Qi Men Hour Chart · what the moment favors.
Build a Qi Men Dun Jia chart for any moment — 9 palaces, 8 doors, 9 stars, 8 deities, and an auspice assessment for the current hour. Traditionally used for choosing when to negotiate, travel, relocate, or start a venture.
How we compute this
◆ The methodResolve the solar term + yuan
Your local date + time + timezone is converted to the exact UTC instant, then to the Sun’s apparent ecliptic longitude. That longitude picks one of the 24 solar terms. The day’s position in the 60-day sexagenary cycle picks the Upper / Middle / Lower yuan.
local → UTC → solar longitude → 24 term · day index → yuanSelect the Ju (formation) number
Each (solar term × yuan) pair maps to a specific Ju number 1–9. The Ju determines the initial stem placement on the 9 palaces and the polarity (Yang Dun before Summer Solstice, Yin Dun after Winter Solstice — stems fly forward in Yang and backward in Yin).
JU_TABLE[term][yuan] → Ju (1–9) · Yang / Yin DunFly the plate · assess the hour
The 9 QMDJ heavenly stems populate the Lo Shu 3×3 grid, then the Nine Stars, Eight Doors, and Eight Deities rotate around it based on the Duty Star’s hour position. Each palace returns an auspice (Greatly Auspicious → Greatly Inauspicious); the overall period is graded Favorable / Mixed / Unfavorable.
stems → palaces · stars + doors + deities rotate · auspice scoresThis same date, in other systems
◆ Cross-referenceTerms used on this page
This is one of nine systems.
QMDJ tells you what the hour favors. Your Ba Zi tells you which hours you are built for. Your Human Design tells you how to decide in any hour. Get the synthesis — your full blueprint, free.