Heaven Void

When the above Sixty-Year Cycle is arranged by Heavenly Stems (H1 to H10), six groups of Earthly Branches appear, as given in the following table. The Heaven Void consists of the bottom two rows, where are no Heavenly Stems to match the Earthly Branches, as indicated by "X".

Grou p: Wood + Wood -

Rat

Dog

Ox

Pig

Fire+

Tiger

Rat

Dog

Fire -

Rabbit

Ox

Pig

Earth +

Drago n

Tiger

Rat

Dog

Earth - Snake

Rabbit

Ox

Pig

Metal + Metal Water + Water -

Horse

Drago n

Tiger

Rat

Dog

Goat

Snake

Rabbit

Ox

Pig

Horse

Drago n

Tiger

Rat

Dog

Goat

Snake

Rabbit

Ox

Pig

Tiger

Rat

Rabbi t

Ox

One

Monke y Roost er

X

Dog

X

Pig

Grou p: H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7

One E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7

Two

Monk ey Roost er

Two E11 E12 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5

Three Monke y Roost er

Horse Goat

Three E9 E10 E11 E12 E1 E2 E3

Four

Five

Six

Horse

Drago n

Tiger

Goat

Snake

Rabbit

Horse

Drago n

Goat

Snake

Monke y Roost er

Drag on Snak e

Four E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E1

Monke y Roost er

Five E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11

Horse Goat Monke y Rooste r

Six E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9

H8 H9 H10 X X

E8 E9 E10 E11 E12

E6 E7 E8 E9 E10

E4 E5 E6 E7 E8

H1 H2 H3 H4

甲 乙 丙 丁

Yang Yin Yang Yin

H5

戊

H6 H7 H8

E2 E3 E4 E5 E6

E12 E1 E2 E3 E4

E10 E11 E12 E1 E2

Wood Wood Fire Fire

E1 E2 E3 E4

子 丑 寅 卯

Yang

Earth

E5

辰

己 庚 辛

Yin Yang Yin

Earth Metal Metal

E6 E7 E8

巳 午 未

H9

壬

Yang

Water

E9

申

H10

癸

Yin

Water

E10

酉

E11 E12

戌 亥

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Drago n Snake Horse Goat Monke y Roost er Dog Pig

Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin

The presence of Heaven Void is like a catalyst, and it can moderate or reverse the effect of an auspicious or inauspicious Star. For example, if there is both an auspicious Star and a Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, the auspicious Star will be less beneficial. Similarly, if there is both an inauspicious Star and a Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, the inauspicious Star will be less harmful. To determine the presence of the Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, look at both the Stem and Branch of the Year Pillar and both the Stem and Branch of the Day Pillar. After this, look at the Earthly Branch of the other pillars to determine whether the Heaven Void is found. For example, if the Year Pillar is H1-E1 (in Group One), then Heaven Void falls on E11 and E12, so if the Month Branch is E11 or E12, then Heaven Void is located in the Month Pillar. Similarly, if the Day Pillar is H2-E10 (in Group Three), then Heaven Void falls on E7 and E8, so if the Day/Month/Year Branch is E7 or E8, then Heaven Void is located in the Day/Month/Year Pillar respectively.