Tian Tong: The Star of Blessings, easy-going and fond of comfort
Wherever Tian Tong lands, that area carries a let-it-flow mood. In the Mind Palace you know how to enjoy life and stay optimistic, in the Spouse Palace you want a relaxed relationship without fights, in the Career Palace you prefer stable work without too much pressure. Tian Tong brings good fortune and likeability, and a tendency to step away from pressure.
Where Tian Tong sits on the chart
Tian Tong belongs to the Zi Wei group and always sits 5 boxes back from Zi Wei, so its distance from Zi Wei never changes and it forms only six combinations with the other major stars.
Across the twelve branches Tian Tong forms six combinations, each on a pair of opposite branches:
| Branches | Tian Tong combination | Brightness |
|---|---|---|
| Zi, Wu | Tian Tong and Tai Yin together | Zi Strong, Wu Fallen |
| Chou, Wei | Tian Tong and Ju Men together | Chou Weak, Wei Weak |
| Yin, Shen | Tian Tong and Tian Liang together | Yin Fair, Shen Strong |
| Mao, You | Tian Tong alone, facing Tai Yin | Mao Neutral, You Neutral |
| Chen, Xu | Tian Tong alone, facing Ju Men | Chen Neutral, Xu Neutral |
| Si, Hai | Tian Tong alone, facing Tian Liang | Si Exalted, Hai Exalted |
In 3 of them Tian Tong sits alone and borrows from the opposite palace. For each combination in the Life Palace, see Tian Tong in the Life Palace.
Tian Tong in the twelve palaces
The same Tian Tong 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 | Tian Tong here | Full reading |
|---|---|---|
| Life Palace | People with Tian Tong in the Life Palace are easy-going, optimistic and fond of comfort, well liked and averse to conflict; they come across as easy to be around and unpretentious. | Tian Tong in the Life Palace → |
| Siblings Palace | With Tian Tong in your Siblings Palace, you get along with your siblings or peers gently and easily, with little conflict. | Tian Tong in the Siblings Palace → |
| Spouse Palace | With Tian Tong in your Spouse Palace, you are drawn to gentle, easygoing people who know how to enjoy life. | Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace → |
| Children Palace | Tian Tong in the Children Palace means your relationship with the next generation is gentle and relaxed, like friends, with little pressure. | Tian Tong in the Children Palace → |
| Wealth Palace | Tian Tong in the Wealth Palace means your attitude to money is easygoing. | Tian Tong in the Wealth Palace → |
| Travel Palace | Tian Tong in the Travel Palace means that out in the world you are easygoing, easy to get on with and well liked, and away from home you always seem to meet people willing to help. | Tian Tong in the Travel Palace → |
| Friends Palace | Tian Tong in the Friends Palace means your friends tend to be gentle and easy to be with, people to share a meal, chat and unwind with. | Tian Tong in the Friends Palace → |
| Career Palace | Tian Tong in the Career Palace means you want a comfortable, harmonious, low-pressure place to work. | Tian Tong in the Career Palace → |
| Property Palace | Tian Tong in the Property Palace means your home is comfortable, cosy and relaxing, the place you most want to be. | Tian Tong in the Property Palace → |
| Mind Palace | Tian Tong is the star of good fortune, and in the Mind Palace it is "the fortune star come home", a placement the classical texts consider very blessed. | Tian Tong in the Mind Palace → |
| Parents Palace | Tian Tong in the Parents Palace means your parents or elders are gentle and tolerant; home feels relaxed and harsh discipline is rare. | Tian Tong in the Parents Palace → |
| Health Palace | Not covered: this site does not do health readings. | — |
Brightness
Exalted: Si and Hai; Strong: Zi and Shen; Fair: Yin; Neutral: Mao, Chen, You and Xu; Weak: Chou and Wei; Fallen: Wu.
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 Tian Tong
- Tian Tong with Hua Lu: people born in Bing year. See Hua Lu in the twelve palaces.
- Tian Tong with Hua Quan: people born in Ding year. See Hua Quan in the twelve palaces.
- Tian Tong with Hua Ji: people born in Geng 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 Tian Tong’s Lu, Quan, Ke or Ji at different times.
What to check first when reading Tian Tong
Remember “bitter first, sweet later” with Tian Tong. Too smooth a ride makes it lazy; a little pressure, even Hua Ji or a Sha star, is what makes it grow. With Tai Yin it is gentle, with Tian Liang it cares for others, with Ju Men it can attract arguments. Hua Lu doubles the blessings; Hua Quan means being pushed to carry responsibility.
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 Tian Tong 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.
Tian Tong: common questions
Is Tian Tong lazy?
Tian Tong values comfort and dislikes conflict, so in easy times it can look unambitious. Under pressure it grows, and many people with Tian Tong in the Life Palace become the steadiest in middle age.
Where is Tian Tong bright?
By the Complete Book table: Exalted: Si and Hai; Strong: Zi and Shen; Fair: Yin; Neutral: Mao, Chen, You and Xu; Weak: Chou and Wei; Fallen: Wu.
What does Tian Tong transform into?
Hua Lu (born in Bing year), Hua Quan (born in Ding year) and Hua Ji (born in Geng year).