Kua number calculator: your lucky feng shui directions
Your Kua number is your personal feng shui number, worked out from your birth year and your sex at birth. It gives you four lucky directions for work, sleep and the things that matter, and four to keep away from. Enter your birth date to find yours.
New to this? Kua in 30 seconds
- 1–9It's just a number
Worked out from your birth year. Like a feng shui "blood type": everyone has one.
- 4+4It points to directions
4 directions that suit you (luck, health, love, focus) and 4 to keep away from.
- →You face them
Sit facing your best direction when you work or study. Sleep with your head pointing to it. That's it.
Example: Kua 1's best direction is South-east. Turn the desk so you look South-east while you work. It's a tradition for fun and reflection, not science.
Feng shui for good luck: 6 quick moves
- Wallet in your lucky colour
Your lucky element sets the colour. Keep it tidy and off the floor.
- Plant in the South-east corner
The lucky corner of any room. Round leaves, kept green.
- Desk facing Sheng Qi
Your Kua's best direction, for work, pitches and deals.
- Safe where star 8 sits
This year's lucky star moves; the app finds it for you.
- Water near the entrance
A small bowl or fountain flowing in, never in the bedroom.
- Clutter out of Jue Ming
Your weakest direction is the place for the bin and storage.
Ask Kochi about your homeAI
Lucky and unlucky directions for each Kua number
Find your number below. Open your phone's Compass app to see where each direction falls in your room.
Kua 1 East Group
- Southeastluck & success
- Easthealth
- Southlove & family
- Northcalm & personal growth
- Westsmall mishaps
- Northeastarguments
- Northwestgossip & setbacks
- Southwestbig losses
Kua 2 West Group
- Northeastluck & success
- Westhealth
- Northwestlove & family
- Southwestcalm & personal growth
- Eastsmall mishaps
- Southeastarguments
- Southgossip & setbacks
- Northbig losses
Kua 3 East Group
- Southluck & success
- Northhealth
- Southeastlove & family
- Eastcalm & personal growth
- Southwestsmall mishaps
- Northwestarguments
- Northeastgossip & setbacks
- Westbig losses
Kua 4 East Group
- Northluck & success
- Southhealth
- Eastlove & family
- Southeastcalm & personal growth
- Northwestsmall mishaps
- Southwestarguments
- Westgossip & setbacks
- Northeastbig losses
Kua 6 West Group
- Westluck & success
- Northeasthealth
- Southwestlove & family
- Northwestcalm & personal growth
- Southeastsmall mishaps
- Eastarguments
- Northgossip & setbacks
- Southbig losses
Kua 7 West Group
- Northwestluck & success
- Southwesthealth
- Northeastlove & family
- Westcalm & personal growth
- Northsmall mishaps
- Southarguments
- Southeastgossip & setbacks
- Eastbig losses
Kua 8 West Group
- Southwestluck & success
- Northwesthealth
- Westlove & family
- Northeastcalm & personal growth
- Southsmall mishaps
- Northarguments
- Eastgossip & setbacks
- Southeastbig losses
Kua 9 East Group
- Eastluck & success
- Southeasthealth
- Northlove & family
- Southcalm & personal growth
- Northeastsmall mishaps
- Westarguments
- Southwestgossip & setbacks
- Northwestbig losses
What each direction is for
- Luck & success Sheng Qi
- Face this way at your desk, in meetings, whenever you're asking for something.
- Health Tian Yi
- Sleep with your head pointing this way to rest and recover.
- Love & family Yan Nian
- Good for your bed or sofa. Dates and family time too.
- Calm & personal growth Fu Wei
- Face this way to study, pray, meditate or feel steady.
- Small mishaps Huo Hai
- Fine for a storeroom or bathroom. Just don't face it for long.
- Arguments Wu Gui
- Don't face it during meetings or tough conversations.
- Gossip & setbacks Liu Sha
- Don't sleep with your head pointing this way.
- Big losses Jue Ming
- Your weakest direction. Never face it at your desk or in bed.
How to work out your Kua number
- Find your feng shui birth year. It starts at Li Chun, around 4 February, not on 1 January or at Chinese New Year. Born before Li Chun? Use the year before.
- Add up the digits of that year until one digit is left: 1995 → 1 + 9 + 9 + 5 = 24 → 2 + 4 = 6.
- Male: take that digit away from 11. Female: add 4 to it. If the answer has two digits, add them together.
- If you land on 5, men use 2 and women use 8.
So for 1995: men get 11 − 6 = 5 → Kua 2, and women get 4 + 6 = 10 → 1 + 0 = Kua 1.
Kua numbers by birth year
Born between 1 January and early February? The feng shui year only starts at Li Chun (3–5 February), so use the year before.
| Born in | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 1 |
| 1951 | 4 | 2 |
| 1952 | 3 | 3 |
| 1953 | 2 | 4 |
| 1954 | 1 | 8 |
| 1955 | 9 | 6 |
| 1956 | 8 | 7 |
| 1957 | 7 | 8 |
| 1958 | 6 | 9 |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 4 |
| 1963 | 1 | 8 |
| 1964 | 9 | 6 |
| 1965 | 8 | 7 |
| 1966 | 7 | 8 |
| 1967 | 6 | 9 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 3 |
| 1971 | 2 | 4 |
| 1972 | 1 | 8 |
| 1973 | 9 | 6 |
| 1974 | 8 | 7 |
| 1975 | 7 | 8 |
| 1976 | 6 | 9 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2 | 4 |
| 1981 | 1 | 8 |
| 1982 | 9 | 6 |
| 1983 | 8 | 7 |
| 1984 | 7 | 8 |
| 1985 | 6 | 9 |
| 1986 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 2 |
| Born in | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 | 8 |
| 1991 | 9 | 6 |
| 1992 | 8 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7 | 8 |
| 1994 | 6 | 9 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000 | 9 | 6 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
From Kua to your BaZi chart
Kua is one traditional tool, based on your birth year alone. Enerchi uses BaZi, which reads the year, month, day and hour of your birth, to guide you every day:
- A colour for the day and a full outfit in your style, from the balance of your Five Elements
- What to do and what to consider postponing, with a short reason for each
- A calendar of colours and energy, and your own chart with Four Pillars and Day Master
Good to know
Why is there no Kua 5?
In the Eight Mansions system, 5 sits in the centre and has no direction. Men who land on 5 use Kua 2, and women use Kua 8.
I was born in January or early February. Which year do I use?
The feng shui year changes at Li Chun, between 3 and 5 February depending on the year. If you were born before it, use the year before. The calculator above checks this for you.
What's the difference between the East and West groups?
Kua 1, 3, 4 and 9 are the East Group, with lucky directions North, South, East and Southeast. Kua 2, 6, 7 and 8 are the West Group, with lucky directions West, Northwest, Southwest and Northeast.
Does my Kua number ever change?
No. It comes from your birth year, so it stays the same for life. What changes is the Flying Stars every year and the almanac every day.
Feng shui is a traditional practice for reflection and inspiration, not science.