2027 flying stars: the annual chart and where to place each room
In the Flying Stars (Xuan Kong) tradition, nine stars move through the nine sectors of a home each year. For 2027, starting on 4 February, the 9 Purple (You Bi) star sits at the centre and the others follow the fixed Luo Shu path. Here is where each one falls and what practitioners do about it.
Activate the centre (9), North-West (1), South (4), South-West (6) and South-East (8). Calm the North (5 Yellow), West (2 Black), North-East (3 Jade) and East (7 Red). No renovation in the North, West, South-West or North-East.
Reading the chart
South is at the top, the traditional orientation for these charts. Lay it over a floor plan of your home, lined up with a compass, and each of the nine squares holds that area’s star for 2027.
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The nine sectors in 2027
| Sector | Star | Traditional reading | Colours used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 9 Purple (You Bi) | The star of the current Period 9 (2024–2043): celebration, visibility and future prospects. Traditionally the most auspicious sector to keep bright and active. | Wood: green, sage, teal; Fire: red, purple, pink, orange |
| North-West | 1 White (Tan Lang) | Traditionally linked with career, networking and new opportunities. A good sector to keep active and bright. | Metal: white, grey, gold, brass; Water: blue, navy, black |
| West | 2 Black (Ju Men) | Traditionally the “illness star”. Practitioners keep this sector calm: no renovation, less red, and often a metal object (brass) as a traditional remedy. | Metal: white, grey, gold, brass. Keep fire (red, purple, pink, orange) low. |
| North-East | 3 Jade (Lu Cun) | Traditionally associated with arguments and misunderstandings. Keep it quiet; red or warm lighting is the classic softener. | Fire: red, purple, pink, orange. Keep water (blue, navy, black) low. |
| South | 4 Green (Wen Qu) | Traditionally linked with study, writing and romance. A nice sector for a desk or bookshelf. | Water: blue, navy, black; Wood: green, sage, teal |
| North | 5 Yellow (Lian Zhen) | The most cautioned star of the year. Tradition advises against renovation, drilling or major works in this sector, and keeping activity there low; metal objects are the classic remedy. | Metal: white, grey, gold, brass. Keep fire (red, purple, pink, orange) low. |
| South-West | 6 White (Wu Qu) | Traditionally linked with authority, support and steady progress. | Earth: yellow, ochre, terracotta, beige; Metal: white, grey, gold, brass |
| East | 7 Red (Po Jun) | Traditionally associated with loss and conflict, weaker since Period 7 ended. Still water or blue is the classic remedy. | Water: blue, navy, black. Keep earth (yellow, ochre, terracotta, beige) low. |
| South-East | 8 White (Zuo Fu) | The prosperous star of the previous period (2004–2023), still regarded as supportive and stable. | Fire: red, purple, pink, orange; Earth: yellow, ochre, terracotta, beige |
Room placements, sector by sector
| Sector | Suits | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Centre (9) | The busiest, best-lit space: the living area, the dining table, where people gather. | Leaving it dim. |
| North-West (1) | A desk or home office, the front door area, a reading chair. Practitioners keep this sector lit and in daily use. | Leaving it dark and unused. |
| West (2) | Quieter uses: a guest room, storage, a utility room or a hallway. | Renovation, and (in the tradition) the bed of anyone who is recovering from illness. |
| North-East (3) | A quiet bedroom or a room you pass through. | Making it the main place for discussion: the dining table, the main sofa, a meeting desk. |
| South (4) | A study, a desk for homework or writing, bookshelves. | Nothing in particular. |
| North (5) | Low-activity uses: storage, a hallway, a little-used room. | Drilling, renovation and new building works. Heavy red or earth tones. |
| South-West (6) | A home office or the desk where household decisions get made. | Nothing in particular. |
| East (7) | A quieter room. | Candles and strong red accents in the sector, in the tradition. |
| South-East (8) | The living room, a family room or a desk. Still regarded as supportive. | Nothing in particular. |
Most homes can’t swap rooms around for one year, and they don’t need to. The practical moves are smaller: where the desk faces, which chair gets used, where a plant or a brass bowl goes, and which sectors you leave alone for building work.
Areas to activate
- Centre: 9 Purple (You Bi). The star of Period 9 (2024 to 2043), traditionally the most favoured. Keep the middle of the home bright and in use. If it is a hallway, good lighting is enough; plants (wood feeds fire) are the classic support.
- North-West: 1 White (Tan Lang). Traditionally linked with career and new opportunities. A good desk position for 2027; metal and water tones support it.
- South: 4 Green (Wen Qu). Traditionally linked with study, writing and romance. A desk, bookshelves or a reading chair; plants and blue tones support it.
- South-West: 6 White (Wu Qu). Traditionally linked with authority and steady progress. It shares the sector with the Tai Sui this year: use it, but don’t renovate it, and don’t sit facing the South-West.
- South-East: 8 White (Zuo Fu). The star of the previous period, still regarded as supportive. Living space, a family room or a desk.
Areas to calm
- North: 5 Yellow (Lian Zhen). The most cautioned star of the year. Tradition is firm: no drilling, renovation or new building works in the North in 2027. Keep activity low and red and earth tones to a minimum. Metal is the classic remedy: brass objects, or a six-rod metal wind chime in some schools.
- West: 2 Black (Ju Men). Traditionally the illness star. Keep it quiet, use metal tones, and avoid red. The West also holds the Three Killings this year, which makes it the sector with the most restrictions for building work.
- North-East: 3 Jade (Lu Cun). Traditionally linked with arguments. Keep conversation-heavy furniture elsewhere if you can; red or warm accents are the classic softener, since fire draws on wood. The North-East also holds the Year Breaker (Sui Po, at NE1).
- East: 7 Red (Po Jun). Traditionally linked with loss and conflict, weaker since Period 7 ended. Blue tones or still water are the classic remedy; keep candles and strong red low.
Tai Sui, Sui Po and the Three Killings
- Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter): SW1 (South-West). The Goat’s own direction. Traditionally left undisturbed (no renovation or digging), and you avoid sitting for long periods facing it. Having it behind you is considered supportive.
- Sui Po (Year Breaker): NE1 (North-East), opposite the Tai Sui. Also traditionally left undisturbed.
- Three Killings: West. The reverse of the Tai Sui: traditionally you may face it, but avoid sitting with your back to it, and avoid renovation there.
How to find the sectors of your home
- Get a floor plan, or sketch one: the outline of the home and its rooms.
- Find north. Stand near the middle of the home with a phone compass, away from large appliances, and mark north on the plan.
- Divide the plan into a 3 × 3 grid of nine roughly equal squares, lined up with the compass. The middle square is the centre; the other eight are the eight directions.
- Read each room’s square against the chart. A large room can span two sectors; go by where you spend time in it (the bed, the desk, the sofa).
How this chart is calculated
The annual centre star falls by one each year on a nine-year cycle: 2025 had 2 at the centre, 2026 had 1, and 2027 has 9. The other eight stars then fly in the fixed Luo Shu order: centre, north-west, west, north-east, south, north, south-west, east, south-east, each one number higher than the last. So the 9 at the centre is followed by 1 in the North-West, 2 in the West and so on, ending with 8 in the South-East.
The same chart last appeared in 2018 and returns in 2036. It also matches the Period 9 base chart, which has 9 at the centre too, so each sector’s annual star is the same as its period star this year. Schools differ on how much weight to give that.
Treat this as a light layer
Annual flying stars are a Compass School refinement, and schools differ on how much weight to give them. The fundamentals of layout come first every year: the bed and desk in the command position, a solid wall behind you, a door that opens fully, good light. Our room check scores those first, then the year.
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Questions people ask
Which star is at the centre in 2027?
9 Purple (You Bi), the star of the current Period 9. It is the first time since 2018 that 9 has been at the centre of the annual chart.
Where is the 5 Yellow in 2027, and what do I do about it?
In the North. Tradition advises no drilling, renovation or building works in that sector, keeping activity there low, and using metal (brass, white, grey) rather than red or earth tones.
Where is the 2 Black in 2027?
In the West, which also holds the Three Killings this year. Keep it quiet and use metal tones.
Where should my desk go in 2027?
The North-West, South and South-West are the traditional choices. Within any room, face into the room with the door in view, not facing the South-West, and without your back to the West.
Do the stars change during the year?
Yes. Flying Stars also has monthly stars that move every solar month. This page covers the annual chart, which sets the character of the year.
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