Flying Stars · this year’s directional weather.
The annual and monthly Lo Shu 3×3 grid — where wealth, arguments, misfortune, and romance sit this year, plus Tai Sui and San Sha directions to leave alone. Xuan Kong Fei Xing school.
How we compute this
◆ The methodPick the year (Ba Zi year)
Flying Star grids rotate each year — but the year boundary is Li Chun (~Feb 4), not January 1. The Annual Center Star for a Ba Zi year is the star sitting in the center palace; the other 8 stars fly out from there following the Lo Shu path.
centerStar = (11 − (year mod 9)) mod 9 · then 0 → 9Fly the Lo Shu path
From the center star, the 8 remaining stars fly through the grid in the fixed Lo Shu sequence — center → NW → W → NE → S → N → SW → E → SE. Each palace ends up with a different annual star.
Lo Shu flight: 5 → 6 → 7 → 8 → 9 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4Layer the monthly grid + directional afflictions
The Monthly Center Star is derived from the annual year-branch group and the solar month. It layers a second grid on top of the annual. Finally, the year’s Tai Sui (Grand Duke) and San Sha (Three Killings) directions mark sectors to avoid for groundbreaking or heavy renovation.
monthlyCenter[yearBranch-group][solarMonth] + Tai Sui + San ShaThis same date, in other systems
◆ Cross-referenceTerms used on this page
This is one of nine systems.
Flying Stars tells you where wealth and affliction sit this year. Your Kua tells you which sectors support you personally. Your Ba Zi tells you which months to press or pause. Get the synthesis — your full blueprint, free.