Star of brightness and prestige (太阳)

The fourteen major stars · Tendency: Auspicious

From the classics

日月并明佐九重于尧殿，日照雷门富贵荣华。太阳属火，南北斗化贵，为官禄主。——《骨髓赋》《紫微斗数全书》

——《紫微斗数全书》《骨髓赋》

What it means

Star of brightness and prestige (Tai Yang, the Sun, 太阳), governing reputation, the father bond, male benefactors, and public presence. Better for those born by day; in a strong position it is sunny, generous, and leaderly; when fallen it toils with much giving and risks eye or cardiovascular trouble. In Career or Travel it governs social image and outward development.

The Chinese source texts are in the public domain. The English readings on this page were written for this library, not machine-translated from the Chinese commentary.

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• The Emperor starThe Emperor star (Zi Wei, 紫微), symbolizing nobility, command
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