Feng Shui · Kua number
Kua Number 8
Kua 8 belongs to the West group, with the element Earth and the trigram Gen. Its best direction is South-west, for success, then North-west for health, West for relationships and North-east for steadiness. South-east is the one to avoid most.
| Kua number | 8 |
|---|---|
| Group | West group |
| Element | Earth |
| Trigram | Gen |
| Favourable | South-west, North-west, West, North-east |
| Unfavourable | South, North, East, South-east |
Find your kua number, free: From your birth date, with your four best directions and the four to avoid.
Discover your Kua Number: Your four best directions for sleep, work, health and love, the four to avoid, and what to do when the room disagrees.
Kua 8’s four best directions start with South-west
Each kua number has four favourable directions and four unfavourable ones. Face a good direction when you work, sleep with your head toward one, and keep the worst one out of the places you spend the most time.
| Direction | Name | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| South-west | Sheng Chi | success and wealth |
| North-west | Tien Yi | health |
| West | Nien Yen | love and relationships |
| North-east | Fu Wei | personal growth and steadiness |
| South | Ho Hai | mishaps and setbacks |
| North | Wu Kwei | the five ghosts: quarrels and loss |
| East | Liu Sha | the six killings: scandal and illness |
| South-east | Chueh Ming | total loss, the worst direction |
Kua 8 is in the West group
East group numbers are 1, 3, 4 and 9; West group numbers are 2, 6, 7 and 8. The four best directions of one group are the four worst of the other, which is why two people from different groups often want different seats, desks and sides of the bed.
The other West group numbers: 2, 6 and 7.
Use it where you spend the most hours
At a desk, face South-west (success) or North-east (steadiness). In bed, point the top of your head toward North-west (health) or West (relationships).
Avoid sitting or sleeping toward South-east, the direction of total loss, and East, the six killings. When the room won’t allow it, the second-best direction is still a good one.
Kua 8 birth years, 1930 to 2030
The kua number comes from the feng shui year, which starts at Li Chun, around February 4. If you were born in January or early February, use the year before.
The traditional formula has a male and a female version, which is why the same year gives two different numbers.
Male calculation
1937, 1946, 1955, 1964, 1973, 1982, 1991, 2008, 2017, 2026
Female calculation
1935, 1938, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2024, 2027
Questions people ask
What are the best directions for kua 8?
South-west (success and wealth), North-west (health), West (love and relationships) and North-east (personal growth and steadiness).
Which direction should kua 8 avoid?
South-east most, then East, North and South.
Why is there no kua 5?
A 5 is reassigned: it becomes 2 in the male calculation and 8 in the female one.