East group (Đông tứ mệnh), Wood. The Chấn trigram sits in the East; Phục Vị is that same direction.

Northwest Ngũ Quỷ (Five Ghosts)
North Thiên Y (Heavenly Doctor)
Northeast Lục Sát (Six Killings)
West Tuyệt Mệnh (Life-ending)
Cung phiChấn (3)
East Phục Vị (Stability)
Southwest Họa Hại (Mishaps)
South Sinh Khí (Vitality)
Southeast Diên Niên (Longevity)

The compass is drawn with North at the top. Each cell shows the direction and its du niên star.

Du niên starDirection
Sinh Khí (Vitality)South
Thiên Y (Heavenly Doctor)North
Diên Niên (Longevity)Southeast
Phục Vị (Stability)East
Tuyệt Mệnh (Life-ending)West
Ngũ Quỷ (Five Ghosts)Northwest
Lục Sát (Six Killings)Northeast
Họa Hại (Mishaps)Southwest

Tradition applies these directions to the main door, the stove, the head of the bed or the desk. When household members belong to different East/West groups, books handle it in different ways.

Male births (lunar year)

1961 (Tân Sửu), 1970 (Canh Tuất), 1979 (Kỷ Mùi), 1988 (Mậu Thìn), 1997 (Đinh Sửu), 2006 (Bính Tuất)

Female births (lunar year)

1961 (Tân Sửu), 1970 (Canh Tuất), 1979 (Kỷ Mùi), 1988 (Mậu Thìn), 1997 (Đinh Sửu), 2006 (Bính Tuất)

Other trigrams

Work out your cung phi from your birth year · How this is computed and what is verified

Bát trạch is folk feng shui with no scientifically verified basis, and books differ in places. Do not put it above safety, structure, light, ventilation, legal requirements or your family's real needs. For cultural reference only.