Southern Vermilion Bird · 27
Yi Huo She（Wings Mansion）
Yi Huo She is the traditional deity title for Wings Mansion, number 27 in the atlas and part of the Southern Vermilion Bird. It follows Extended Net Mansion and precedes Chariot Mansion. This Chinese Medieval reconstruction contains 22 stars and 22 segments; HIP 53740 is the red-ringed reference star.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 27 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Southern Vermilion Bird
- Stars in this diagram
- 22
- Determinative star
- HIP 53740
Reading this star map
Wings is one of the denser diagrams in this atlas, with twenty-two stars and twenty-two segments. The reference lies just right of center; outer stars extend toward both lower corners. Find the red ring first, then examine the upper and lower halves separately instead of tracing every line at once.
Understanding the deity title
The traditional title 翼火蛇 (Yi Huo She) combines the mansion character 翼, the association 火, and the animal image 蛇. The astronomical entry is Wings 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.
「天之樂府俳倡，又主夷狄遠客、負海之賓」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Yi is linked with music, performance and guests from afar. A modern metaphor is using a story, a song or shared words to make strangers feel less distant. Connection does not require being entertaining at all times; silence and admitting uncertainty also have a place.
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.