Tai Yang in the Friends Palace: What Kind of Friends Surround You
Tai Yang in the Friends Palace means a big, lively circle of friends, and you are often the one who takes care of others and stands up for them.
Friends, colleagues and team
People with Tai Yang here are well liked, have many friends and are often leaned on. When Tai Yang is bright, what you give comes back as goodwill and a good name; when fallen, you are just as warm-hearted but often feel you give much more than you get.
- Your circle: Many friends and a lively circle; you are often at the centre of the gathering.
- Colleagues and team: You are generous with colleagues and team members and lead with warmth.
- Network and mutual help: You are your friends' backstop, and your network grows out of your generosity.
You and your circle: the Life and Friends Palaces
With Tai Yang in the Friends Palace, the Life Palace always holds Lian Zhen: you have principles and ambition, and you are very warm and generous with friends.
This is built into the chart: counting five palaces backward from Tai Yang always lands on Lian Zhen, and the Life Palace always sits five palaces backward from the Friends Palace. Further reading: Lian Zhen in the Life Palace.
Your work network: the Career and Friends Palaces
Counting one palace backward from Tai Yang always lands on Wu Qu, and the Career Palace always sits one palace backward from the Friends Palace, so with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace the Career Palace always holds Wu Qu: your circle sits right next to your work, and many of your connections grow out of it. Further reading: Wu Qu in the Career Palace.
With Tai Yang in the Friends Palace, neither the Travel Palace star nor the Siblings Palace star is fixed.
Bright and fallen positions
When bright, you are openly well liked and friends are glad to return the favour. When fallen, you give a lot to friends, tire easily and can be taken advantage of. Brightness by branch, from the table of the Complete Book this site uses: Exalted: Mao; Strong: Yin, Chen, Si, Wu; Favorable: Wei, Shen; Neutral: You; Weak: Chou, Xu; Fallen: Zi, Hai.
Opposite the Friends Palace is the Siblings Palace (the Siblings–Friends axis: outsiders and your own people), and its trine is the Children and Parents Palaces; on either side sit the Career and Travel Palaces. The table shows the major stars of the Siblings, Life, Career and Travel Palaces for each of the twelve branches Tai Yang can occupy in the Friends Palace.
| Friends Palace in | Brightness | Shares the palace with | Opposite (Siblings) | Your Life Palace | Career | Travel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yin | Strong | Ju Men | empty palace | Lian Zhen and Po Jun | Wu Qu and Tan Lang | Tian Xiang |
| Mao | Exalted | Tian Liang | empty palace | Lian Zhen and Tian Fu | Wu Qu and Tian Xiang | Qi Sha |
| Chen | Strong | alone | Tai Yin | Lian Zhen and Tan Lang | Wu Qu and Qi Sha | empty palace |
| Si | Strong | alone | Ju Men | Lian Zhen and Tian Xiang | Wu Qu | Po Jun |
| Wu | Strong | alone | Tian Liang | Lian Zhen and Qi Sha | Wu Qu and Po Jun | Tian Fu |
| Wei | Favorable | Tai Yin | empty palace | Lian Zhen | Wu Qu and Tian Fu | Tan Lang |
| Shen | Favorable | Ju Men | empty palace | Lian Zhen and Po Jun | Wu Qu and Tan Lang | Tian Xiang |
| You | Neutral | Tian Liang | empty palace | Lian Zhen and Tian Fu | Wu Qu and Tian Xiang | Qi Sha |
| Xu | Weak | alone | Tai Yin | Lian Zhen and Tan Lang | Wu Qu and Qi Sha | empty palace |
| Hai | Fallen | alone | Ju Men | Lian Zhen and Tian Xiang | Wu Qu | Po Jun |
| Zi | Fallen | alone | Tian Liang | Lian Zhen and Qi Sha | Wu Qu and Po Jun | Tian Fu |
| Chou | Weak | Tai Yin | empty palace | Lian Zhen | Wu Qu and Tian Fu | Tan Lang |
"Empty palace" means the palace has none of the fourteen major stars; in that case you read it through the stars of the opposite palace.
The six combinations
Tai Yang alone, facing Tian Liang (Zi or Wu)
Zi: Tai Yang fallen; Wu: Tai Yang strong. Opposite Siblings: Tian Liang; Life: Lian Zhen and Qi Sha; Career: Wu Qu and Po Jun. About 16.4% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Friends from outside are warm and help each other; with Tian Liang in the Siblings Palace opposite, the people closest to you are caring. In Wu, Tai Yang is at its strongest and you are openly liked; in Zi it is fallen, and you give a lot and tire easily.
Tai Yang with Tai Yin (Chou or Wei)
Chou: Tai Yang weak, Tai Yin exalted; Wei: Tai Yang favorable, Tai Yin weak. Opposite Siblings: empty palace; Life: Lian Zhen; Career: Wu Qu and Tian Fu. About 18.3% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Sun and Moon together in the Friends Palace: friends are warm one moment and delicate the next, and friendships rise and fall with feelings. Chou leans reserved; Wei leans outgoing. Further reading: Tai Yin in the Friends Palace.
Tai Yang with Ju Men (Yin or Shen)
Yin: Tai Yang strong, Ju Men exalted; Shen: Tai Yang favorable, Ju Men exalted. Opposite Siblings: empty palace; Life: Lian Zhen and Po Jun; Career: Wu Qu and Tan Lang. About 17.6% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Friends talk a lot and interact a lot, big on loyalty and on reasoning things out. In Yin, Tai Yang is strong and communication is open; in Shen, watch for arguments and misunderstandings. Further reading: Ju Men in the Friends Palace.
Tai Yang with Tian Liang (Mao or You)
Mao: Tai Yang exalted, Tian Liang exalted; You: Tai Yang neutral, Tian Liang favorable. Opposite Siblings: empty palace; Life: Lian Zhen and Tian Fu; Career: Wu Qu and Tian Xiang. About 13.0% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Friends are caring and your network shelters you. In Mao both stars are exalted and you are warmly, openly liked; in You, you give a lot and tire easily. Further reading: Tian Liang in the Friends Palace.
Tai Yang alone, facing Tai Yin (Chen or Xu)
Chen: Tai Yang strong; Xu: Tai Yang weak. Opposite Siblings: Tai Yin; Life: Lian Zhen and Tan Lang; Career: Wu Qu and Qi Sha. About 17.4% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Friends from outside are warm; Tai Yin sits in the Siblings Palace opposite. With the Friends Palace in Chen, Tai Yin opposite in Xu is strong and ties inside and outside are warm; in Xu both Sun and Moon are weak, and you give more to people than comes back.
Tai Yang alone, facing Ju Men (Si or Hai)
Si: Tai Yang strong; Hai: Tai Yang fallen. Opposite Siblings: Ju Men; Life: Lian Zhen and Tian Xiang; Career: Wu Qu. About 17.4% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace fall into this group.
Friends from outside are warm-hearted; with Ju Men in the Siblings Palace opposite, the people closest to you talk a lot and have many opinions. In Si, Tai Yang is strong and you are openly liked; in Hai it is fallen, and you give a lot to friends.
Birth-year transformations in the Friends Palace
- Tai Yang with Hua Lu (born in a Geng year): People born in a Geng year have Tai Yang Hua Lu in the Friends Palace: you are well liked, and what you give is returned. In our sample, about 9.6% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
- Tai Yang with Hua Quan (born in a Xin year): People born in a Xin year have Tai Yang Hua Quan in the Friends Palace: you have influence in your circle, and you can end up running things. In our sample, about 11.2% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
- Tai Yang with Hua Ji (born in a Jia year): People born in a Jia year have Tai Yang Hua Ji in the Friends Palace: you tend to worry about friends and give too much. Look after yourself first. In our sample, about 11.0% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ji.
Friendship advice
Be generous, but learn to tell who is worth giving to again and again.
About 45.5% of charts with Tai Yang in the Friends Palace also have at least one of the six Sha stars in that palace, higher than the 42.4% across all charts. Malefic stars in the Friends Palace usually show up as more friction and more differing opinions in your circle, which calls for firmer boundaries and more talking things through; they do not mean your friends are bad.
What our sample shows
How we counted: this site’s engine cast one Zi Wei chart for every day from 1960 to 2005 (birth hour drawn by a fixed-seed random sample), 16,802 charts in all. These figures describe how chart structures are distributed; they do not measure anyone’s popularity or how reliable their friends are.
Other major stars in the Friends Palace
A straight word: the Friends Palace is about how you make friends, not about who will do you harm
The Friends Palace describes your circle of friends, your colleagues and your team, and the way you interact with them. It cannot tell you which friend is reliable or who might work against you; classical warnings about "petty people" are not used on this site. Lending money to friends, guaranteeing their debts or going into business together should be judged on the actual situation: nothing on this site amounts to lending, guarantee or investment advice, and everything here is for reference and entertainment only.
Find out which star sits in your Friends Palace
Enter your date of birth and birth time to cast your chart, then tap the Friends Palace to see its major stars, transformations and four-way set.
Tai Yang in the Friends Palace: FAQ
Why is Lian Zhen always in the Life Palace when Tai Yang is in the Friends Palace?
It follows from how the stars are placed. Counting five palaces backward from Tai Yang always lands on Lian Zhen, and the Life Palace always sits five palaces backward from the Friends Palace. So whenever Tai Yang is in the Friends Palace, Lian Zhen is always in the Life Palace.
How common is Tai Yang in the Friends Palace?
Across the 16,802 charts in our sample, about 8.3% have Tai Yang in the Friends Palace (alone or sharing it with another major star). Each of the fourteen major stars lands in the Friends Palace roughly 8–9% of the time.