10-year luck cycles

Read major timing phases and the current cycle from your natal chart.

Read your 10-year luck cycles

Add gender only here to calculate cycle direction, starting age, active phase, and yearly flow.

The birth record time zone affects the hour pillar and solar-term boundary checks.

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Glossary

This glossary explains the core terms shown in this result page, including table fields, chart labels, relationship checks, and missing-input notes. Each term tells you what it is and how to read it in the result.

Luck pillar: A 10-year phase in the BaZi timing table.
Start age: About how old you are when the first phase begins.
Forward direction: The luck sequence moves forward through the stem-branch order.
Reverse direction: The luck sequence moves backward through the stem-branch order.
Gender rule: Traditional calculation uses birth sex to decide direction.
Birth time: Needed to calculate the start point accurately.
Current cycle: The 10-year phase covering the selected year or current age.
Cycle years: The calendar years covered by one luck pillar.
Cycle age: The age range covered by one luck pillar.
Day branch relation: How the luck branch relates to the chart's day branch.
Compact result table: The first table to read on a result page. The left column names the item, the middle column gives the result, and the right column explains how to read it.
Item: The left column in the result table. It tells you what this row is checking, such as the main anchor, timing, relationship, or chart source.
Result: The middle column in the result table. It gives the calculated answer or current state without making you hunt through long text.
Reading: The right column in the result table. It explains what the result means and why that row matters.
Conclusion: The first judgment on the page. Read it first to get the direction, then use the rows below to check the details.
Result note: Extra context for the conclusion. It explains how to read the result without treating one term as an absolute verdict.
Chart label: A name, number, or position shown in a visual chart. It turns table data into a faster visual check.
Missing-input note: A note that explains why part of the result cannot be completed yet, usually because birth time, gender, or second-person data is missing.
Direction: Whether the 10-year sequence moves forward or backward through the stem-branch order.
Luck start: The point when the first 10-year phase begins, shown as a date and approximate age.
Age: The age range covered by one 10-year phase.
Years: The Gregorian year range covered by one 10-year phase.
Stem-branch pair: The two-character label for one 10-year phase.
Luck stem: The upper character of the phase, used to read the active Ten God role.
Luck branch: The lower character of the phase, used to see whether it touches the day branch.
Current luck and natal pillars: A table comparing the active 10-year phase with the natal year, month, day, and hour pillars.
Current luck year-by-year: The active 10-year phase split into single years to find repeated or reinforced themes.
Xun / Void: An auxiliary cycle marker. It can flag unstable branch expression, but it is not the main conclusion.
Missing gender: Traditional direction rules need gender. Without it, the full 10-year sequence cannot be finalized.
Outside listed range: The selected or current year does not fall inside the currently displayed phase range.
Luck cycle source: The result-table row that shows which 10-year phase the current result comes from.
Luck chart: The visual shown when timing data is incomplete, so the full phase cannot be drawn yet.
Luck timeline: The visual line showing the start year, end year, and current-year position inside the active phase.
Timing incomplete: A state showing that key inputs are missing, usually birth time or gender.
Current year: The year marker in the timeline, used to see where you are inside the active phase.

Tool FAQ

Why does the luck tool ask for gender?

Traditional Da Yun direction uses birth sex with the yin-yang polarity of the year. Without that input, the cycle direction is incomplete.

Why does birth time matter for luck pillars?

The full chart and boundary checks depend on recorded local time. If the time is unknown, the tool can still show partial context but not a complete luck background.

Does a luck pillar predict one fixed outcome?

No. It marks a 10-year timing phase. The page explains the phase label, direction, start age, and active cycle.

How should I use the current cycle?

Use it to locate the active 10-year phase in the luck table. The current cycle is a timing label, not a single fixed prediction.