Born on May 12? Here's your birth element
In the Korean birth chart, your birth element comes from the exact day you were born, not just the date on the calendar. That's why two people born on May 12 in different years can be completely different people. Find your year below.
Your birth month: the Snake month
May 12 falls in the Snake month (巳), early summer, when Fire is strongest. You were born as Fire rises. Snake-month people are sharper than they look and warm up slowly. At work you read the room first and move once you're sure.
May 12: your character by birth year
Your day mark is the center of the chart: the element you were born as plus an animal, one of 60 characters. Born after 11 PM? Use the next day's date.
| Year | You are | Year animal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Blade RatYang Metal · 庚子 | Metal Rat | |
| 1961 | The Vine SnakeYin Wood · 乙巳 | Metal Ox | |
| 1962 | The Blade DogYang Metal · 庚戌 | Water Tiger | |
| 1963 | The Vine RabbitYin Wood · 乙卯 | Water Rabbit | |
| 1964 | The Jewel RoosterYin Metal · 辛酉 | Wood Dragon | |
| 1965 | The Sun TigerYang Fire · 丙寅 | Wood Snake | |
| 1966 | The Jewel GoatYin Metal · 辛未 | Fire Horse | |
| 1967 | The Sun RatYang Fire · 丙子 | Fire Goat | |
| 1968 | The Ocean HorseYang Water · 壬午 | Earth Monkey | |
| 1969 | The Candle PigYin Fire · 丁亥 | Earth Rooster | |
| 1970 | The Ocean DragonYang Water · 壬辰 | Metal Dog | |
| 1971 | The Candle RoosterYin Fire · 丁酉 | Metal Pig | |
| 1972 | The Rain RabbitYin Water · 癸卯 | Water Rat | |
| 1973 | The Mountain MonkeyYang Earth · 戊申 | Water Ox | |
| 1974 | The Rain OxYin Water · 癸丑 | Wood Tiger | |
| 1975 | The Mountain HorseYang Earth · 戊午 | Wood Rabbit | |
| 1976 | The Oak RatYang Wood · 甲子 | Fire Dragon | |
| 1977 | The Garden SnakeYin Earth · 己巳 | Fire Snake | |
| 1978 | The Oak DogYang Wood · 甲戌 | Earth Horse | |
| 1979 | The Garden RabbitYin Earth · 己卯 | Earth Goat | |
| 1980 | The Vine RoosterYin Wood · 乙酉 | Metal Monkey | |
| 1981 | The Blade TigerYang Metal · 庚寅 | Metal Rooster | |
| 1982 | The Vine GoatYin Wood · 乙未 | Water Dog | |
| 1983 | The Blade RatYang Metal · 庚子 | Water Pig | |
| 1984 | The Sun HorseYang Fire · 丙午 | Wood Rat | |
| 1985 | The Jewel PigYin Metal · 辛亥 | Wood Ox | |
| 1986 | The Sun DragonYang Fire · 丙辰 | Fire Tiger | |
| 1987 | The Jewel RoosterYin Metal · 辛酉 | Fire Rabbit | |
| 1988 | The Candle RabbitYin Fire · 丁卯 | Earth Dragon | |
| 1989 | The Ocean MonkeyYang Water · 壬申 | Earth Snake | |
| 1990 | The Candle OxYin Fire · 丁丑 | Metal Horse | |
| 1991 | The Ocean HorseYang Water · 壬午 | Metal Goat | |
| 1992 | The Mountain RatYang Earth · 戊子 | Water Monkey | |
| 1993 | The Rain SnakeYin Water · 癸巳 | Water Rooster | |
| 1994 | The Mountain DogYang Earth · 戊戌 | Wood Dog | |
| 1995 | The Rain RabbitYin Water · 癸卯 | Wood Pig | |
| 1996 | The Garden RoosterYin Earth · 己酉 | Fire Rat | |
| 1997 | The Oak TigerYang Wood · 甲寅 | Fire Ox | |
| 1998 | The Garden GoatYin Earth · 己未 | Earth Tiger | |
| 1999 | The Oak RatYang Wood · 甲子 | Earth Rabbit | |
| 2000 | The Blade HorseYang Metal · 庚午 | Metal Dragon | |
| 2001 | The Vine PigYin Wood · 乙亥 | Metal Snake | |
| 2002 | The Blade DragonYang Metal · 庚辰 | Water Horse | |
| 2003 | The Vine RoosterYin Wood · 乙酉 | Water Goat | |
| 2004 | The Jewel RabbitYin Metal · 辛卯 | Wood Monkey | |
| 2005 | The Sun MonkeyYang Fire · 丙申 | Wood Rooster | |
| 2006 | The Jewel OxYin Metal · 辛丑 | Fire Dog | |
| 2007 | The Sun HorseYang Fire · 丙午 | Fire Pig | |
| 2008 | The Ocean RatYang Water · 壬子 | Earth Rat | |
| 2009 | The Candle SnakeYin Fire · 丁巳 | Earth Ox | |
| 2010 | The Ocean DogYang Water · 壬戌 | Metal Tiger |
Your day mark is 2 of your 8 marks
Your month, year and hour add the other six. Together they show your love pattern, your money years and when your luck turns.
Read my chart freeThe ten birth elements
For entertainment purposes. Dates use an approximate solar-month boundary; the free chart uses the exact moment for your birth year and time zone.