather than compete.

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The year itself carries a pillar, the annual pillar (流年), 2026's own stem and branch, read against your Day Master. (The BaZi year turns at Lì Chūn, in early February, not January 1.)

2026 Annual Pillar Bǐng Wǔ 丙午 · Horse
Year element Fire Yang
Its Ten God for you Friend 比肩

To your Day Master this year reads as Friend, a peer, sibling, or rival, the self mirrored. Its element, Fire, is one your chart welcomes, a year the season tilts a little in your favour.

The Almanac Ahead

The next few turnings this tradition tracks, and what each one counts as for Hummingbird.

  • Snake day: 刑 xíng with your own branch tomorrow

    The day pillar is the day's own stem-and-branch name in the sixty-year cycle. This one is Guǐ Sì, carried by the Snake.

    For Hummingbird: This day's branch (the Snake) stands in 刑 xíng, punishment (Bullying), to the branch YOU were born under (the Tiger): 寅巳申, the punishment of relying on one's own force, read as self-inflicted friction and complications that come round rather than arrive from outside. It is your day rather than everybody's, which is what the 通勝 Tong Shu almanac means by a personal clash or harmony.

  • Monkey day: 沖 chōng with your own branch in 4 days

    The day pillar is the day's own stem-and-branch name in the sixty-year cycle. This one is Bǐng Shēn, carried by the Monkey.

    For Hummingbird: This day's branch (the Monkey) stands in 沖 chōng, clash, to the branch YOU were born under (the Tiger): six branches apart, directly opposite on the twelve-branch cycle; the almanac's word for a direct opposition that stirs things up and unsettles what was settled. It is your day rather than everybody's, which is what the 通勝 Tong Shu almanac means by a personal clash or harmony.

  • Pig day: 六合 liù hé with your own branch in 7 days

    The day pillar is the day's own stem-and-branch name in the sixty-year cycle. This one is Jǐ Hài, carried by the Pig.

    For Hummingbird: This day's branch (the Pig) stands in 六合 liù hé, six harmony, to the branch YOU were born under (the Tiger): the secret-friend pairing, two branches that bind quietly and co-operatively, the almanac's most straightforwardly favourable link. It is your day rather than everybody's, which is what the 通勝 Tong Shu almanac means by a personal clash or harmony.

  • 小雪 Xiǎo Xuě (Minor Snow) in 8 days

    A solar term (節氣): the Sun reaches 240° and the season turns to 小雪, minor snow.

    For Hummingbird: A solar term (節氣 jiéqì) is one of the 24 fifteen-degree steps of the Sun that make up the traditional Chinese calendar. This one is a qì (氣), the midpoint of a month rather than its opening, so no pillar changes. Your Day Master, the element standing for you in the Four Pillars, is {'pinyin': 'Bǐng', 'hanzi': '丙', 'element': 'Fire', 'yang': True, 'index': 2}; read the turning season against it.

  • Snake day: 刑 xíng with your own branch in 13 days

    The day pillar is the day's own stem-and-branch name in the sixty-year cycle. This one is Yǐ Sì, carried by the Snake.

    For Hummingbird: This day's branch (the Snake) stands in 刑 xíng, punishment (Bullying), to the branch YOU were born under (the Tiger): 寅巳申, the punishment of relying on one's own force, read as self-inflicted friction and complications that come round rather than arrive from outside. It is your day rather than everybody's, which is what the 通勝 Tong Shu almanac means by a personal clash or harmony.

  • Monkey day: 沖 chōng with your own branch in 16 days

    The day pillar is the day's own stem-and-branch name in the sixty-year cycle. This one is Wù Shēn, carried by the Monkey.

    For Hummingbird: This day's branch (the Monkey) stands in 沖 chōng, clash, to the branch YOU were born under (the Tiger): six branches apart, directly opposite on the twelve-branch cycle; the almanac's word for a direct opposition that stirs things up and unsettles what was settled. It is your day rather than everybody's, which is what the 通勝 Tong Shu almanac means by a personal clash or harmony.

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Hummingbird's Core Three, Together

Day Master Bǐng 丙 (Yang Fire) · Year Animal Rabbit · Strength Weak

Hummingbird carries Yang Fire as her Day Master, the bǐ 丙 element that represents warmth, visibility, and the drive to be seen and to illuminate. Born in the Rabbit year, she has a naturally gentle, diplomatic quality that softens that Fire's brightness, making her someone who tends to approach situations with curiosity rather than aggression. Her Day Master runs on the weaker side; the chart shows more draining influences than supporting ones, which means she functions best when she can draw energy from around her, particularly from other Fire people or situations that spark her enthusiasm, as well as from Wood elements that feed her inner flame. This doesn't make her fragile so much as it makes her someone who needs the right conditions to truly thrive; in isolation or in environments that feel draining, she can dim rather quickly. What this creates in how she meets the world is a person who is perceptive and responsive, even intuitive, someone who reads a room and adjusts, who seeks collaboration and warmth from others rather than dominating a space. She's likely most herself when surrounded by people and projects that matter to her, when she can contribute her particular light without having to generate all the fuel from within.

Hummingbird's Ten Gods

The forces that shape a life, wealth, authority, expression, support, and rivalry, named by how each pillar's stem relates to Hummingbird's Day Master.

Hour pillar: Direct Wealth (正財), steady earned income; what you carefully hold.

Month pillar: Direct Officer (正官), duty, status, lawful authority and reputation.

Year pillar: Hurting Officer (傷官), brilliance and rebellion; performance that breaks rules.

Hummingbird carries a restless brilliance in her bones, the Hurting Officer (傷官) energy that makes her question every rule and find clever ways around convention, yet this spark is tempered by the Direct Officer (正官) in her month pillar, which pulls her toward duty, reputation, and structures that matter. She feels the pull in both directions; the part of her that wants to break free and innovate runs against the part that craves respect and legitimate standing. Her hour pillar's Direct Wealth (正財) grounds her in practical care, the ability to build and maintain something real through steady effort and discipline. What shapes her life is this particular friction: she has the gifts to see what others miss and the courage to say it aloud, but she also has the conscience and need for recognition that keeps her from burning bridges entirely. Her path is not to choose between rebellion and respectability, but to learn when each serves her, and to trust that her most original contributions often come when she brings both her sharp eye and her integrity to the same task.

Hummingbird's Day Master (日主)

Bǐng 丙, Yang Fire, the element of Hummingbird's self that the whole chart is read around.
Lucky colours: greens and teals Direction: East Season: spring

By its birth season Hummingbird's Day Master is Trapped (囚), spending itself to control the season. It is rooted in Hummingbird's Day pillar, a source of strength to draw on.

Hummingbird carries Yang Fire as her Day Master, the element of her essential self, and this fire is currently trapped, meaning she's spending her own resources to navigate her present season rather than being naturally supported by it. Her fire has roots in the day of her birth, so there's a steady core to her nature, but she's not operating at full strength right now; she's working harder than she should have to just to maintain her momentum. What she truly needs is Wood, the useful god (yong shen) in her chart, which feeds and encourages her fire naturally, allowing her to burn with purpose rather than strain. Water, her taboo element (ji shen), tends to dampen or extinguish her efforts, so she's wise to notice where water shows up in her life and step back from it. In relationships and partnerships, she's drawn to the Officer energy, a grounding masculine principle that gives her fire direction and meaning. Right now, if she can invite more Wood into her world, through people, pursuits, growth, and the green tones of spring, she'll find her fire returns to its natural brilliance without exhausting herself.

Its favourable elements are Fire and Wood, the ones that best support Hummingbird's Day Master.
Its single most needed element, the Useful God (用神), is Wood; the one to ease off, the Taboo (忌神), is Water.
Its spouse star is Officer (官), the traditional partner star in a chart read by the female rules, the element that stands for a partner.

Hummingbird's Life Journey

A BaZi chart has a direction of balance: the Useful God (用神) Wood to grow toward, the Taboo (忌神) Water to ease off.

Hummingbird's chart shows her life finds its steadiest rhythm when she leans toward Wood, the element of growth and new beginnings, supported by the warmth of Fire and the resilience of more Wood around her. This isn't a rigid path but an invitation to notice where she naturally comes alive: in learning and writing, in tending to her physical and emotional health, in creative work that involves design or anything that grows. Wood asks her to keep moving forward with purpose, to seek the green spaces and eastern light that call to her, and to trust the seasonal unfolding of her own becoming. At the same time, her chart suggests she'll find more ease when she gently steps back from the constant flow and pressure that Water, Earth, and Metal can sometimes bring, not rejecting them entirely but giving them less weight in her decisions. The useful god, or yong shen, is really just her chart's way of showing what nourishes her most; the taboo, or ji shen, shows where she tends to exhaust herself if she isn't mindful. Over a lifetime, this balance between reaching toward Wood's growth and releasing the grip of excessive Water, Earth, and Metal will help her move with more grace and less struggle.

Growing toward: Wood (the Useful God), settings that suit it: education, health and wellness, writing, design, and anything growing or green.
Easing off: Earth, Metal, Water, where Hummingbird's energy tends to drain, Water most of all.

Hummingbird's Helpers & Challengers

Hummingbird's helpers are the favourable elements, Fire and Wood. On the challenger side, Hummingbird's branches carry 1 clash, tensions to balance, not curses.

Hummingbird's chart shows Fire and Wood as her natural supporters, the elements that feed her Day Master and help her move with purpose and warmth through the world. These aren't flashy gifts; they're steady ones, Fire gives her clarity and the ability to act with conviction, while Wood provides growth, flexibility, and the drive to build something meaningful. The tension she'll encounter comes from the Rabbit-Rooster clash in her branches, which creates a kind of internal friction between wanting to move cautiously and wanting to charge forward decisively. This isn't a flaw in her nature; it's more like having two different instincts that need to learn when to listen to each other. When she leans into that Fire and Wood support, she has the resources to work with this tension skillfully, turning it into discernment rather than paralysis. The path isn't about eliminating the clash but about letting her natural helpers teach her when to be the rabbit and when to be the rooster.

Clashes (六冲): Rabbit–Rooster, an axis of tension that brings movement and change.

At A Glance

Day Master Bǐng 丙 Yang Fire
Year Animal Rabbit 卯
DM Strength Weak
Favourable Fire, Wood
Spouse Palace Tiger
First Luck Pillar age 4 Jiǎ Xū

Hummingbird's Luck Pillars, Life Chapters

The 10-year Luck Pillars (大運) are the chapters life moves through, running forward from age 4.

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Symbolic Stars (神煞)

Special markers layered on Hummingbird's chart. A star is active when one of Hummingbird's pillars sits on its animal.

Nobleman 天乙貴人 Rooster, Pig active · Month pillar
Peach Blossom 桃花 Rabbit active · Year, Hour pillars
Travelling Horse 驛馬 Monkey ,
Academic 文昌 Monkey ,
Prosperity 祿神 Snake ,
Yang Blade 羊刃 Horse ,
General 將星 Rabbit active · Year, Hour pillars
Canopy 華蓋 Goat ,
Robbing 劫煞 Monkey ,
Death 亡神 Tiger active · Day pillar
Solitary 孤辰 Snake ,
Widow 寡宿 Ox ,

Hummingbird's forces and stars read together; an active star colours the pillar it touches.

Kua Number & Lucky Directions (八宅)

Hummingbird's Kua number is 8, an West-group chart. It sets four helpful and four draining compass directions for sleeping, sitting, and working.

Favourable

SW Success 生氣
NW Health 天醫
W Love 延年
NE Development 伏位

Unfavourable

S Bad Luck 禍害
E Six Killings 六煞
N Five Ghosts 五鬼
SE Total Loss 絕命

Face or sleep toward SW (Success) when you can; ease off the SE (Total Loss) direction.

Chart Patterns

How the five elements fall across Hummingbird's chart. The branch and stem relationships (三合 / 六合 / 六冲 / 刑 / 害) live in the Relations tab above.

Hummingbird carries a chart marked by tension and restlessness, with the Rabbit-Rooster clash running through her pillars, a dynamic that astrologers call liu chong; this fundamental opposition between rapid, flighty movement and sharp, discerning stillness means she likely oscillates between wanting to explore everything at once and needing to nail down clarity and precision. The Bǐng-Xīn stem combination, what we call a tian gan wu he or heavenly stem harmony, pulls her deeper toward Water, suggesting an undercurrent of seeking emotional depth and flowing with circumstances even as her branches want to dart away. Her wood element dominates the chart with nine points of presence, which amplifies her restless, growth-oriented nature and gives her genuine drive, but the scarcity of water, with only two points, means that despite the stem-level pull toward it, she may struggle to settle, reflect deeply, or let things simply be. The metal element, moderate at five points, provides some capacity for discernment and boundary-setting, though it cannot fully anchor her wood's tendency to expand and move. What emerges is someone genuinely alive and capable of swift perception, yet someone who would benefit from consciously building practices that slow her down; the chart suggests her real work is learning that depth sometimes requires staying still.

Five-element balance

Wood 9
Fire 3
Earth 3
Metal 5
Water 2

The Wu Xing cycle, how Hummingbird's elements feed and check each other

Wood 9 Fire 3 Earth 3 Metal 5 Water 2

→ generating (生, feeds)  ·  ⇢ controlling (克, checks)

A chart isn't good or bad, it's about balance. Hummingbird's Day Master is weak, so the elements that help most are Fire and Wood.

Where Hummingbird's Chart Crowds

Chinese astrology has no “stellium”, that is a Western word, and there is no BaZi term for it. What BaZi does have is two kinds of crowding, measured differently and read differently: the same Earthly Branch (the animal) standing in more than one pillar, and one of the Five Elements dominating all eight characters. Both are below, each with its own clock.

A repeated animal

Rabbit (卯 Mǎo) stands in 2 of the four pillars, Year, Hour. That is her roots and early life, her children and later life, all carrying the same animal.

Rabbit is a Wood branch, growth and beginning, pushing upward and outward, flexible and green. A doubled branch is common, roughly two charts in five have one, so it is a feature of the chart rather than a rarity.

When it is struck. A clash (六冲) lands on every copy at once, which is what makes a repeated branch a concentration of exposure and not only of strength. No Da Yun decade in the eighty years computed clashes with or repeats it, the luck pillars walk eight consecutive branches, so they visit eight of the twelve. The annual pillar (流年 Liú Nián) cycles every twelve years and always reaches it: 2029 (六冲 clash, the year of the Rooster), then 2035 (伏吟 repeat, the year of the Rabbit).

A dominant element

No element dominates. The strongest is 41% of the weighted count, under the half-share that would make this chart lopsided, the five elements are spread, which is the ordinary and generally easier case.

What Matters Most In Hummingbird's Chart

Which elements carry the most weight, by presence and by what Hummingbird's chart needs.

Wood 100
Fire 53
Metal 39
Earth 23
Water 16

For love and marriage, your spouse star is the Officer, the traditional partner star by the female rules (Water), and your Spouse Palace is the Tiger.

Hummingbird's Elemental Strengths

Strongest: Metal (Prospering 旺) · Works hardest: Wood (Weakened 死). The birth month sets each element's season by the 旺相休囚死 cycle, a strength apart from how often it appears.

Hummingbird arrives in a Metal season, and Metal is at its peak, prospering, or wang, with five instances anchoring her chart in full power. Water follows close behind, strong or xiang, nourished by Metal's generative cycle and appearing twice to support her flow. Her Day Master is Fire, which finds itself trapped or qiu in this season; Fire must work hard to maintain itself when Metal dominates, so Hummingbird may feel her core vitality requires more conscious tending than it would in warmer months. Wood appears nine times in her chart but is weakened or si, held down by Metal's controlling influence, suggesting her natural growth impulses and creative drive need deliberate attention and space to unfold. Earth rests or xiu, having already given to the season; it appears three times and asks for gentle restoration rather than forceful pushing. The path forward for Hummingbird is to lean into her considerable Metal and Water resources for stability and flow, while consciously nurturing Fire's warmth and Wood's expansion so neither withers from seasonal pressure.

Each element's seasonal state, strongest to weakest: Prospering (旺), Strong (相), Resting (休), Trapped (囚), Weakened (死). Count is a weighted tally across the four pillars, not a headcount: each visible stem and each branch's own element score 2, and every hidden stem inside a branch scores 1. An element can be plentiful yet weak, or scarce yet strong, which is what the state beside it tells you.

Rank Element State Count
#1 Metal Prospering 旺 5
#2 Water Strong 相 2
#3 Earth Resting 休 3
#4 Fire (Day Master) Trapped 囚 3
#5 Wood Weakened 死 9

Hummingbird’s Chart Summary

At the heart of Hummingbird's chart sits Bǐng, Yang…

At the heart of Hummingbird's chart sits Bǐng, Yang Fire; this is her Day Master, the element of the self, and it is the single lens through which everything in her life is read. The Day Master is not like the popular animal sign you might know; it is the Heavenly Stem that sits above the day of her birth, and it represents her core nature, her inner flame. She was born in the year of the Rabbit, which roots her in that animal's quiet sensitivity and grace, but her truest self is this outward-reaching, warm, and expressive Fire. Fire wants to shine, to perform, to move and illuminate; that is Hummingbird at her essence. The Rabbit year softens that Fire slightly, lending her an intuitive gentleness that keeps her from burning too bright or too recklessly.

The balance of elements across Hummingbird's chart tells a quiet story. Wood appears nine times, Fire three, Earth three, Metal five, and Water only twice; this means her Day Master Fire is stretched thin, not overwhelmed by other forces but not naturally abundant in its own element either. This is not a weakness in the chart, only a different texture; Hummingbird is most nourished by more Fire and by Wood, which feeds Fire as a parent feeds a child. When these elements appear in her life, whether through people, work, or seasons, she feels resourced, purposeful, and true to herself. Without them, she may feel a little dimmed, as if she is running on a smaller reserve than she knows she holds.

Two forces shape Hummingbird's life most visibly. The Hurting Officer, which appears strongly in her chart, is the energy of brilliance, expression, and a certain rebellious refusal to follow the ordinary path; this is her creative spark, her wit, her willingness to say what needs saying even if it breaks the rules. The Direct Officer also threads through her chart, bringing duty, reputation, and a pull toward lawful authority and structure; this creates a gentle tension within her, a part that wants to follow the rules and earn respect through integrity, even as another part wants to break free. Hummingbird lives at the crossroads of these two forces, and that crossroads is where her most authentic work lives.

Hummingbird's luck cycles unfold in ten-year chapters, and her first cycle, running from roughly age four onward, is Jiǎ Xū, a season of Indirect Resource; this is a foundational time of gathering knowledge, of learning to nourish herself through study and quiet accumulation. As she moves through her twenties and beyond, these cycles will shift the colors and challenges of her life, bringing different elements into prominence, different doors opening, different kinds of work calling to her. The chart does not predict a fixed path; rather, it shows her which seasons will feel easier and which will ask more of her, and where her natural gifts will be most recognized. Knowing this, she can move through each chapter with eyes open, leaning into the nourishment available and weathering the stretches with patience.

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