Annual, Monthly, Daily & Hourly StarsLayer time without losing the natal chart
Overlays add timing to a property’s permanent chart. Read them from the largest scale to the smallest, match the palace to the activity, and use precise windows only when the higher-order layers already agree.
Overlay order
Permanent first. Precision last.
Each smaller layer answers a narrower timing question. It cannot rescue a fundamentally unsuitable natal palace or overturn a more important annual condition.
Natal
The property’s permanent baseline and the potential of each palace.
Annual
The year’s main temporary opportunities, pressure points, and planning map.
Monthly
Narrows the annual picture for campaigns, moves, exams, and room use.
Daily
Short events, site visits, openings, and limited onsite activity.
Hourly
Two-hour micro-windows for carefully chosen critical starts.
Classical timing boundaries
Flying Star follows solar terms—not calendar convenience.
Most lineages use jieqi boundaries. Exact transition moments can vary slightly by school and location, so use the dates stated by the forecast or calculator being followed.
Li Chun to Li Chun
Usually begins near Start of Spring in early February and runs until the next Li Chun.
Use: year planning, renovation, doors, priority sectorsSolar months
Usually changes around the 4th–8th of each Gregorian month rather than on the first day.
Use: launches, moves, exams, campaignsShort event windows
Useful for brief visits, limited works, opening a room, or one-day actions.
Use only inside a suitable month and palaceTwelve double hours
Classical Chinese hours divide the day into twelve two-hour blocks for micro-timing.
Use selectively—not for every routine actionTiming principle: For sustained work, two or three supportive months usually matter more than one theoretically favorable hour. Match the scale of the timing tool to the duration and importance of the action.
Combine overlays correctly
Four rules keep timing grounded.
Match intent to room
Wealth and activity belong at doors, living rooms, and offices; people and recovery depend more on bedrooms and quiet seating.
Read element relationships
Compare the natal combination with annual and monthly elements; look for productive support and avoid unnecessary escalation.
Minimize contradictions
Do not choose an annually difficult palace for major work merely because one month, day, or hour appears favorable.
Respect physical form
Open flow can support Facing-star activity; stable backing supports Mountain-star functions. Timing cannot repair blocked or unsafe form.
Period 9 · 2024–2043
Current timeliness changes the emphasis.
Visibility & recognition
Timely Star 9 can support communication, public profile, launches, influence, and active Facing-star contexts.
Mobility & authority
Stars 1 and 6 can pair constructively with Period 9 themes for opportunity, leadership, movement, and structure.
Legacy stability
Star 8 retains value for assets and steadiness but should not be treated as the reigning prosperity star.
Worked structures
From broad permission to precise execution.
Active East palace
- Natal: East has a supportive Facing star and contains the active entrance.
- Annual: A supportive annual star keeps East on the shortlist.
- Monthly: Choose a month that supports the natal and annual combination.
- Daily / Hourly: Select the start window and open the campaign through the active palace.
Southwest bedroom
- Natal: Southwest has a suitable Mountain star and functions as a bedroom.
- Annual: A mixed annual star means no disruptive renovation there.
- Monthly: Favor calmer supportive months for rest and recovery routines.
- Daily / Hourly: Use only for small actions; qualified healthcare remains independent of star timing.
Common mistakes
Precision cannot correct a broken premise.
Overlays cannot repair a room whose permanent stars, function, and physical form are fundamentally mismatched.
A favorable day inside a difficult annual palace usually produces a weak or unstable foundation.
A blocked entrance undermines Facing-star opportunity; unstable support undermines Mountain-star functions.
Monthly Flying Stars follow solar terms and often change several days after the Gregorian month begins.
Next steps
Establish the baseline before timing action.
The essential rule
Use overlays to choose when—not to deny what the natal chart says.
Start with the permanent palace, confirm room function and form, use the annual map for broad permission, narrow through the month, and reserve day or hour selection for actions that truly need it.