How To Plot a Ziwei Doushu Chart​

• Arrange the positions of the 5 elements to determine the position of Ziwei star.

5 Elements Form Table

1. To determine the position of Ziwei star, you must first know which sector the Self sector is in, as we have shown in point 3 above. In this example, the Self sector is in the Yi Chou 乙丑
2. Then look at the table above, look for the Celestial Stem column of Yi乙 and look for the Earthly Branch row of Chou丑, the meeting point is in Metal IV.
3. Next, using the birth date of the Lunar calendar and matching it with the 5 Elements Form Table, we get the following:

Based on the example above, the man was born on the 11th of the Lunar date and has a Metal IV element form, so his meeting point by examining the table above is in the Mao position, so Ziwei star is in the Mao sector.