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Feng Shui Kua Number Calculator

Find your Feng Shui Kua number (also called Gua or Ming Gua) with the correct formula for your year and gender, your East or West group, and your four supportive and four challenging directions with practical tips.

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  1. 1
    Enter your birth dateThe year counts from Li Chun (about 4 February).
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    Choose the formulaTraditional formulas differ for men and women.
  3. 3
    Use your directionsFace, sleep and work toward your best directions.

What is the Feng Shui Kua Number Calculator?

The Kua number comes from the Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) school of Feng Shui. It links you to one of eight trigrams of the I Ching and, through them, to four directions said to support you and four said to drain you.

Kua numbers 1, 3, 4 and 9 form the East group; 2, 6, 7 and 8 form the West group. People in the same group are said to share supportive directions. There is no Kua 5: it becomes 2 for men and 8 for women.

In practice, people use their best directions for the way they face at a desk, the direction the top of the head points in bed, and the facing of a front door, when they have the choice.

How it works

We find the Feng Shui year: if you were born before Li Chun (the moment the Sun reaches 315°, about 4 February) we use the previous year. We add the digits of the year and reduce to one digit. Men: 11 minus that (reduced). Women: 4 plus that (reduced). These single formulas give the same results as the separate "before 2000" and "from 2000" rules.

A result of 5 becomes 2 for men and 8 for women. Directions come from the standard Eight Mansions table.

How it connects to your star sign

Feng Shui is not part of the Western zodiac, but both use elements. Your Kua number has an element (for example Kua 1 is Water), and the report notes the Western signs that share it, along with your sun sign.

Common questions

How do I calculate my Kua number?

Add the digits of your birth year (using the previous year if born before about 4 February) until you have one digit. Men: 11 minus it. Women: 4 plus it. Reduce to one digit; 5 becomes 2 for men, 8 for women.

Why does gender change the Kua number?

The traditional formula counts men and women in opposite directions around the Lo Shu square. If the traditional binary does not fit you, our tool can show both results so you can see which directions resonate.

What if my best direction is impossible in my home?

Use the next best one of your four good directions, or just face a good direction when working. Feng Shui works with what you have.

Is Kua the same as my Chinese zodiac?

No. The zodiac animal comes from the year branch; the Kua number comes from the year digits and gender and connects to the eight trigrams.

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