{ "directions": { "N": "North", "NE": "Northeast", "E": "East", "SE": "Southeast", "S": "South", "SW": "Southwest", "W": "West", "NW": "Northwest", "C": "Centre" }, "elements": { "木": "Wood", "火": "Fire", "土": "Earth", "金": "Metal", "水": "Water" }, "groups": { "東": "East", "西": "West" }, "trigrams": { "1": "Kan", "2": "Kun", "3": "Zhen", "4": "Xun", "6": "Qian", "7": "Dui", "8": "Gen", "9": "Li" }, "zodiac": [ "Rat", "Ox", "Tiger", "Rabbit", "Dragon", "Snake", "Horse", "Goat", "Monkey", "Rooster", "Dog", "Pig" ], "relations": { "值": "Same sign as Tai Sui", "沖": "Clash with Tai Sui", "害": "Harm link with Tai Sui", "破": "Break link with Tai Sui", "刑": "Punishment link with Tai Sui" }, "colours": { "木": "Green, teal", "火": "Red, purple", "土": "Beige, ochre", "金": "Gold, white", "水": "Blue, black" }, "seasons": { "木": "Spring", "火": "Summer", "土": "The turn of the seasons", "金": "Autumn", "水": "Winter" }, "terms": [ "Li Chun · Start of Spring", "Jing Zhe · Awakening of Insects", "Qing Ming · Clear and Bright", "Li Xia · Start of Summer", "Mang Zhong · Grain in Ear", "Xiao Shu · Minor Heat", "Li Qiu · Start of Autumn", "Bai Lu · White Dew", "Han Lu · Cold Dew", "Li Dong · Start of Winter", "Da Xue · Major Snow", "Xiao Han · Minor Cold" ], "luckyNote": "Colours follow the zodiac branch element: Wood east/southeast, Fire south, Earth northeast/southwest, Metal west/northwest, Water north. For personal Eight Mansions directions, use your character card. These are cultural symbols, with no promised outcome.", "advice": { "good": "Traditionally a favourable personal direction. Put light, comfort and practical room use first.", "caution": "Traditionally a direction for care. There is no need for worry; safety, comfort and daily use come first." }, "meanings": { "shengQi": { "name": "Sheng Qi (生氣) · Prosperity", "text": "Symbolises growth and vitality" }, "tianYi": { "name": "Tian Yi (天醫) · Health", "text": "Symbolises rest and balance" }, "yanNian": { "name": "Yan Nian (延年) · Relationships", "text": "Symbolises connection and continuity" }, "fuWei": { "name": "Fu Wei (伏位) · Stability", "text": "Symbolises focus and steadiness" }, "huoHai": { "name": "Huo Hai (禍害) · Mishaps", "text": "A traditional reminder to notice small obstacles" }, "liuSha": { "name": "Liu Sha (六煞) · Six Killings", "text": "A traditional reminder to clear your thoughts" }, "wuGui": { "name": "Wu Gui (五鬼) · Five Ghosts", "text": "A traditional reminder to reduce distractions" }, "jueMing": { "name": "Jue Ming (絕命) · Total Loss", "text": "A traditional reminder to plan with care" } }, "stars": { "1": { "name": "1 White (Water)", "nature": "Water · Flow", "note": "Keep the space clear; try a soft blue accent." }, "2": { "name": "2 Black (Earth)", "nature": "Earth · Stillness", "note": "Traditionally keep this sector quiet; subtle metallic accents are an option." }, "3": { "name": "3 Jade (Wood)", "nature": "Wood · Change", "note": "A little warm colour can be a reminder to communicate calmly." }, "4": { "name": "4 Green (Wood)", "nature": "Wood · Learning", "note": "Clear your desk and make a quiet reading corner." }, "5": { "name": "5 Yellow (Earth)", "nature": "Earth · Stillness", "note": "Traditionally keep this space calm and tidy; avoid deliberate banging or disturbance." }, "6": { "name": "6 White (Metal)", "nature": "Metal · Order", "note": "Simple storage can make everyday routines clearer." }, "7": { "name": "7 Red (Metal)", "nature": "Metal · Transition", "note": "Soft blue is a traditional option; keep walkways clear." }, "8": { "name": "8 White (Earth)", "nature": "Earth · Stability", "note": "Earth tones can create a grounded, comfortable space." }, "9": { "name": "9 Purple (Fire)", "nature": "Fire · Brightness", "note": "Try a little warm colour and comfortable lighting." } }, "titles": { "1-木": "Kan · Forest Explorer", "1-火": "Kan · Spark Navigator", "1-土": "Kan · Earth Guardian", "1-金": "Kan · Light Artisan", "1-水": "Kan · River Observer", "2-木": "Kun · Forest Explorer", "2-火": "Kun · Spark Navigator", "2-土": "Kun · Earth Guardian", "2-金": "Kun · Light Artisan", "2-水": "Kun · River Observer", "3-木": "Zhen · Forest Explorer", "3-火": "Zhen · Spark Navigator", "3-土": "Zhen · Earth Guardian", "3-金": "Zhen · Light Artisan", "3-水": "Zhen · River Observer", "4-木": "Xun · Forest Explorer", "4-火": "Xun · Spark Navigator", "4-土": "Xun · Earth Guardian", "4-金": "Xun · Light Artisan", "4-水": "Xun · River Observer", "6-木": "Qian · Forest Explorer", "6-火": "Qian · Spark Navigator", "6-土": "Qian · Earth Guardian", "6-金": "Qian · Light Artisan", "6-水": "Qian · River Observer", "7-木": "Dui · Forest Explorer", "7-火": "Dui · Spark Navigator", "7-土": "Dui · Earth Guardian", "7-金": "Dui · Light Artisan", "7-水": "Dui · River Observer", "8-木": "Gen · Forest Explorer", "8-火": "Gen · Spark Navigator", "8-土": "Gen · Earth Guardian", "8-金": "Gen · Light Artisan", "8-水": "Gen · River Observer", "9-木": "Li · Forest Explorer", "9-火": "Li · Spark Navigator", "9-土": "Li · Earth Guardian", "9-金": "Li · Light Artisan", "9-水": "Li · River Observer" }, "reading": { "method": [ [ "Two traditional systems", "Personal directions use Eight Mansions (八宅). Annual and monthly charts use San Yuan Xuan Kong flying stars (三元玄空飛星). This slice does not calculate a full home chart, its facing direction or construction period." ], [ "Birth clocks and Li Chun", "Your birthplace gives its IANA time zone and city-centre longitude. We convert the historical local clock time, including daylight saving, to the UTC+8 instant for solar-term year and month boundaries. A repeated clock time uses its first occurrence; a skipped time must be changed.", "Male or female selects the traditional Kua formula and personal directions. A birth time adds the hour pillar; if you are not sure, we leave it out and use local noon for the year and month." ], [ "Kua and Eight Mansions", "Let Y be the solar-term year. Male Kua = ((2 − Y) mod 9 + 9) mod 9; female Kua = (Y + 4) mod 9. Zero becomes nine, male five becomes two and female five becomes eight. Kan, Zhen, Xun and Li form the East group; Kun, Qian, Dui and Gen form the West group.", "Sheng Qi, Tian Yi, Yan Nian and Fu Wei are traditionally favourable. Huo Hai, Liu Sha, Wu Gui and Jue Ming are directions for care. Their names do not predict an outcome." ], [ "Annual and monthly stars", "The annual centre uses the raw male Kua formula, but five is not converted to two. Flight order: centre, northwest, west, northeast, south, north, southwest, east, southeast. Each step adds one, wrapping nine to one.", "Months start at the twelve jie solar terms. Tiger month starts at Li Chun; Ox month starts at Xiao Han and belongs to the previous solar year. Tiger-month centres: Rat/Horse/Rabbit/Rooster years = eight; Dragon/Dog/Ox/Goat = five; Tiger/Monkey/Snake/Pig = two. Each following month subtracts one, wrapping one to nine. The January chart starts at Xiao Han, not January 1." ], [ "Tai Sui and the 24 mountains", "Tai Sui occupies the year branch mountain; Sui Po occupies the opposite branch mountain. Three Killings: Monkey/Rat/Dragon years south; Tiger/Horse/Dog north; Snake/Rooster/Ox east; Pig/Rabbit/Goat west. Mountains are 15° wide, with Zi centred on 0°. Degrees normalise to [0,360). A reading within 3° of a boundary gets a measurement note.", "Zodiac relations include same, opposing, harm, break and punishment. Tiger/Snake/Monkey and Ox/Dog/Goat punishment sets are mutual; Rat/Rabbit are paired, with self-punishment for Dragon, Horse, Rooster and Pig." ], [ "Pillars and element counts", "The day pillar uses the Gregorian Julian Day Number. The year pillar follows the solar year; the month pillar uses the jie month and Five Tigers rule. With a time, the Five Rats rule supplies the hour pillar.", "For the birth day and hour, we use local solar time: add four minutes per degree of east longitude, then subtract the historical UTC offset in minutes. This removes daylight saving as well. This longitude-only rule is local mean solar time; it does not add the seasonal equation-of-time correction. The day changes at corrected midnight, not 23:00. Other places without longitude use local clock time.", "The day master is the day stem element. Bars count visible stems and branches only: eight characters with time, six without. Hidden stems, seasonal strength, transformations and useful gods are omitted. These bars are not a strength score." ], [ "Symbolic colours and directions", "Zodiac colours follow the branch element. Wood: east/southeast; Fire: south; Earth: northeast/southwest; Metal: west/northwest; Water: north. This simplified cultural mapping is separate from your personal directions." ], [ "Data and licences", "Calendar, solar terms and almanac: lunar-javascript 1.7.7 (MIT). Hong Kong Traditional conversion: opencc-js 1.4.2 (MIT, with Apache 2.0 conversion data). The browser uses generated data without loading either library.", "Almanac vocabulary preserves historical cultural records. It does not recommend medical, family, legal or financial decisions." ] ], "disclaimer": [ [ "Cultural reference and entertainment", "FengSync calculations, almanac records and writing are for traditional culture reference and entertainment only. Different schools may use different methods.", "Nothing here is health, medical, legal, financial or other professional advice. No name, colour or direction guarantees wealth, health, relationships or any outcome.", "Arrange your life around practical needs, comfort and safety. Consult a qualified professional when professional judgement is needed.", "Calendar, translation or software errors may occur. Do not base major decisions solely on this site." ] ], "privacy": [ [ "Data and purpose", "Updated 2026-10-10. This policy explains our handling of data in the spirit of transparency, purpose limitation and data minimisation under Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO).", "Inputs are your birth date, gender for the Kua formula and optional birth time. They are used only to calculate your character and directions in your browser. No name, address or account is requested." ], [ "In your browser", "Birth data is never sent to FengSync servers. Unsaved data stays in the current page memory. Only “Save on this device” writes to this browser’s localStorage for later visits.", "There are no cookies, trackers, external fonts or analytics. Downloads of static code and calendar data contain no birth input. Hosting and network providers may keep ordinary connection logs, such as IP address, path and time, but receive no birth input." ], [ "Sharing and retention", "Shared images include results, without birth date or time. Your chosen sharing application handles images under its own policy.", "Saved data remains until you clear it or the browser removes it. Other people using the same browser on a shared device may access it." ], [ "Access, correction and deletion", "Saved inputs load into the form, where you can edit and save them again. “Clear data” on the home page or direction tool removes local birth data and the current result. You can also clear site storage in browser settings.", "For privacy, access or correction enquiries, email hello@fengsync.com. Since birth data stays on your device, we cannot access or correct it remotely." ] ] }, "licenseLabels": [ "Calendar licence", "Conversion licence", "Conversion data licence" ] }