The Moon in the Career palace
太阴官禄Tài Yīn in Guān Lù — also called the Officials palace
Purple Star editorial · Reviewed
The Moon (太阴 Tài Yīn) in the Career palace (官禄, the Officials palace) — career, ambition, public achievement: The Moon suits property, culture and the arts, financial planning, fashion and beauty, and hospitality — fields that reward aesthetic sense and care.
The Career palace governs your working life, ambition and public standing. A star here points to the field and the manner in which you are meant to build.官禄宫 Guan Lu Gong — the palace of career, ambition and public achievement; read for your working life and standing in the world.
What it means
In the Career palace the Moon suits property, culture and the arts, financial planning, fashion and beauty, and hospitality — fields that reward aesthetic sense and care. It is exceptionally favourable for a woman. Exalted, the career develops smoothly; with Hua Prosperity, work and wealth advance together; with Hua Power, you hold real say in your field.
The shadow side
Dim, the career swings up and down; seek out the direction that genuinely fits you rather than forcing an ill-suited one.
The Four Transformations四化 Si Hua — four stars in your chart receive a special charge from your birth-year stem: Flow 禄 (ease), Power 权 (control), Merit 科 (recognition), Obstacle 忌 (friction). (四化) — Flow, Power, Merit and Obstacle — can sharpen or soften any of this depending on your exact birth year. Your own chart shows which are active.
From the classics
「太阴以亮为贵」
The Moon is prized for its brightness — a luminous Moon brings beauty and wealth, a dim one brings changeable moods and unsteady fortune.
— 天纪 (lectures 03, 09)
The Moon in other palaces
Other stars in the Career palace
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