Spirits and stars · Auspicious
A noble position that holds when the hour stem is the output (shi shen) of the day stem. Traditionally read as being looked after.
Qinding Xiejibianfangshu, volume 7 (Spirits and stars derivation): "when the day stem produces the hour stem it is the Fortune Star Noble", citing Huainanzi: a Jia day with a Yin hour is Bing-Yin, a Yi day with Chou or Hai hours is Ding-Chou or Ding-Hai, and so on, "all being the day stem's own output; the descendant is a treasured line". Method: check whether the hour stem equals what the day stem produces (Jia to Bing, Yi to Ding, Bing to Wu, Ding to Ji, Wu to Geng, Ji to Xin, Geng to Ren, Xin to Gui, Ren to Jia, Gui to Yi).
Source: Qinding Xiejibianfangshu, volume 7 (citing Huainanzi)
In practice it reads as a note that people around you are willing to help: asking directly and keeping relationships warm beats looking for help at the last minute.
Used on this site: listed as a note-only marker on the chart (it is not scored and does not change any score).
Rule of thumb: these markers are read from fixed classical tables, and the scores and advice come from a separate model. Both are laid out on the site, and neither is a claim about what will happen.
These readings follow the traditional Chinese system (BaZi / Zi Wei Dou Shu) and describe how the classics read a chart. They are not predictions and not medical, legal or financial advice, and no outcome is promised.
Does only the hour stem matter?
Under the rule this site uses (the Xiejibianfangshu derivation), yes. The source also lists specific hours, which is a stronger "well placed" reading.
Does it change scores?
No. It appears only in the note layer.