Life Palace 命宫 — every star combination
In Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology), the stars sitting in your Life Palace 命宫 describe your core self — your temperament, your instincts, and how you meet the world. The Life Palace is the anchor of the whole chart: every other palace is positioned relative to it, so it is always read first.
Already have a chart from somewhere else? Look your stars up below by Chinese name or pinyin — every reading is in plain English. If you do not have a chart yet, cast one free with your birth date, hour and city; no account needed.
New to Zi Wei Dou Shu? Start here
What the system is, how it differs from BaZi and from Western astrology, and how to read a chart without drowning in jargon.
The twelve palaces
Every chart is divided into twelve palaces, one per department of life. Each page below explains what that palace covers, which three palaces it is read with, and where it usually gets misread. See all twelve at a glance →
Every Life Palace star combination
Fourteen major stars appear in the Life Palace, alone or in pairs. Find yours below.
Already have a chart? Look up the other palaces
The Life Palace is only one of twelve. If you already know which stars sit in your marriage, money or career sector, read them here — including what changes when the star is weak rather than strong.