# Human Design centers: the nine centers, defined and open

> The nine Human Design centers: what each one is about and how a defined center differs from an open one. Hover a center on the chart.

Source: https://hd.astroway.info/en/centers

# The nine centers of the chart

A center is colored when an active channel joins it to another center. A white center is open: there you feel other people more strongly. Hover or tap a center on the chart.

Hover or tap a center on the chart

## Sacral

Life force and energy for work.

Defined

A steady supply of energy for what you respond to.

Open

Your energy is not constant. It matters to notice when enough is enough.

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## See your own centers

[Calculate chart](/en#calc)

Calculate your chart and hover each center: you will see which ones are defined and which gates are in them.