The Nine Stars of Nine Star Ki (Kyūsei)

From One White Water to Nine Purple Fire. Your main star, from your birth year, shows your personality, fortune and lucky directions.

The star of water flowing quietly on a winter night. Flexible, it fits into any vessel and adapts to anything.

The star of the earth that nurtures all things. Like Mother Earth, it is generous and devoted.

The star of a young tree shooting up like spring thunder. Bright and full of energy.

The star of a mature tree spreading its branches like a gentle breeze. It stands for harmony and trust.

The emperor star at the center of the nine. It rules everything and returns everything to the soil, with immense power.

The star of heaven, complete and flawless. It carries high aspirations and pride.

The star of joy, delighting in the autumn harvest. Glamorous, it entertains people.

The star of a mountain that does not move. It stands for change and succession, and for saving.

The star of intellect and beauty, shining like the midsummer sun.

Table of the nine stars

Star	Name	Element	Trigram	Home
一白水星	Ippaku Suisei One White Water Star	Water	Kan (坎, Water)	North
二黒土星	Jikoku Dosei Two Black Earth Star	Earth	Kon (坤, Earth)	Southwest
三碧木星	Sanpeki Mokusei Three Jade Wood Star	Wood	Shin (震, Thunder)	East
四緑木星	Shiroku Mokusei Four Green Wood Star	Wood	Son (巽, Wind)	Southeast
五黄土星	Goō Dosei Five Yellow Earth Star	Earth	none (the center)	Center
六白金星	Roppaku Kinsei Six White Metal Star	Metal	Ken (乾, Heaven)	Northwest
七赤金星	Shichiseki Kinsei Seven Red Metal Star	Metal	Da (兌, Lake)	West
八白土星	Happaku Dosei Eight White Earth Star	Earth	Gon (艮, Mountain)	Northeast
九紫火星	Kyūshi Kasei Nine Purple Fire Star	Fire	Ri (離, Fire)	South