Annual · Xuan Kong Fei Xing 玄空飛星
Flying Stars 2026
The 2026 annual chart
Shown north-up, matching the maps American readers use (classical charts print south at top). Each sector lists its 2026 star:
Sector by sector
| Sector | Star | Traditional reading & response |
|---|---|---|
| S | 5 — Yellow 5 五黃 | The year's sector to leave alone: Five Yellow AND Tai Sui both sit south. Tradition: no renovation, drilling, or ground-breaking here; keep it quiet and remove clutter. |
| N | 6 — White 6 六白 | Authority star 6 — but the Horse year's Three Killings and Sui Po also land north. Favorable star, afflicted sector: use it, don't renovate it. |
| NW | 2 — Black 2 二黑 | Illness Star 2. Tradition keeps this sector restful and clean, especially bedrooms of older family members; metal decor is the customary drain. |
| W | 3 — Jade 3 三碧 | Quarrel Star 3: gossip and friction. Tradition mutes it — calm colors, less noise, no water features here this year. |
| SW | 7 — Red 7 七赤 | Robbery Star 7: tradition tightens security and avoids displaying valuables in this sector. |
| E | 8 — White 8 八白 | Wealth star 8: the year's prosperity sector. Tradition activates it with light, activity, and healthy plants. |
| SE | 9 — Purple 9 九紫 | Purple 9, Period 9's ruling star: recognition and celebration. A strong sector for visibility and social rooms. |
| NE | 4 — Green 4 四綠 | Scholar Star 4: the year's study and writing corner. A desk or reading chair here suits students and writers. |
| Center | 1 — White 1 一白 | The year's governing energy: fresh starts, careers, and quiet planning. Keep the home's center calm and uncluttered. |
The year's afflictions, and the renovation rule
2026 stacks its troubles: the south hosts both the Five Yellow (五黃) and Tai Sui (太歲, the Grand Duke — the Horse year's own direction), while the north takes the Three Killings (三煞) and Sui Po (歲破, the clash opposite Tai Sui). Traditional practice converges on one behavioral rule for afflicted sectors: don't disturb them — postpone renovation, drilling, and ground-breaking on the south and north sides of the home to other months or the next year, and keep those sectors tidy and quiet. The customary cure for the earth-element 5 and 2 stars is metal (the element that drains earth in the five-element cycles) — a tradition we report as tradition.
School notes, so conflicting advice makes sense
- Year boundary: we use Li Chun (Feb 4); almanacs using Chinese New Year start this chart on Feb 17, 2026.
- Star timeliness: in strict Xuan Kong, a star's quality depends on the period (當運). In Period 9 (2024–2043), Purple 9 rules; schools now debate whether White 8's wealth reading has expired. Sites disagreeing about "the 2026 wealth corner" are running different timeliness doctrines.
- Annual vs. natal: serious Flying Star work charts a building by construction period and facing; the annual stars above are the yearly overlay every school shares. The full natal library — all 24 facings for Period 8 and 9 homes — is in our natal chart reference, and the generator produces any year's annual chart.
The honest note
Annual stars are the astrology of feng shui: a traditional cycle with no measurable mechanism and no supporting studies — our evidence review covers the full picture. We publish the chart because it is culturally real, widely consulted, and much better read from an accurately computed table than from a listicle selling five-figure cures. Postponing a renovation costs little; anxiety and amulet budgets are the real risks tradition's fine print never mentions.
Frequently asked questions
When does the 2026 flying star chart take effect?
At Li Chun, February 4, 2026, and it runs through February 3, 2027. Classical compass feng shui uses the solar year boundary, not Chinese New Year (February 17, 2026) — though some popular almanacs use the lunar date. The same school split affects kua-number calculations for early-year birthdays.
What is the worst direction in 2026?
South, doubly: the Five Yellow misfortune star flies south in 2026, and because it is a Horse year, Tai Sui (the year's governing direction) is also south. Tradition's advice is consistent: don't renovate, drill, or dig in the south sector this year, and keep it quiet and tidy. North carries the year's secondary afflictions (Three Killings and Sui Po).
Where is the wealth direction in 2026?
East, where the White 8 wealth star lands, with the southeast (Purple 9, the ruling star of Period 9) as the ascending prosperity sector. Tradition activates such sectors with light, activity, and plants. Some Period 9 schools now weight 9 above 8 — a live school debate, so we report both.
Do I need to buy cures for the 2026 afflictions?
Tradition's remedies are modest: metal objects to drain the earth-element 5 and 2 stars, quiet and cleanliness in afflicted sectors, no renovation in the south. Nothing in the classical method requires branded amulets or expensive figurines — that is retail, not feng shui. And no cure has scientific evidence behind it; see our evidence page.
Do annual stars override my kua directions?
They are different systems layered by practitioners: kua directions are fixed for life, annual stars repaint the compass every year. Traditional practice keeps using your good kua directions while adjusting activity in the year's afflicted sectors. If the two conflict — your best direction hosts the Five Yellow — tradition sides with avoiding the affliction for that year.
Sources & further reading
- Shen Shi Xuan Kong Xue (沈氏玄空學, 'Shen's Study of Xuan Kong'), Shen Zhureng — the standard classical reference for Flying Star method.
- Ole Bruun, An Introduction to Feng Shui (Cambridge University Press, 2008) — on annual almanac practice and its role in popular feng shui.
- Chart computed with our open algorithm (verified against multiple published annual charts, 2018–2027); try any year in the Flying Star Chart Generator.