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Hongluan (红鸾)​

Function​

Hongluan (红鸾) is the star of joyous events in Bazi (八字), representing the celebratory matters of marriage and love. Individuals with Hongluan in their destiny, especially at a marriageable age, often encounter joyful events related to marriage or love. Hongluan symbolizes the beauty of love and the happiness of marriage. If one encounters the Hongluan star during favorable years and luck cycles, it often predicts auspicious signs of romance and marriage. When the annual and daily pillars frequently combine with the luck cycles, and the Peach Blossom (桃花) star is also present, it usually indicates joyful events in marriage and love.

Method of Checking​

Check the remaining Earthly Branches (地支) using the annual branch. For example, if the annual branch is Zi (子), then encountering Mao (卯) is Hongluan.

  • Zi (子) year sees Mao (卯)
  • Chou (丑) year sees Yin (寅)
  • Yin (寅) year sees Si (巳)
  • Mao (卯) year sees Shen (申)
  • Chen (辰) year sees Wei (未)
  • Si (巳) year sees Wu (午)
  • Wu (午) year sees Wei (未)
  • Wei (未) year sees Shen (申)
  • Shen (申) year sees You (酉)
  • You (酉) year sees Xu (戌)
  • Xu (戌) year sees Zi (子)
  • Hai (亥) year sees Mao (卯)

Hongluan originates from ancient Chinese mythology, where it is said to be a red celestial bird symbolizing auspiciousness and the joy of marriage. In astrology, Hongluan is a lucky star for marital happiness, predicting the blissful moments of life such as marriage and romance. The appearance of the Hongluan star is often associated with the smooth development of love and marriage.

  • Tang Dynasty poet Cao Tang's "Little Immortal Poem": "Suddenly hearing the music of the mortal world, leaning on the Hongluan, laughing endlessly."
  • Tang Dynasty poet Wang Jian's "In Response to Scholar Jiang's New Robe": "The auspicious grass only receives heavenly dew, Hongluan does not accept worldly dust."
  • Ming Dynasty author Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin": "At present, Hongluan shines, indicating a joyous event."