Ba Zi/Kua Number

Introduction The Kua number of a person is determined by his/her year of birth in the Chinese Hsia calendar. For example, if a male is born between 5th Feb 1928 and 3rd Feb 1929, then his Kua number is 7. A female born in the same period will have a Kua number of 6. The Kua number is used in ancient Chinese divination and Feng Shui or Chinese geomancy. Favorable Directions The Kua number can be depicted in a magic square (where the sum of any 3 numbers whether horizontally, vertically or diagonally is always equal to 15) and is used in Ba Zi divination to indicate the good or favorable directions of a person born with this Kua number. SouthEast South SouthWest East492 West357816NorthEast North NorthWest Favorable Directions Of The West Group Kua numbers 2,5,6,7 and 8 belong to the West Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers are West, South-West, North-West and North-East. SouthEast South SouthWest East 2 West 578 6NorthEast North NorthWest Favorable Directions Of The East Group Kua numbers 1,3,4,9 belong to the East Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers are North, South, East and South-East. SouthEast South SouthWest East49 West3 1 NorthEast North NorthWest Names of Directions DirectionsTraditional ChineseSimplifiedChineseTransliterationNature ofDirections Life Generating 生氣 生气 Sheng Qi Favorable Heavenly Doctor 天醫天医Tian YiFavorableLongevity 延年 延年 Yan Nian FavorableStability 伏位 伏位 Fu WeiFavorableMishaps 禍害 祸害Huo Hai UnfavorableFive Ghosts 五鬼五鬼 Wu GuiUnfavorableSix Killings 六煞 六煞Liu ShaUnfavorableLife Threatening 絕命 绝命Jue MingUnfavorable In the above table, the top four are considered good directions, and the bottom four as unfavorable directions. 1920s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearDragonE552192832192976 1930s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearSnakeE642192932193087HorseE742193042193178GoatE852193142193269MonkeyE952193232193351RoosterE1042193332193442DogE1142193442193533PigE1252193542193624RatE152193632193715OxE242193732193896TigerE342193842193987RabbitE452193942194078 1940s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearDragonE552194032194169SnakeE642194132194251HorseE742194242194342GoatE852194342194433MonkeyE952194432194524RoosterE1042194532194615DogE1142194632194796PigE1242194742194887RatE152194832194978OxE242194932195069 1950s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearTigerE342195032195151RabbitE442195142195242DragonE552195232195333SnakeE642195332195424HorseE742195432195515GoatE842195542195696MonkeyE952195632195787RoosterE1042195732195878DogE1142195832195969PigE1242195942196051 1960s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearRatE152196032196142OxE242196132196233TigerE342196232196324RabbitE442196342196415DragonE552196432196596SnakeE642196532196687HorseE742196632196778GoatE842196742196869MonkeyE952196832196951RoosterE1042196932197042 1970s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearDogE1142197032197133PigE1242197142197224RatE152197232197315OxE242197332197496TigerE342197432197587RabbitE442197542197678DragonE552197632197769SnakeE642197732197851HorseE742197832197942GoatE842197942198033 1980s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearMonkeyE952198032198124RoosterE1042198132198215DogE1142198232198396PigE1242198332198487RatE142198432198578OxE242198532198669TigerE342198632198751RabbitE442198732198842DragonE542198832198933SnakeE642198932199024 1990s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearHorseE742199032199115GoatE842199132199296MonkeyE942199232199387RoosterE1042199332199478DogE1142199432199569PigE1242199532199651RatE142199632199742OxE242199732199833TigerE342199832199924RabbitE442199932200015 2000s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearDragonE542200032200196SnakeE642200132200287HorseE742200232200378GoatE842200332200469MonkeyE942200432200551RoosterE1042200532200642DogE1142200632200733PigE1242200732200824RatE142200832200915OxE242200932201096 2010s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearTigerE342201032201187RabbitE442201132201278DragonE542201232201369SnakeE642201332201451HorseE742201432201542GoatE842201532201633MonkeyE942201622201724RoosterE1032201732201815DogE1142201832201996PigE1242201932202087 2020s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearRatE142202032202178OxE242202132202269TigerE342202232202351RabbitE442202332202442DragonE542202422202533SnakeE632202532202624HorseE742202632202715GoatE842202732202896MonkeyE942202822202987RoosterE1032202932203078 2030s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearDogE1142203032203169PigE1242203132203251RatE142203222203342OxE232203332203433TigerE342203432203524RabbitE442203532203615DragonE542203622203796SnakeE632203732203887HorseE742203832203978GoatE842203932204069 2040s Animal Sign Earthly Branch Start End Kua Number of Male Kua Number of FemaleDayMonthYearDayMonthYearMonkeyE942204022204151RoosterE1042204132204242DogE1132204232204333PigE1242204332204424RatE142204422204515OxE232204532204696TigerE342204632204787RabbitE442204732204878DragonE542204822204969