Reference chart · Life Gua · 5 min read
Kua number chart,
by birth year.
A quick lookup for common Eight Mansions Life Gua calculations, with a clear explanation of the year rule and its limits.
Reference chart · Life Gua · 5 min read
A quick lookup for common Eight Mansions Life Gua calculations, with a clear explanation of the year rule and its limits.
A Kua number chart lists the Life Gua number commonly calculated from a birth year. Each number maps to one of the Eight Trigrams and to a traditional set of favorable directions. The chart below uses the same arithmetic as the Baguapath calculator.
Use the traditional sex distinction required by the common formula. The result is a symbolic classification, not a test of identity or personality.
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1931 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1932 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1933 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1934 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1935 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1936 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1937 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1938 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1939 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1941 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1942 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1943 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1944 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1945 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1946 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1947 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1948 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1949 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1951 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1952 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1953 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1954 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1955 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1956 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1957 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1958 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1959 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1961 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1962 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1963 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1964 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1965 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1966 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1967 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1968 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1969 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1971 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1972 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1973 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1974 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1975 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1976 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1977 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1978 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1979 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1981 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1982 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1983 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1984 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1985 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1986 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1987 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1988 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1989 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 1991 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 1992 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 1993 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 1994 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 1995 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 1996 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 1997 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 1998 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 1999 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 2001 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 2002 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 2003 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 2004 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 2005 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 2006 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 2007 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 2008 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 2009 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 2011 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 2012 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 2013 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 2014 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 2015 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 2016 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 2017 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 2018 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 2019 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| 2021 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 2022 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 2023 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 2024 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 2025 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 2026 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
| 2027 | 9 · Li | 6 · Qian |
| 2028 | 8 · Gen | 7 · Dui |
| 2029 | 7 · Dui | 8 · Gen |
| Year | Male Kua | Female Kua |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 6 · Qian | 9 · Li |
| 2031 | 2 · Kun | 1 · Kan |
| 2032 | 4 · Xun | 2 · Kun |
| 2033 | 3 · Zhen | 3 · Zhen |
| 2034 | 2 · Kun | 4 · Xun |
| 2035 | 1 · Kan | 8 · Gen |
Kua 1, 3, 4, and 9 form the East group. Kua 2, 6, 7, and 8 form the West group. This grouping organizes each number’s favorable directions; it is not a compatibility test. Read East Group vs West Group for the full comparison.
Open the Life Gua library to compare the trigram, element, and four directions for each number.
Calculators disagree because they may use the Chinese lunar new year, Li Chun, or the Gregorian calendar. Gua 5 is another source of variation: this chart maps male results to Kun 2 and female results to Gen 8. A different teacher may use another convention.
Use the chart as a quick reference. For a result involving an uncertain early-February boundary, use the calculator or follow the convention of the tradition you are studying.
Common Eight Mansions formulas use different arithmetic for male and female births. This is a traditional convention rather than a scientific distinction.
Kua 5 is associated with the center rather than one of the eight directions. The common mapping converts it to Kua 2 or Kua 8 before reading directions.
Use the year-based calculator and see your traditional direction set.
The formulas, worked examples, and year-boundary caveat.
→Understand how the two direction groups are organized.
→Compare each personal trigram and its traditional directions.
Baguapath presents traditional frameworks for cultural learning and reflection. Interpretations vary between schools and are not guarantees about health, wealth, relationships, or future events.