Tan Lang: The Romance Star, desire and talent
Wherever Tan Lang lands, that area is full of passion and appetite. In the Career Palace you are multi-talented and want to try everything, in the Wealth Palace you earn through people and talent, in the Spouse Palace love is passionate and needs novelty. Tan Lang brings an appetite for life; its lesson is focus, because wanting everything means only skimming the surface.
Where Tan Lang sits on the chart
Tan Lang belongs to the Tian Fu group and always sits 2 boxes forward from Tian Fu, so its distance from Tian Fu never changes and it forms only six combinations with the other major stars.
Across the twelve branches Tan Lang forms six combinations, each on a pair of opposite branches:
| Branches | Tan Lang combination | Brightness |
|---|---|---|
| Zi, Wu | Tan Lang alone, facing Zi Wei | Zi Strong, Wu Strong |
| Chou, Wei | Tan Lang and Wu Qu together | Chou Exalted, Wei Exalted |
| Yin, Shen | Tan Lang alone, facing Lian Zhen | Yin Neutral, Shen Neutral |
| Mao, You | Tan Lang and Zi Wei together | Mao Fair, You Fair |
| Chen, Xu | Tan Lang alone, facing Wu Qu | Chen Exalted, Xu Exalted |
| Si, Hai | Tan Lang and Lian Zhen together | Si Fallen, Hai Fallen |
In 3 of them Tan Lang sits alone and borrows from the opposite palace. For each combination in the Life Palace, see Tan Lang in the Life Palace.
Tan Lang in the twelve palaces
The same Tan Lang describes a different part of life in each palace. Each row gives one line; follow the link for the full reading of that palace.
| Palace | Tan Lang here | Full reading |
|---|---|---|
| Life Palace | People with Tan Lang in the Life Palace have a wide social circle and many interests, learn anything quickly, have a big appetite for life and know how to enjoy it. | Tan Lang in the Life Palace → |
| Siblings Palace | With Tan Lang in your Siblings Palace, your siblings or peers are lively, sociable and into all sorts of things, and time with them is rarely dull. | Tan Lang in the Siblings Palace → |
| Spouse Palace | With Tan Lang in your Spouse Palace, you are drawn to charming, multi-talented people who know how to have fun. | Tan Lang in the Spouse Palace → |
| Children Palace | Tan Lang in the Children Palace means your time with the next generation is fun and lively; you like taking them out to play and try new things, and you support them in exploring many directions. | Tan Lang in the Children Palace → |
| Wealth Palace | Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace means you earn through socialising, talent and opportunity. | Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace → |
| Travel Palace | Tan Lang in the Travel Palace means that out in the world you socialise widely, are well liked and know how to have fun; life away from home is full and colourful. | Tan Lang in the Travel Palace → |
| Friends Palace | Tan Lang in the Friends Palace means a big, busy circle: lots of socialising and lots of shared interests, and time with friends is rarely dull. | Tan Lang in the Friends Palace → |
| Career Palace | Tan Lang in the Career Palace means your work runs on social skill, talent and ambition. | Tan Lang in the Career Palace → |
| Property Palace | Tan Lang in the Property Palace means your home is lively and full of life; you like hosting friends and throwing gatherings, and there is a lot of stuff around. | Tan Lang in the Property Palace → |
| Mind Palace | With Tan Lang in the Mind Palace, your inner self is full of desires and wide-ranging interests; you know how to enjoy yourself and you need novelty. | Tan Lang in the Mind Palace → |
| Parents Palace | Tan Lang in the Parents Palace means your parents or elders are lively, have many interests and a wide social circle; home is often busy and full of people. | Tan Lang in the Parents Palace → |
| Health Palace | Not covered: this site does not do health readings. | — |
Brightness
Exalted: Chou, Chen, Wei and Xu; Strong: Zi and Wu; Fair: Mao and You; Neutral: Yin and Shen; Fallen: Si and Hai.
We use the Complete Book brightness table; other schools’ tables differ in places. Bright means the star’s traits flow easily, fallen means they take more effort or go astray more easily; neither means good or bad luck.
Transformations of Tan Lang
- Tan Lang with Hua Lu: people born in Wu year. See Hua Lu in the twelve palaces.
- Tan Lang with Hua Quan: people born in Ji year. See Hua Quan in the twelve palaces.
- Tan Lang with Hua Ji: people born in Gui year. See Hua Ji in the twelve palaces.
The birth-year stem sets these; Zi Wei changes years at Chinese New Year. Each decade and each year also has its own set of Four Transformations, which bring out Tan Lang’s Lu, Quan, Ke or Ji at different times.
What to check first when reading Tan Lang
Start with Tan Lang’s partner. Tan Lang is always in a three-harmony position with Qi Sha and Po Jun, so wherever it lands it brings change. With Zi Wei (Mao and You) it leans toward pleasure and romance, with Wu Qu (Chou and Wei) success comes later, with Lian Zhen (Si and Hai) desire is strongest; alone (in Zi, Wu, Yin, Shen, Chen or Xu) it leans on Zi Wei, Lian Zhen or Wu Qu opposite. With Huo Xing or Ling Xing the classics speak of “fire Tan Lang”, with extra drive and a knack for windfalls.
What the data says
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 fortune.
The other major stars
A straight word: one star is not a person
The same major star reads differently in each palace, and every palace also holds partner stars, minor and Sha stars, transformations, its three-sides-and-four-directions and the running decade and year. One star on its own only gives you the backdrop. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment only; for health, investment or legal matters, please see a professional.
Where is Tan Lang in your chart?
Enter your date and time of birth to cast your chart, then tap any palace to read its major stars and jump to the full reading.
Tan Lang: common questions
Does Tan Lang mean unfaithful?
Tan Lang stands for passion, sociability and desire; romance is one side of that and is not the same as being unfaithful. Tan Lang people have many interests and need novelty in love. The key is putting that passion in the right place.
Where is Tan Lang bright?
By the Complete Book table: Exalted: Chou, Chen, Wei and Xu; Strong: Zi and Wu; Fair: Mao and You; Neutral: Yin and Shen; Fallen: Si and Hai.
What does Tan Lang transform into?
Hua Lu (born in Wu year), Hua Quan (born in Ji year) and Hua Ji (born in Gui year).