Ba Zi/Kua Number

Introduction
The Kua number of a person is determined by his/her year of birth in the Chinese Hsia calendar. For example, if a male is born between 5th Feb 1928 and 3rd Feb 1929, then his Kua number is 7. A female born in the same period will have a Kua number of 6. The Kua number is used in ancient Chinese divination and Feng Shui or Chinese geomancy.

Favorable Directions
The Kua number can be depicted in a magic square (where the sum of any 3 numbers whether horizontally, vertically or diagonally is always equal to 15) and is used in Ba Zi divination to indicate the good or favorable directions of a person born with this Kua number.

Favorable Directions Of The West Group
Kua numbers 2,5,6,7 and 8 belong to the West Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers are West, South-West, North-West and North-East.

Favorable Directions Of The East Group
Kua numbers 1,3,4,9 belong to the East Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers are North, South, East and South-East.

Names of Directions
In the above table, the top four are considered good directions, and the bottom four as unfavorable directions.