Calculating your Birth Day Hexagram
March 10, 2008 – 2:53 pm1. Write out your birthdate as a string. i.e. 01151962 for January (01) 15th, 1962
2. Add up the sequence of numbers i.e. 0+1+1+5+1+9+6+2=25
3. If the resulting number has more than one digit, add that sequence i.e. 2+5=7
4. The top trigram is based on this number, find the associate trigram name below:
| 1. Li / Fire |  |
| 2. K’un / Earth |  |
| 3. Chen / Thunder |  |
| 4. Sun / Wind |  |
| 5. if male - K’un / Earth | |
| 6. if female - K’en / Mountain |  |
| 7. Ch’ien / Heaven |  |
| 8. K’en / Mountain | |
| 9. K’an / Rain |  |
5. To get the lower trigram, look up your date of birth in this chart:
| Year | Male | Female | Year | Male | Female | |
| 1828 | 1 | 5 | 1945 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1829 | 9 | 6 | 1946 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1830 | 8 | 7 | 1947 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1831 | 7 | 8 | 1948 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1832 | 6 | 9 | 1949 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1833 | 5 | 1 | 1950 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1834 | 4 | 2 | 1951 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1835 | 3 | 3 | 1952 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1836 | 2 | 4 | 1953 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1837 | 1 | 5 | 1954 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1838 | 9 | 6 | 1955 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1839 | 8 | 7 | 1956 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1840 | 7 | 8 | 1957 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1841 | 6 | 9 | 1958 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1842 | 5 | 1 | 1959 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1843 | 4 | 2 | 1960 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1844 | 3 | 3 | 1961 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1845 | 2 | 4 | 1962 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1846 | 1 | 5 | 1963 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1847 | 9 | 6 | 1964 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1848 | 8 | 7 | 1965 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1849 | 7 | 8 | 1966 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1850 | 6 | 9 | 1967 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1851 | 5 | 1 | 1968 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1852 | 4 | 2 | 1969 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1853 | 3 | 3 | 1970 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1854 | 2 | 4 | 1971 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1855 | 1 | 5 | 1972 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1856 | 9 | 6 | 1973 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1857 | 8 | 7 | 1974 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1858 | 7 | 8 | 1975 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1859 | 6 | 9 | 1976 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1860 | 5 | 1 | 1977 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1861 | 4 | 2 | 1978 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1862 | 3 | 3 | 1979 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1863 | 2 | 4 | 1980 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1864 | 1 | 5 | 1981 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1865 | 9 | 6 | 1982 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1866 | 8 | 7 | 1983 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1867 | 7 | 8 | 1984 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1868 | 6 | 9 | 1985 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1869 | 5 | 1 | 1986 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1870 | 4 | 2 | 1987 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1871 | 3 | 3 | 1988 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1872 | 2 | 4 | 1989 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1873 | 1 | 5 | 1990 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1874 | 9 | 6 | 1991 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1875 | 8 | 7 | 1992 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1876 | 7 | 8 | 1993 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1877 | 6 | 9 | 1994 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1878 | 5 | 1 | 1995 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1879 | 4 | 2 | 1996 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1880 | 3 | 3 | 1997 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1881 | 2 | 4 | 1998 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1882 | 1 | 5 | 1999 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1883 | 9 | 6 | 2000 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1884 | 8 | 7 | 2001 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1885 | 7 | 8 | 2002 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1886 | 6 | 9 | 2003 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1887 | 5 | 1 | 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1888 | 4 | 2 | 2005 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1889 | 3 | 3 | 2006 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1890 | 2 | 4 | 2007 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1891 | 1 | 5 | 2008 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1892 | 9 | 6 | 2009 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1893 | 8 | 7 | 2010 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1894 | 7 | 8 | 2011 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1895 | 6 | 9 | 2012 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1896 | 5 | 1 | 2013 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1897 | 4 | 2 | 2014 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1898 | 3 | 3 | 2015 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1899 | 2 | 4 | 2016 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1900 | 1 | 5 | 2017 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1901 | 9 | 6 | 2018 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1902 | 8 | 7 | 2019 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1903 | 7 | 8 | 2020 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1904 | 6 | 9 | 2021 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1905 | 5 | 1 | 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1906 | 4 | 2 | 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1907 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1908 | 2 | 4 | 2025 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1909 | 1 | 5 | 2026 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1910 | 9 | 6 | 2027 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1911 | 8 | 7 | 2028 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1912 | 7 | 8 | 2029 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1913 | 6 | 9 | 2030 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1914 | 5 | 1 | 2031 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1915 | 4 | 2 | 2032 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1916 | 3 | 3 | 2033 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1917 | 2 | 4 | 2034 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1918 | 1 | 5 | 2035 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1919 | 9 | 6 | 2036 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1920 | 8 | 7 | 2037 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1921 | 7 | 8 | 2038 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1922 | 6 | 9 | 2039 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1923 | 5 | 1 | 2040 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 4 | 2 | 2041 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1925 | 3 | 3 | 2042 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1926 | 2 | 4 | 2043 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1927 | 1 | 5 | 2044 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1928 | 9 | 6 | 2045 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1929 | 8 | 7 | 2046 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1930 | 7 | 8 | 2047 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1931 | 6 | 9 | 2048 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1932 | 5 | 1 | 2049 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1933 | 4 | 2 | 2050 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1934 | 3 | 3 | 2051 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1935 | 2 | 4 | 2052 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1936 | 1 | 5 | 2053 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1937 | 9 | 6 | 2054 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1938 | 8 | 7 | 2055 | 8 | 7 | |
| 1939 | 7 | 8 | 2056 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1940 | 6 | 9 | 2057 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1941 | 5 | 1 | 2058 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1942 | 4 | 2 | 2059 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1943 | 3 | 3 | 2060 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1944 | 2 | 4 | 2061 | 2 |
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6. Lastly find your top (Upper) and bottom (Lower) trigrams on the chart below to find the number of your Birth Day hexagram. Google your hexagram i.e. Hexagram 11 to find interpretations.
| ||| | |¦¦ | ¦|¦ | ¦¦| | ¦¦¦ | ¦|| | |¦| |
||¦ |
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| Upper → | Ch’ien Heaven |
Chen Thunder |
K’an Rain |
K’en Mountain |
K’un Earth |
Sun Wind |
Li Fire |
Tui Lake |
| Lower ↓ | ||||||||
| ||| Ch’ien Heaven |
1 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 |
| |¦¦ Chen Thunder |
25 | 51 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 17 |
| ¦|¦ K’an Water |
6 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 64 | 47 |
| ¦¦| K’en Mountain |
33 | 62 | 39 | 52 | 15 | 53 | 56 | 31 |
| ¦¦¦ K’un Earth |
12 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 45 |
| ¦|| Sun Wind |
44 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 50 | 28 |
| |¦| Li Fire |
13 | 55 | 63 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 49 |
| ||¦ Tui Lake |
10 | 54 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 61 | 38 | 58 |