Flying Stars 2026 and 2027: Annual Feng Shui Chart and Cures

By Plus Value Editorial, reviewed by Nitien Parmar, Vastu Acharya · Updated October 2026

What flying stars are

Flying Stars (Xuan Kong Fei Xing) is the time-based branch of classical Feng Shui. Nine stars, numbered 1 to 9, move through the eight directions and the centre of a home in a fixed order, and the annual chart changes every year on Li Chun, the start of spring in the Chinese solar calendar, which falls on 4 February. Some stars are welcomed and activated; others are calmed with an element that drains them. For natal charts, monthly stars and the maths behind them, see how flying star charts are calculated (Period 9).

Period 9 began on 4 February 2024. In this 20-year cycle the 9 is the strongest prosperity star. The 8, which ruled Period 8, is waning: still positive, but no longer the main wealth star.

The cures follow the five-element cycle: metal drains earth, so metal calms the 2 and 5; fire drains wood, so fire calms the 3; water drains metal, so water or blue calms the 7. These are traditional labels and remedies used by practitioners, not forecasts.

How to read the chart and find your sectors

You need a floor plan, a compass and ten minutes.

1. Find the centre. Divide your floor plan into a 3 by 3 grid of nine equal parts, the same way Vastu locates the Brahmasthan. The middle square is the centre; the eight outer squares are the eight sectors.
2. Take compass readings. Stand near the centre with a compass, away from steel cupboards, appliances and wiring. Take three to five readings at different points and average them, as our Vastu compass guide explains. A phone compass is easily thrown off indoors; a prismatic Vastu compass is steadier.
3. Mark the eight directions. Each direction covers 45 degrees of the compass, as in the table below. Draw North on your plan first.
4. Lay the year's chart over your plan. Our charts put North at the top, the way most Indian floor plans are drawn. Chinese almanacs often print South at the top, so the same chart can look upside down there.
5. Treat each star where it lands. A star affects whatever room, or part of a room, falls in its sector. Calm the difficult stars (2, 3, 5 and 7), support the helpful ones (1, 4, 6, 8 and 9) and leave the afflicted sectors undisturbed.

The 2026 flying star chart (Fire Horse year)

In force from 4 February 2026 to 3 February 2027. The 1 star sits in the centre, so the eight sectors run from 2 in the North-West to 9 in the South-East. The lunar Chinese New Year fell later, on 17 February 2026, but flying star charts follow the solar calendar.

2026, sector by sector

2026 afflictions: Tai Sui, Year Breaker, Three Killings and Five Yellow

Four annual afflictions sit on top of the star chart. The first three come from the year's animal and are fixed to compass directions; the Five Yellow is the 5 star itself.

What this means in 2026: the South (Five Yellow and Tai Sui) and the North (Year Breaker and Three Killings) are the two sectors to leave alone. At a desk, facing North keeps the Tai Sui behind you and the Three Killings in front of you.

The 2027 flying star chart (Fire Goat year): start on 4 February 2027

Put these cures in place by 4 February 2027 and keep them until the next Li Chun in early February 2028. Every star moves back by one: the 9 comes to the centre, and the eight sectors run from 1 in the North-West to 8 in the South-East. The lunar Chinese New Year falls two days later, on 6 February 2027.

2027, sector by sector

2027 afflictions

The same four afflictions, in their 2027 positions.

What this means in 2027: four sectors carry an affliction: the North, North-East, South-West and West. If you are planning renovation, the East, South-East, South and North-West are free of all four. At a desk, avoid facing the South-West and avoid sitting with your back to the West.

What changes between 2026 and 2027

Most cures simply move with their star on 4 February 2027.

Browse more Feng Shui cures and activators, or the full range of wind chimes.

2026 and 2027 at a glance: animal, element and dates

The year's animal and element, when each Feng Shui year starts, and its centre star.

Feng Shui with Vastu in Indian homes

Our working rule is simple: let Vastu govern the structure of the home (zones, entrances and which room goes where) and use flying star cures as small, movable enhancements inside that structure. A Feng Shui object should never override a Vastu correction. Our guide to how Feng Shui and Vastu fit together explains the reasoning.

Puja room

Vastu places the puja room in the North-East, with the East and North as the next choices. In 2026 the North-East holds the 4 star of study and learning, a good match for prayer and a child's study corner; keep fresh flowers in the mandir. In 2027 the North-East holds the 3 quarrel star and the Year Breaker. Keep lighting the diya morning and evening, which doubles as the fire cure, keep the space calm and uncluttered, and avoid renovating or drilling the puja wall from 4 February 2027. A mandir in the North should be left undisturbed in both years: the North holds the Year Breaker and Three Killings in 2026 and the Five Yellow in 2027.

Kitchen and stove

Vastu puts the stove in the South-East, with the North-West as the second choice, and asks the cook to face East (see our kitchen Vastu guide). In 2026 a South-East stove sits on the 9 star, so the kitchen's daily fire supports it. A North-West kitchen sits on the 2 illness star this year: keep it spotless, keep brass vessels on display as a metal cure and skip red decor. In 2027 a South-East kitchen sits on the 8 star, which likes activity and light, and a North-West kitchen sits on the 1 star, which needs nothing beyond the usual Vastu rules, such as keeping the sink well away from the stove.

Bedroom

Vastu places the master bedroom in the South-West and asks you to sleep with your head to the South, never the North (see our bedroom Vastu guide). In 2026 a South-West bedroom sits on the 7 star of loss: keep valuables locked away, avoid candles and red lamps, and if you want a colour cue, use a pastel blue accent in the bedding rather than a figurine. Keep fountains and aquariums out of the bedroom in any year. In 2027 the South-West holds the 6 star and the Tai Sui: the star is supportive, but the Tai Sui asks for calm, so avoid renovating the bedroom or drilling its walls from 4 February 2027.

Study corner

In 2026 the study star (4) sits in the North-East, Vastu's own zone for study, so a desk there serves both systems. In 2027 the 4 moves to the South. Keep the desk where Vastu places it, in the North-East or East, and support the South with fresh flowers or a bookshelf.

When to change cures

• Change on Li Chun, 4 February. Flying star years follow the solar calendar. Keep the 2026 cures in place until 3 February 2027 and have the 2027 cures in place by 4 February 2027. There is no need to wait for the lunar new year on 6 February.
• Clean before you move anything. Declutter each sector. Wipe metal cures with a soft dry cloth, and cleanse crystals as their care notes describe, for example a short rinse or a night on Himalayan salt.
• Never drill in the Five Yellow sector. That is the South in 2026 and the North from 4 February 2027. Use stands, shelves or existing hooks for cures there, and plan drilling or renovation for a sector free of afflictions (see the table above). The North is sensitive in both years, so postpone major work on the North side of the home if you can.
• Move, do not multiply. Most cures travel with their star. One cure per sector is enough; a crowded corner works against the clutter-free space both systems ask for.
• Check them at Diwali. Your Diwali cleaning is a natural mid-year check that every cure is in place, clean and undamaged.
• Monthly stars are a finer layer. Flying stars also shift every month. This page covers the annual chart, the layer most households act on; our advanced flying star guide covers natal and monthly charts.

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