Eastern Azure Dragon · 05
Xin Yue Hu（Heart Mansion）
Xin Yue Hu is the traditional deity title for the Heart Mansion. Fifth in the standard list, Heart belongs to the Eastern Azure Dragon and sits between Room and Tail. Its three-star chain offers a clear example of why an asterism’s center and its determinative star are different concepts.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 5 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Eastern Azure Dragon
- Stars in this diagram
- 3
- Determinative star
- HIP 80112
Reading this star map
The diagram links HIP 80112, HIP 80763 and HIP 81266 in sequence, with the middle star connecting both ends. However, the red ring marks HIP 80112, not the middle star. The determinative star is a positional reference, not necessarily the visual center. Find the ring before tracing the lines.
Understanding the deity title
Xin Yue Hu combines Heart, Moon and Fox. Moon is part of the traditional title: it does not place the Moon in this diagram or identify a Western astrological Moon sign. The fox can inspire art, but it does not establish that people born on a particular day are seductive, romantic or alike in personality.
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.
「中星曰明堂，天子位，爲大辰，主天下之賞罰」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Xin's central star is linked to authority and rewards or penalties. The modern analogy concerns the weight of one's judgments: praise and criticism both affect others. This reading comes from responsibility, not fox stereotypes, and does not require taking responsibility for every reaction.
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.