BaZi glossary · Symbolic Stars
What is Monthly Virtue Noble (月德贵人) in BaZi?
How to find and read it
Short answer
Monthly Virtue Noble (Yue De Gui Ren, 月德贵人) is one of the symbolic stars (神煞) of BaZi, a auspicious star traditionally linked with softening misfortune, gentleness, good fortune. How it's found: checked on every pillar, including the luck cycle and year.
At a glance
- Group
- Symbolic star · auspicious star
- Found from
- Month branch (stem or branch of the pillar)
- Where it's checked
- Checked on every pillar, including the luck cycle and year
- Keywords
- softening misfortune, gentleness, good fortune
- In the calculator
- The symbolic stars row of each pillar
How to find the Monthly Virtue Noble
How Monthly Virtue Noble is found: checked on every pillar, including the luck cycle and year. The table lists every pairing; it is the same rule FateSign's calculator uses.
| Based on | Finds |
|---|---|
| 寅午戌 | 丙 |
| 申子辰 | 壬 |
| 亥卯未 | 甲 |
| 巳酉丑 | 庚 |
What Monthly Virtue Noble means
The Monthly Virtue Noble is also found from the month: a stem picked by the month branch's three-harmony group. Traditionally it symbolises hidden merit and good fortune: a gentle, decent nature and few great hardships in life.
Like Heavenly Virtue, it is said to weaken harmful stars. Old texts also mention it as favourable for family harmony in a woman's chart.
How to read it in a chart
- Year and month pillars
- traditionally linked with early life, family and social environment.
- Day pillar
- closest to the self and to the spouse, with the most direct effect.
- Hour pillar
- linked with later life, children and long-term plans.
- Luck pillars and years
- when a luck pillar or year brings Monthly Virtue Noble, its symbolism is traditionally said to come to the fore for that period.
Traditional notes on Monthly Virtue Noble
- How it's found
- a month in 寅午戌 finds 丙, 申子辰 finds 壬, 亥卯未 finds 甲, 巳酉丑 finds 庚, among the chart's stems.
- Monthly Virtue Combination
- the stem that combines with Monthly Virtue works similarly but more weakly.
Common misconceptions
- Monthly Virtue Noble does not guarantee a smooth life; an auspicious star that is clashed or in Void works more weakly.
- Symbolic stars are traditional supporting information and cannot decide fortune on their own; read them with the Ten Gods and the Five Phases.
- Schools find some stars differently; FateSign uses the same rules as its calculator, listed in full on the methodology page.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my chart has Monthly Virtue Noble?
Enter your birth details in the free calculator. The symbolic stars row lists the stars of every pillar, including luck pillars and years. You can also look it up yourself in the table above.
Is Monthly Virtue Noble auspicious or harmful?
Monthly Virtue Noble is traditionally an auspicious star, but how much it helps depends on whether it is clashed or in Void.
Why do different sites give different results for Monthly Virtue Noble?
Schools differ on how some stars are found, for example from the year branch or the day branch. FateSign's rules match its calculator; the full rule table is on the methodology page.
See whether your chart has Monthly Virtue Noble
The free calculator lists the symbolic stars of every pillar, including luck pillars and years, with the same rules as this page.
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