Zuo Fu in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Practical help from peers

Zuo Fu is a helper star, standing for practical help from peers, colleagues and friends; whichever palace it sits in, you are more likely to have someone sharing the load.

What Zuo Fu is

Zuo Fu’s help tends to be open, public and steady, complementing You Bi’s gentle, behind-the-scenes support.

How Zuo Fu is placed

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

Lunar monthZuo Fu in
1stChen
2ndSi
3rdWu
4thWei
5thShen
6thYou
7thXu
8thHai
9thZi
10thChou
11thYin
12thMao

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.

Zuo Fu and You Bi

Zuo Fu and You Bi 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: You Bi, the six auspicious and six Sha stars.

Zuo Fu in the twelve palaces

PalaceZuo Fu in this palace
Life PalaceWell liked and well supported; there is often someone to share the load.
Siblings PalacePeers give real help, and working together goes well.
Spouse PalaceYour partner is a capable helper; the relationship involves plenty of other people, so keep boundaries clear.
Children PalaceYou lead people well, and the next generation or your staff can pitch in.
Wealth PalaceEarning often comes with help from others; suited to making money through cooperation.
Travel PalaceAway from home you often meet helpers and patrons.
Friends PalaceCapable friends and staff.
Career PalaceColleagues back you at work; suited to teamwork.
Property PalaceHousework is shared and family members help each other.
Mind PalaceA generous outlook; you like doing things together with others.
Parents PalaceElders and bosses are willing to support you.
Health PalaceNot covered: this site does not do health readings.

Transformations of Zuo Fu

What the data says

8.0%of people have Zuo Fu in the Life Palace
33.3%have Zuo Fu 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 Zuo Fu and You Bi 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

Accept help, and remember to be someone else’s helper too.

The other auspicious and Sha stars

Wen ChangAuspicious: learning, documents, exams and order Wen QuAuspicious: talent, eloquence and sensitivity You BiAuspicious: gentle, behind-the-scenes support 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 Zuo Fu 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.

Zuo Fu: FAQ

Should Zuo Fu and You Bi be read together?

Yes. Together they are the Fu-Bi pair, and their help is clearest when they share a palace or flank the Life Palace; with only one of them the help is lighter.

How common is Zuo Fu in the Life Palace?

In our sample of 16,802 charts, about 8.0% of people have Zuo Fu in the Life Palace, and about 33.3% have it somewhere in the Life Palace’s group.

How do I find my Zuo Fu?

Zuo Fu 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.