Zi Wei chart
Enter birth data for twelve palaces and stars.
1About
Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology) places the Life Palace, Body Palace and twelve palaces from the lunar birth date and hour, then distributes the fourteen major stars and supporting stars. Decade periods and annual charts show change over time.
This tool uses the default rules of the open-source iztro library to show stars in each palace, decade age ranges, and the palaces and Four Transformations for the current decade and year. Notes describe structure, not predictions.
2How it works
Four Pillars uses Beginning of Spring for the year and solar terms for months. The selected day boundary applies. Zi Wei uses iztro default stars, lunar New Year, and adjusted leap months: days 1–15 use the current month, later days the next. Schools may differ. Engines: lunar-javascript and iztro.
3How to use
- Enter your details in the form on the left (a date, number or name). Fields marked optional can be skipped.
- Press the button; the result is worked out instantly in your browser and shown in the middle.
- Treat the result as a reference; change an input and run it again to compare.
4Privacy & data
Tools still work without registering. Optional social sign-in (Google, Facebook or LINE) may receive an account id and sometimes email or display name from that provider; we do not create passwords, and sign-in never uploads birth details or charts. Birth details remain in page memory and are removed on clear or reload. They are not stored or added to URLs. Only language preference is saved locally. The site is funded by ads: pages load a Monetag MultiTag, plus an Adsterra Social Bar (a corner overlay). These scripts run on the page itself. Adsterra, Monetag and their partners may receive your IP and browser information and use cookies for ad delivery and measurement (Adsterra privacy policy: https://adsterra.com/privacy-policy/). We do not deliberately provide birth details or charts to advertisers, but we cannot prevent a third-party script from reading the page; use your browser's ad blocking if this concerns you. Each move to another page is a full page load. Visitors in the EEA, UK or Switzerland must agree before ads load. No analytics or external AI requests are enabled. You can refuse ads with your browser's ad or cookie blocking; the tools keep working.
5FAQ
Do I need my birth time for Zi Wei Dou Shu?
Yes. The Life Palace depends on the birth hour, so a Zi Wei chart cannot be drawn without it. The BaZi tool can still give three pillars without a birth time.
Why does the chart ask for sex?
Traditional rules use the yin/yang of the birth year together with sex to decide whether decade periods move forward or backward.
How are leap-month births handled?
Days 1–15 of a leap month use the current month; day 16 onward uses the next month.
Why does my chart differ from other sites?
Leap-month handling, the late-Zi day boundary and star placement conventions vary by school. The rules used here are listed on the Method and limits page.
How do I check my 2027 (Ding-Wei) yearly fortune?
The BaZi tool shows this year and next year's stem-branch and Ten Gods. For Tai Sui, flying stars and lucky days, open the 2027 year guide and enter your birth details for a personal yearly forecast.