Southern Vermilion Bird · 28
Zhen Shui Yin（Chariot Mansion）
Zhen Shui Yin is the traditional deity title for Chariot Mansion, number 28 in the atlas and part of the Southern Vermilion Bird. It follows Wings Mansion and precedes Horn Mansion. This Chinese Medieval reconstruction contains 7 stars and 7 segments; HIP 59803 is the red-ringed reference star.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 28 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Southern Vermilion Bird
- Stars in this diagram
- 7
- Determinative star
- HIP 59803
Reading this star map
Chariot contains seven stars, including a close pair at upper left and an extension at lower right. The reference is at upper right. Chariot closes both the Vermilion Bird’s group and the list that starts with Horn. A continuous daily cycle proceeds into another round after the list ends.
Understanding the deity title
The traditional title 軫水蚓 (Zhen Shui Yin) combines the mansion character 軫, the association 水, and the animal image 蚓. The astronomical entry is Chariot 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.
「主車騎，主載任」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Zhen is associated with vehicles and carrying responsibilities. A modern metaphor is following through after the visible finish: checking transport home or handing over records. Completion also means allowing the next person to take over instead of carrying every journey to its end.
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.