Western White Tiger · 20
Zi Huo Hou（Turtle Beak Mansion）
Zi Huo Hou is the traditional deity title for Turtle Beak Mansion, number 20 in the atlas and part of the Western White Tiger. It follows Net Mansion and precedes Three Stars Mansion. This Chinese Medieval reconstruction contains 3 stars and 2 segments; HIP 26176 is the red-ringed reference star.
Asterism reference
- Position in the atlas
- 20 / 28
- Four Symbols group
- Western White Tiger
- Stars in this diagram
- 3
- Determinative star
- HIP 26176
Reading this star map
Turtle Beak has three stars: one at the top, the reference at lower right, and another at lower left, joined by two open segments. This version uses HIP 26176 as the reference. Do not replace it with the upper star merely because that star appears prominent.
Understanding the deity title
The traditional title 觜火猴 (Zi Huo Hou) combines the mansion character 觜, the association 火, and the animal image 猴. The astronomical entry is Turtle Beak 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.
「爲三軍之候，行軍之藏府，主葆旅，收斂萬物」《晉書》卷十一・天文志上・二十八舍Zi is associated with watchfulness and stores on a military journey, not a direct claim about eloquence. A modern analogy is checking tools, documents and support before leaving. Preparation gives confidence, but trying to cover every possibility can prevent departure altogether.
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.