Western White Tiger · 16
Lou Jin Gou（Bond Mansion）
Lou Jin Gou is the traditional deity title for Bond Mansion, number 16 in the atlas and part of the Western White Tiger. It follows Legs Mansion and precedes Stomach Mansion. This Chinese Medieval reconstruction contains 3 stars and 2 segments; HIP 8903 is the red-ringed reference star.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 16 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Western White Tiger
- Stars in this diagram
- 3
- Determinative star
- HIP 8903
Reading this star map
Bond has one star at upper left and a pair at lower right. The higher star in that pair is the reference. Its two segments differ noticeably in drawn length, but this projection alone does not tell us which stars are closer together in three-dimensional space.
Understanding the deity title
The traditional title 婁金狗 (Lou Jin Gou) combines the mansion character 婁, the association 金, and the animal image 狗. The astronomical entry is Bond Mansion. A deity portrait expresses cultural imagery; a star map records positions and connecting lines. They can be read together without expecting the star pattern to resemble the animal.
What does this calculator result mean?
If a birthday lookup returns this mansion, the entered date is assigned to it by our daily almanac rules. It does not mean everyone born that day shares a personality, or that the Moon was inside this star pattern. Compare calendar, date and assignment system before comparing tools.
Twenty-Eight Mansions sculptures · Fucheng Jade Emperor Temple, Jincheng
Photo: Patrick20242023. Resized and compressed; Shen Shui Yuan is also cropped to isolate the figure.
Original photographs · CC BY-SA 4.0Further reading: personality associations
The historical text describes the roles of celestial asterisms. The life and personality associations below are our modern interpretations, not historical claims about people born on a particular date.
「主苑牧犧牲，供給郊祀」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Lou is linked with tending animals and supplying rites. The modern analogy is the person checking materials before an event and maintaining a task over time. Quiet provision makes things run smoothly, but its workload needs to be visible and shared.
Sources and image credits
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan explains the classifications and calendar concepts. Star lines follow Stellarium Chinese Medieval, with positions from HYG v4.1. Our diagrams are attributed under CC BY-SA 4.0 and represent one reconstruction, not the only historical depiction.