East-facing homes receive the morning sun at the entrance and are among the most sought-after orientations in Vastu-conscious markets. The east is associated with Indra and the Sun.
Ideal in mainstream Vastu
Inside: rooms rated Ideal for each zone. Outside ring: the 32 entrance padas —green = auspicious, amber = mixed (Brihat Samhita 53.72–75 reading).
Best main door position
On the east wall, counting from the north-east corner, the 3rd and 4th padas (E3 Jayanta, E4 Mahendra) are the classical favourites; E2 (Parjanya) is described as mixed. Doors close to the south-east corner (E6–E8) are the positions most texts avoid.
Pada
Deity
Classical reading
E1
Shikhi (Agni)
Not listed
E2
Parjanya
Mixed
E3
Jayanta
Auspicious
E4
Mahendra (Indra)
Auspicious
E5
Surya
Not listed
E6
Satya
Not listed
E7
Bhrisha
Not listed
E8
Antariksha
Not listed
How to confirm your home is east facing
Stand in your main doorway and face outward. If you are looking east, the home is east facing. Measure it with the compass in house-facing mode, or — more reliably in apartments — trace your building on the map direction finder. A building tilted more than about 20° is closer to a corner (vidisha) facing.
Recommended layout
A typical east-facing plan keeps the north-east open (living room or pooja), places the kitchen in the south-east near the front, the master bedroom in the south-west at the back, and toilets/utility in the north-west or west.
Room placements in Vastu depend on the zone, not on the facing — a south-east kitchen is ideal whichever way the house faces. What the facing changes is where the entrance and circulation fall. To find where each of your rooms falls, use the floor plan analyzer or the Vastu Checker.