Tai Sui 太歲
太歲, the Grand Duke of the Year. Sixty generals, one for each year of the cycle — and the deity you appease when your zodiac clashes with the year.
太歲星君 · 值年太歲 · 安太歲
The Altar of Tai Sui
太歲星君, the guardian general of the year, watches over fortune and fate. If your zodiac clashes with this year’s general (犯太歲), it is wise to 安太歲 — register your name for a year of protection. Offer incense, then check your standing below.
History & custom · 簡介
Tai Sui (太歲) is the celestial force linked to the planet Jupiter, personified as sixty rotating generals — one for each year of the cycle. Those whose zodiac clashes with the reigning general (犯太歲: 值/沖/刑/害/破) are thought to face an unsettled year, so since at least the Ming dynasty people 安太歲 — register with the year’s general for protection and carry a 太歲符.
正月 · early Lunar New Year — the traditional time to 安太歲 and settle your standing for the year ahead.
A devotional altar for guidance & reflection.
Sixty generals
There is not one Tai Sui but sixty, one presiding over each year of the sexagenary cycle. Each has a name, a face and a history. The Tai Sui of 2027 丁未 governs the Year of the Goat.
To 犯太歲 — clash with the year’s Tai Sui — is traditionally held to bring instability, obstruction and unexpected expense. The remedy is 安太歲, settling the Tai Sui, performed at the turn of the lunar year.
Checking your standing
Whether you clash depends on your own Earthly Branch, not on a general rule of thumb. The 2027 checker works it out from your birth date and tells you which of the clash types, if any, applies to you.
Common questions
Which animals clash in 2027?
Goat, Ox, Rat and Dog are the traditional groups for 丁未. Run the check rather than relying on the list.
What does the rite involve?
Your name entered in the petition register, and the 安太歲 rite performed at the turn of the year.
Do I need to do it every year?
Only in years where your branch clashes. Most people, most years, do not.