Home›Sources›Chinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the StarsSourcesChinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the StarsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Chinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the Stars." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chinese-mathematical-astrology-reaching-out-to-the-stars.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Chinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the Stars. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chinese-mathematical-astrology-reaching-out-to-the-starsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-chinese-mathematical-astrology-reaching, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Chinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the Stars}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chinese-mathematical-astrology-reaching-out-to-the-stars}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXHo Peng Yoke's study, part of the Needham Research Institute's own series continuing Joseph Needham's project of documenting Chinese science through primary technical texts, traces the sexagenary cycle and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches through the historical astronomical and calendrical record rather than through later popular reinterpretation. That grounding in the technical primary sources, in the tradition of Needham's own documentary method, is the real basis for using it here. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with the author's specific readings. Use it for the historical and technical content of Chinese mathematical astrology.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (422 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A scholarly study from the Needham Research Institute's own series continuing Joseph Needham's project of documenting Chinese science through primary technical texts, tracing the sexagenary cycle and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.NotesWell-attestedNeedham Research Institute series. Scholarly account of Chinese astrology, the sexagenary cycle, and the ten Heavenly Stems (tiangan) and twelve Earthly Branches (dizhi) with their Five-Phase (wuxing) and yin-yang correlations.CitationAuthorWell-attestedHo Peng YokePublisherWell-attestedRoutledgeCurzonPublication YearWell-attested2003URLWell-attestedhttps://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/publication/chinese-mathematical-astrology/Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (422 claims)This source backs 422 claims across the atlas. As facts: 293 well-attested, 2 partially Attested, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 37 holds, 4 connected. Plus 84 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 111 claims: 109 well-attested, 2 partially Attested.Chinese Animals, 72 claims: 60 well-attested, 12 general references.Zi Wei Dou Shu Palaces, 60 claims: 48 well-attested, 12 general references.Disciplines, 56 claims: 15 well-attested, 2 open question, 33 holds, 6 general references.Flying Stars, 36 claims: 27 well-attested, 9 general references.Zi Wei Dou Shu Stars, 28 claims: 14 well-attested, 14 general references.Earthly Branches, 12 claims: 12 general references.Open Questions, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 connected, 1 general references.Heavenly Stems, 10 claims: 10 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Numbers, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.Calendars, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Constellations, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Fixed Stars, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 2 claims: 2 general references.Sacred Geometry, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested293ArticlesA Guardian SignA Teaching Example for the Whole SystemBing Among the Ten StemsBing, the Third Heavenly StemChen Among the Twelve BranchesChou Among the Twelve BranchesChou, the Branch of the OxClosing the CycleDing Among the Ten StemsDing, the Fourth Heavenly StemEight White Handing On to Nine PurpleFire, the Phase of Heat and AscentFour Pillars, Not Twelve AnimalsGeng Among the Ten StemsGeng, the Seventh Heavenly StemGui Among the Ten StemsGui, the Tenth Heavenly Stem That Closes the CountHai Among the Twelve BranchesHai, the Branch of the Pig That Closes the CycleHidden Stems and the Ten GodsJi Among the Ten StemsJi, the Sixth Heavenly StemJia Among the Ten StemsJia, the First Heavenly StemJu Men's Place in the Tian Fu SeriesLian Zhen's Place in the Zi Wei SeriesMao Among the Twelve BranchesMao, the Branch of the RabbitMetal, the Phase of ContractionNoon, Yang, and the Fire-Horse YearPairings, Clashes and the Use of the CyclePo Jun's Place Closing the Tian Fu SeriesQi Sha's Place in the Tian Fu SeriesReading One White in a ChartRen Among the Ten StemsRen, the Ninth Heavenly StemShen Among the Twelve BranchesShen, the Branch of the MonkeySi Among the Twelve BranchesSi, the Branch of the SnakeSuppressing Five YellowTai Yang's Place in the Zi Wei SeriesTai Yin's Place in the Tian Fu SeriesTan Lang's Place in the Tian Fu SeriesThe Almanac That Governs the Auspicious DayThe Calendar as a Monopoly of the StateThe Career Palace and Its Opposite, SpouseThe Career Palace, Once Official EmolumentThe Children Palace and Its Opposite, PropertyThe Children Palace and the Next GenerationShowing 1 to 50 of 166 entities carrying this claim. NextPartially Attested2ArticlesTian Ji, the StrategistZi Wei, the Emperor StarOpen question2DisciplinesZi Wei Dou ShuHolds37ConstellationsBeidou (Northern Dipper)DisciplinesBa ZiChinese AstrologyFeng ShuiTong ShuZi Wei Dou ShuFixed StarsAlkaidNumbers2460Connected4Open QuestionsWho actually devised Zi Wei Dou Shu, and does the traditional ascription to Chen Tuan hold up?General References84CalendarsSexagenary Cycle (Jiazi)Chinese AnimalsDogDragonGoatHorseMonkeyOxPigRabbitRatRoosterSnakeTigerConstellationsBeidou (Northern Dipper)DisciplinesBa ZiChinese AstrologyFeng ShuiTong ShuXuan Kong Fei XingZi Wei Dou ShuEarthly BranchesChenChouHaiMaoShenSiWeiWuXuYinYouZiFixed StarsAlkaidFlying StarsEight WhiteFive YellowFour GreenNine PurpleOne WhiteSeven RedSix WhiteThree JadeTwo BlackHeavenly StemsBingDingGengGuiJiJiaRenWuShowing 1 to 50 of 84 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. 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