You Bi in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Gentle, behind-the-scenes support

You Bi is also a helper star, but its help is gentler, more private and behind the scenes, often from unexpected people.

What You Bi is

People with You Bi value personal ties and notice details; they are good at backing others up and at smoothing things over.

How You Bi is placed

You Bi is placed by the lunar birth month: start the first month at Xu and count backward to your birth month; wherever you stop, that is You Bi’s palace. Leap months follow this site’s engine (the first half counts as that month, the second half as the next).

Lunar monthYou Bi in
1stXu
2ndYou
3rdShen
4thWei
5thWu
6thSi
7thChen
8thMao
9thYin
10thChou
11thZi
12thHai

The table was worked back from real charts cast by this site’s engine, the same rules as the chart tool. Zi Wei changes years at Chinese New Year, and births after 23:00 count as the Zi hour of the next day.

You Bi and Zuo Fu

You Bi and Zuo Fu share a palace only for people born in the 4th and 10th lunar months; in every other month they are apart. In our sample, about 2.9% of people have the Life Palace flanked by Zuo Fu and You Bi, one on each side.

Further reading: Zuo Fu, the six auspicious and six Sha stars.

You Bi in the twelve palaces

PalaceYou Bi in this palace
Life PalaceGentle and good at mediating; people often help you quietly.
Siblings PalacePeers support you behind the scenes.
Spouse PalaceA considerate partner who looks after you; the relationship involves plenty of other people, so keep boundaries clear.
Children PalaceYou care for the next generation attentively, and juniors come back to help you.
Wealth PalaceIncome often comes through behind-the-scenes help or connections.
Travel PalaceAway from home someone often looks out for you quietly.
Friends PalaceFriends and staff are attentive and reliable.
Career PalaceSuited to supporting, advisory and coordinating roles.
Property PalaceFamily members look after each other and share the housework.
Mind PalacePerceptive, and you value personal ties.
Parents PalaceElders and bosses support you from behind the scenes.
Health PalaceNot covered: this site does not do health readings.

Transformations of You Bi

What the data says

8.1%of people have You Bi in the Life Palace
33.1%have You Bi somewhere in the Life Palace’s group (Life, Wealth, Career, Travel)
2.9%have the Life Palace flanked by Zuo Fu and You Bi
16.8%have You Bi and Zuo Fu in the same palace

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 good or bad fortune.

Advice

Your care is other people’s backup; do not forget to find backup for yourself.

The other auspicious and Sha stars

Wen ChangAuspicious: learning, documents, exams and order Wen QuAuspicious: talent, eloquence and sensitivity Zuo FuAuspicious: practical help from peers Tian KuiAuspicious: public support from elders and people in authority Tian YueAuspicious: private, peer-level and unexpected help Qing YangSha: drive, directness and competition Tuo LuoSha: delay, repetition and resilience Huo XingSha: explosive energy, haste and suddenness Ling XingSha: fire kept inside Di KongSha: daydreams, unworldliness and unconventional thinking Di JieSha: twists, change and a dislike of standing still

A straight word: auspicious stars add, they do not guarantee

The six auspicious stars show where help, patrons and talent are more likely to turn up. They describe a tendency, not a result. This site does not read the Health Palace. Everything here is for reference and entertainment.

Where is You Bi in your chart?

Enter your date and time of birth to cast your chart, then tap any palace to see its minor and Sha stars.

You Bi: FAQ

Does You Bi alone in the Life Palace still help?

Yes, only less than when Zuo Fu and You Bi appear together. You Bi’s help is gentle and behind the scenes.

How common is You Bi in the Life Palace?

In our sample of 16,802 charts, about 8.1% of people have You Bi in the Life Palace, and about 33.1% have it somewhere in the Life Palace’s group.

How do I find my You Bi?

You Bi is placed by the lunar birth month; the full table is on this page. You can also cast your chart with our free Zi Wei tool.