What is a Kua Number and how does it benefit you? How to calculate your Feng Shui Kua Number

A Kua or Ming Gua number is based on the Eight Aspirations Theory. The Kua refers to the Pa Kua, the eight-sided octagon symbol with a Trigram on each side. Pa means 'eight' while Kua means 'trigram', hence the name Pa Kua. This shows the eight directions.

Your personal Kua number is calculated by your birth date and gender.

Once you have worked out your Kua number you will then know your four auspicious directions and four directions to avoid and also if you are a West or East group person.

Knowing your Kua number allows you to take advantage of directions that support you and avoid the ones that don't.

Success Direction - Face your success direction to give you fire in your belly at work and also the upper hand when making important phone calls or in conferences/meetings.

Health Direction - This direction is a great direction to sleep, eat or rest in. If you are unwell, this direction will help support you while you are recovering.

Love Direction - Facing your love direction at the dinner table makes for a more calm and relaxed conversation verses sitting in your success direction as you will become more competitive and possibly argumentative to get your point across.

Study/Personal Growth - Sit facing your study/personal growth direction when studying to help keep you focused and absorb the knowledge.

To calculate your Kua number take the last two digits of your year of birth and add the numbers, keep adding them until you reduce them to a single digit.

Females born before 2000

1. Add the last two numbers of your year of birth and bring it to a single digit.

2. Add your single digit to number 5. Bring this number to a single digit, if needed.

3. This is your Kua number.

If you a female born after the year 2000 add 6 instead of 5.

Example: Female born 7 May 1945. Add 4 + 5 = 9. Then add 5 + 9 = 14. Reduce to a single digit 1 + 4 = 5

The Kua number is 5.

Males born before 2000

1. Add the last two numbers of your year of birth and bring it to a single digit.

2. Deduct your single digit from number 10.

3. This is your Kua number.

For a male born after the year 2000, deduct from 9 instead of 10.

Important: A male born in 2009 and 2018 will have the Kua Number 9.

Example: Male born 8 September 1992. Add 9 + 2 = 11. Reduce to single digits so 1 + 1 = 2. Then deduct 10 - 2 = 8. The Kua number is 8.

Important note: If you were born in January or February, it is important to refer to the Lunar Calendar to check if your date of birth falls in the previous year as the Lunar New Year starts on a different date each year.

For Example, if you are a female born on January 26th 1979 when you check the Lunar Calendar, you will see that the Year of Horse was from February 7th 1978 to January 27th 1979. This then changes the year to 1978 using in these calculations. - Please see Lunar Calendar below.

1978

7 + 8 = 15. 1 + 5 = 6. Then 6 + 5 = 11

1 + 1 = 2

If you would like any clarification on your Kua number, please feel free to email me at dee@balancingenergies.com.au

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Kua 1

East Group

Southeast Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

East Health (Tien Yi)

South Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

North Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

Southwest Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

Northeast Five Ghost

Northwest Six Killings

West Bad Luck

Kua 2

West Group

Northeast Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

West Health (Tien Yi)

Northwest Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

Southwest Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

North Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

Southeast Five Ghost

South Six Killings

East Bad Luck

Kua 3

East Group

South Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

North Health (Tien Yi)

Southeast Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

East Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

West Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

Northwest Five Ghost

Northeast Six Killings

Southwest Bad Luck

Kua 4

East Group

North Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

South Health (Tien Yi)

East Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

Southeast Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

Northeast Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

Southwest Five Ghost

West Six Killings

Northwest Bad Luck

Kua 5

Kua 5 becomes Kua 2 for males and Kua 8 for Females

Kua 6

West Group

West Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

Northeast Health (Tien Yi)

Southwest Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

Northwest Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

South Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

East Five Ghost

North Six Killings

Southeast Bad Luck

Kua 7

West Group

Northwest Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

Southwest Health (Tien Yi)

Northeast Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

West Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

East Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

South Five Ghost

Southeast Six Killings

North Bad Luck

Kua 8

West Group

Southwest Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

Northwest Health (Tien Yi)

West Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

Northeast Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

Southeast Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

North Five Ghost

East Six Killings

South Bad Luck

Kua 9

East Group

East Success/Prosperity (Sheng Chi)

Southeast Health (Tien Yi)

North Love Direction ( Nien Yen)

South Study/Personal Growth ( Fu Wei)

Northwest Worst Direction (Jueh Ming)

West Five Ghost

Southwest Six Killings

Northeast Bad Luck

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Lunar Calendars

Animal Sign Calendar Dates

Rat 5 Feb 1924 - 23 Jan 1925

Ox 24 Jan 1925 - 12 Feb 1926

Tiger 13 Feb 1926 - 1 Feb 1927

Rabbit 2 Feb 1927 - 22 Jan 1928

Dragon 23 Jan 1928 - 9 Feb 1929

Snake 10 Feb 1929 - 29 Jan 1930

Horse 30 Jan 1930 - 16 Feb 1931

Sheep 17 Feb 1931 - 5 Feb 1932

Monkey 6 Feb 1932 - Jan 25, 1933

Rooster 26 Jan 1933 - 13 Feb 1934

Dog 14 Feb 1934 - 3 Feb 1935

Pig 4 Feb 1935 - 23 Jan 1936

Rat 24 Jan 1936 - 10 Feb 1937

Ox 11 Feb 1937 - 30 Jan 1938

Tiger 31 Jan 1938 - 18 Feb 1939

Rabbit 19 Feb 1939 - 7 Feb 1940

Dragon 8 Feb 1940 - 26 Jan 1941

Snake 27 Jan 1941 - 14 Feb 1942

Horse 15 Feb 1942 - 4 Feb 1943

Sheep 5 Feb 1943 - 24 Jan 1944

Monkey 25 Jan 1944 - 12 Feb 1945

Rooster 13 Feb 1945 - 1 Feb 1946

Dog 2 Feb 1946 - 21 Jan 1947

Pig 22 Jan 1947 - 9 Feb 1948

Rat 10 Feb 1948 - 28 Jan 1949

Ox 29 Jan 1949 - 16 Feb 1950

Tiger 17 Feb 1950 - 5 Feb 1951

Rabbit 6 Feb 1951 - 26 Jan 1952

Dragon 27 Jan 1952 - 13 Feb 1953

Snake 14 Feb 1953 - 2 Feb 1954

Horse 3 Feb 1954 - 23 Jan 1955

Sheep 24 Jan 1955 - 11 Feb 1956

Monkey 12 Feb 1956 - 30 Jan 1957

Rooster 31 Jan 1957 - 17 Feb 1958

Dog 18 Feb 1958 - 7 Feb 1959

Pig 8 Feb 1959 - 27 Jan 1960

Rat 28 Jan 1960 - 14 Feb 1961

Ox 15 Feb 1961 - 4 Feb 1962

Tiger 5 Feb 1962 - 24 Jan 1963

Rabbit 25 Jan 1963 - 12 Feb 1964

Dragon 13 Feb 1964 - 1 Feb 1965

Snake 2 Feb 1965 - 20 Jan 1966

Horse 21 Jan 1966 - 8 Feb 1967

Sheep 9 Feb 1967 - 29 Jan 1968

Monkey 30 Jan 1968 - Feb 16, 1969

Rooster 17 Feb 1969 - 5 Feb 1970

Dog 6 Feb 1970 - 26 Jan 1971

Pig 27 Jan 1971 - 14 Feb 1972

Rat 15 Feb 1972 - 2 Feb 1973

Ox 3 Feb 1973 - 22 Jan 1974

Tiger 23 Jan 1974 - 10 Feb 1975

Rabbit 11 Feb 1975 - 30 Jan 1976

Dragon 31 Jan 1976 - 17 Feb 1977

Snake 18 Feb 1977 - 6 Feb 1978

Horse 7 Feb 1978 - 27 Jan 1979

Sheep 28 Jan 1979 - 15 Feb 1980

Monkey 16 Feb 1980 - 4 Feb 1981

Rooster 5 Feb 1981 - 24 Jan 1982

Dog 25 Jan 1982 - 12 Feb 1983

Pig 13 Feb 1983 - 1 Feb 1984

Rat 2 Feb 1984 - 19 Feb 1985

Ox 20 Feb 1985 - 8 Feb 1986

Tiger 9 Feb 1986 - 28 Jan 1987

Rabbit 29 Jan 1987 - 16 Feb 1988

Dragon 17 Feb 1988 - 5 Feb 1989

Snake 6 Feb 1989 - 26 Jan 1990

Horse 27 Jan 1990 - 14 Feb 1991

Sheep 15 Feb 1991 - 3 Feb 1992

Monkey 4 Feb 1992 - 22 Jan 1993

Rooster 23 Jan 1993 - 9 Feb 1994

Dog 10 Feb 1994 - 30 Jan 1995

Pig 31 Jan 1995 - 18 Feb 1996

Rat 19 Feb 1996 - 6 Feb 1997

Ox 7 Feb 1997 - 27 Jan 1998

Tiger 28 Jan 1998 - 15 Feb 1999

Rabbit 16 Feb 1999 - 4 Feb 2000

Dragon 5 Feb 2000 - 23 Jan 2001

Snake 24 Jan 2001 - 11 Feb 2002

Horse 12 Feb 2002 - 31 Jan 2003

Sheep 1 Feb 2003 - 21 Jan 2004

Monkey 22 Jan 2004 - 8 Feb 2005

Rooster 9 Feb 2005 - 28 Jan 2006

Dog 29 Jan 2006 - 17 Feb 2007

Pig 18 Feb 2007 - 6 Feb 2008

Rat 7 Feb 2008 - 25 Jan 2009

Ox 26 Jan 2009 - 13 Feb 2010

Tiger 14 Feb 2010 - 2 Feb 2011

Rabbit 3 Feb 2011 - 22 Jan 2012

Dragon 23 Jan 2012 - 9 Feb 2013

Snake 10 Feb 2013 - 30 Jan 2014

Horse 31 Jan 2014 - 18 Feb 2015

Sheep 19 Feb 2015 - 7 Feb 2016

Monkey 8 Feb 2016 - 27 Jan 2017

Rooster 28 Jan 2017 - 15 Feb 2018

Dog 16 Feb 2018 - 4 Feb 2019

Pig 5 Feb 2019 - 24 Jan 2020

Rat 25 Jan 2020 – 11 Feb 2021

Ox 12 Feb 2021 – 31 Jan 2022

Tiger 1 Feb 2022 – 21 Jan 2023

Rabbit 22 Jan 2023 – 9 Feb 2024

Dragon 10 Feb 2024 – 28 Jan 2025