TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 813
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 813
The sign of avoiding the unlucky side and following the lucky one
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 813
- Upper · middle · lower
- 8 · 1 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 4, 7 and 9
- Months to take care
- lunar months 1, 5, 8 and 12
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 凶方宜避 吉方可隨
Avoid the ill side as you should, and follow the auspicious side. - 日中爲市 交易以退
You open the market at midday, buy and sell, then withdraw. - 時雨滋苗 象星拱北
Timely rain soaks the sprouts, and the host of stars stands around the North Star. - 綠多盈倉 初困後吉
Rewards are plentiful and fill the storehouse; hard at first, auspicious later.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a lucky year if you choose your direction well. Trade is lively like a marketplace at midday, so don't miss your moment to buy and sell. Things find their places, like timely rain soaking the sprouts and stars turning toward the north. The start may be weary, but what follows is lucky.
This is an auspicious year if you choose your direction well. The first line says to avoid the ill side and follow the auspicious one. Your choices divide the year's fortune, so don't rush important decisions; examine them and choose. The midday market of the second line means the energy of buying and selling is lively, and withdrawing once the trading is done teaches you to wrap up without lingering once you've made a profit. The timely rain and stars turning toward the North Star in the third line symbolize help arriving on time and things finding their place. The last line promises that though it's hard at first, the storehouse fills in the end. In the first, fifth, eighth and twelfth lunar months you must be careful about people and directions, but if you avoid what should be avoided, great blessings come in the seventh and ninth lunar months.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Avoiding the ill road is also great wisdom. When you profit at the market, withdraw without lingering. Do not lose heart that the beginning is hard; the storehouse fills at the end.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Care
The first lunar month is a month to take it easy rather than push yourself. There may be someone close who could do harm, so don't open your heart completely.
持善遠惡 凶人在近 知進知退 可免災厄 · Keep to goodness and keep far from wickedness; an ill-meaning person is close by. Know when to advance and when to retreat and you escape calamity.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
In the second lunar month small dangers lurk even when things seem calm, so don't let your guard down. People whose surnames carry Fire (火) energy may become your strength, so build good relationships.
此月之數 安中有危 善交火姓 我事有吉 · This month's fortune has danger within comfort. Befriend a Fire (火) surname well and there's good fortune in your affairs.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
In the third lunar month you gain as much as you move. Chances for money come from the east or outside activities.
財在東方 出求多得 若非移徙 遠行則吉 · Wealth lies in the east, so go out and seek it and you'll gain much. If not moving house, then a long journey is auspicious.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Bright
The fourth lunar month is a month when things go smoothly. A chance you've long awaited arrives and joyful things continue.
渴龍得水 喜事重重 若不勤力 不得成功 · The thirsty dragon finds water, so joys come layer upon layer. But if you don't work diligently, you won't gain success.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
The fifth lunar month is a month with much to be careful about. Even if you feel like leaving your current work for a new line, hold off this month.
勿爲改業 必是虛荒 莫信親友 暗害可慮 · Don't change your line of work; it easily comes to nothing. Don't trust friends; there's concern they'll harm you in secret.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
In the sixth lunar month, if you move flexibly to suit the situation, money and peace come together. Rather than being stubborn, change your methods to fit the flow.
隨時變通 財聚身安 有財有權 仁聲通隣 · Adapting to the times, wealth gathers and your body is at ease. You have wealth and authority, and your good name spreads among neighbors.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
The seventh lunar month is a month when things go smoothly. Moving house, changing positions or changing your environment brings good results.
吉地移居 必有得利 上下和睦 春風滿堂 · You move to live on auspicious ground, so you can gain profit. Those above and below are harmonious and a spring breeze fills the home.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Care
The eighth lunar month is a month with much to be careful about. Changing places isn't bad in itself, but you must choose direction and timing well.
擇地移居 福祿綿綿 南方有害 出行不利 · Choose your ground and move, and blessings continue. But there's harm in the south, so setting out is unfavorable.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
The ninth lunar month is a month when welcome things await. Money and blessings come in with a benefactor's help.
貴人來助 財福自來 火姓則利 木姓不吉 · A noble person comes to help, so money and blessings come of themselves. Fire (火) surnames are favorable and Wood (木) surnames inauspicious.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
In the tenth lunar month good energy and energy to be careful of are half and half. Money easily leaks in deals or travel connected with the east, so be careful.
莫近東方 必然損財 財利俱興 心神和平 · Don't get close to the east; money is easily lost. Still, wealth and profit rise together and your heart is at peace.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Even
In the eleventh lunar month there may be things where your heart is in a hurry but the means aren't right. Don't force a crossing; wait for the boat to come.
臨津無船 何而渡江 莫近酒色 必有大害 · You've reached the ferry but there's no boat, so how will you cross the river? Get close to wine and lust and there may be great harm.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Care
The twelfth lunar month is a month to step back and hold steady. When dealing or exchanging, coolly weigh what you gain and what you lose.
以小易大 得失可知 莫近女色 女人害我 · Trading something small for something big, you can see the gains and losses. Don't get close to lust; a woman will harm me.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
For example, someone born on lunar 3/2/1991 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 813 a good one?
Hexagram 813 is read as a good year. This is a lucky year if you choose your direction well. Trade is lively like a marketplace at midday, so don't miss your moment to buy and sell.
Which months need care in hexagram 813?
In hexagram 813, the lower months are lunar months 1, 5, 8 and 12. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.