Long-term Tử Vi

Set up a lifetime Zi Wei chart online

By Inti Foundation · updated 20 October 2026

A lifetime Zi Wei chart is the 12-palace chart set up from your birth date and time: each palace holds major and minor stars, and a whole life is divided into a chain of ten-year decades from childhood to old age. You can set up and view your lifetime Zi Wei chart online for free on Inti Soul: create an account and enter your Gregorian birth date, birth time, the gender used by the star-placement rules and your birthplace; the Zi Wei engine converts the birth time to true solar time, places the Soul palace, the Body palace and the Five-Element class, sets the 14 major stars and the minor stars in the 12 palaces and marks the decade you are in. Lifetime names a reading of that whole structure, not a claim that every event is already written. Below is a sample chart computed by the engine itself, its decade chain for a woman and for a man, and a reading order.

12 palaces

Each palace is an area of life to be read in relation to the whole chart.

Major cycles

Longer periods help reveal developmental themes over time.

Annual influences

Each year is only one signal layer, inseparable from the natal chart.

A sample chart: born 08:30 on 15/05/1990

The chart below was computed by Inti Soul's Zi Wei engine for an example birth — the same example the app's other Zi Wei pages use: 08:30 on 15/05/1990, Vietnam time, which is day 21 of the fourth lunar month of the Canh Ngọ year. The engine corrects to true solar time, 08:34, still the Dragon hour (giờ Thìn); the result is the Fire Six class (Hỏa Lục Cục), with Cự Môn as Soul star and Hỏa Tinh as Body star. The twelve palaces and their major stars, going round from the Soul palace:

Soul (Mệnh), in Sửu: Thiên Cơ.
Siblings (Huynh Đệ), in Tý: Phá Quân.
Spouse (Phu Thê), in Hợi: Thái Dương, carrying the birth-year Lộc.
Children (Tử Nữ), in Tuất: Vũ Khúc, carrying the birth-year Quyền.
Wealth (Tài Bạch), in Dậu: Thiên Đồng, carrying the birth-year Kỵ — the Body palace.
Health (Tật Ách), in Thân: Thất Sát.
Travel (Thiên Di), in Mùi: Thiên Lương.
Friends (Nô Bộc), in Ngọ: Liêm Trinh, Thiên Tướng.
Career (Quan Lộc), in Tỵ: Cự Môn.
Property (Điền Trạch), in Thìn: Tham Lang.
Spirit (Phúc Đức), in Mão: Thái Âm, carrying the birth-year Khoa.
Parents (Phụ Mẫu), in Dần: Tử Vi, Thiên Phủ.

Reading the sample chart in order

Read from the whole to the detail: the Soul palace and the three palaces facing it first, then the Body palace, then the four birth-year transformations. No single star is pulled out to judge a whole life.

The Soul palace in Sửu holds Thiên Cơ, a star of planning and careful thought. Its three directions, four positions are Travel (Mùi, Thiên Lương) opposite, and Wealth (Dậu, Thiên Đồng) and Career (Tỵ, Cự Môn) in trine — four palaces read as one block.
The Body sits in Wealth: in the traditional reading, the Body palace is the area of life that weighs more from mid-life on — here, money and how effort turns into resources.
The birth-year transformations of the Canh stem mark four highlights: Lộc in Spouse, Quyền in Children, Khoa in Spirit, Kỵ in Wealth. Kỵ marks a sticking point that calls for patience, not a fixed misfortune.

The lifetime decade chain of the sample chart

Decades (đại hạn) divide a life into ten-year stretches, counted in East Asian age. The sample chart is Fire Six, so the first decade sits in the Soul palace from age 6. The birth year has the Canh stem, a yang stem, so a woman's chart moves backward (Sửu, Tý, Hợi…) and a man's moves forward (Sửu, Dần, Mão…). Gender does not move any palace or star; it only changes the direction of the decades and of the Changsheng cycle.

Woman: Soul 6–15, Siblings 16–25, Spouse 26–35, Children 36–45, Wealth 46–55, Health 56–65, Travel 66–75, Friends 76–85.
Man: Soul 6–15, Parents 16–25, Spirit 26–35, Property 36–45, Career 46–55, Friends 56–65, Travel 66–75, Health 76–85.
In 2026 this person is 37 in East Asian age: the woman's chart is in the Children decade, the man's in the Property decade — the same birth moment, two different stretches of life in focus.

What do you need to create a lifetime Tử Vi chart?

A personal chart needs your birth date, birth time, sex as used by the charting system, and birthplace to check the time zone. Use the most reliable record available; if birth time is uncertain, the reading should preserve that uncertainty rather than drawing a definitive conclusion.

Record the birth date and whether it uses the solar or lunar calendar.
Use the most precise birth time available; if you only know a range, state that uncertainty.

The lifetime chart in a free account

Create a free account and enter your birth profile, and the 12-palace chart appears at once, like the sample above: each palace with its stem and branch, its major stars with their brightness and a few minor stars; the Soul and Body palaces marked, the current decade highlighted; tap a palace to read its meaning and see its three directions, four positions. One overview reading is included — once, for life; topic readings and the reading of a single year are part of Premium or a one-off purchase.

Want to read your whole chart once and keep it for life?

Your chart is cast once and never changes, so beyond the free part above Inti Soul offers a one-time bundle, All Charts: 449.000đ paid once (549.000đ if bought item by item), with no renewal and nothing charged automatically.

Included: In-depth Destiny report for all 4 chart systems · Unified 4-system chart · In-depth face reading · Year-Ahead & decade forecast · Palm Reading · Signature Reading · Phone Number Feng Shui · Compatibility report (couples).

Not included: AI conversations (Inner Teacher, Council of Destiny) · I Ching — a cast every day · Weekly rhythm & monthly letter · Daily guidance & transit alerts — the parts that renew over time belong to Premium.

View the All Charts bundle · 449.000đ

Start with the free chart and reading; choose the bundle only if you want to go deep into each topic.

Set up your own lifetime Zi Wei chart

Create a free account and enter your birth date and time: Inti Soul builds your 12-palace chart and decades right away, like the sample above, with one overview reading — once, for life.

Create a Tử Vi chart

For self-understanding and reflection — not a verdict.

Frequently asked questions

Does a lifetime Tử Vi chart fix everything in advance?

No. It is a symbolic map of tendencies and cycles; actions, context, and personal responsibility remain very important.

Does setting up a lifetime Zi Wei chart on Inti Soul cost anything?

No. The 12-palace chart and decades are in a free account, with one overview reading — once, for life. Topic readings and the reading of a single year are part of Premium or a one-off purchase.

How does a lifetime reading differ from annual influences?

A lifetime reading looks at the natal structure and the chain of decades; an annual layer is one year laid on top, like 2026 on this sample chart.

Can I create a chart without knowing my birth time?

Yes, but only as an approximation: Inti Soul builds the chart for the Horse hour (giờ Ngọ) and says so. The Soul palace, the Body palace and the star positions are only right if you were born in the Horse hour.

What matters for an accurate Zi Wei chart?

Three things decide it: the right birth time, the right Gregorian birth date and the birthplace to correct the time zone. Inti Soul's engine converts the birth time to true solar time before placing the stars — the 08:30 sample chart is cast for 08:34, still the Dragon hour — and the same data always gives the same chart.