I Ching Birthdays

Born on May 16

Taurus season - the earth sign of the western zodiac

Computed openly by HexWave with the classical Plum Blossom method - every result on this page is checkable arithmetic.

The pattern of your day

May 16 spreads last season's material over this one, and Taurus earth gets thanked for the spreading but never for the going through.

Mulch is not glamorous. It is a layer of last season's material spread over this season's ground, and it holds moisture, suppresses what you did not plant, and feeds everything slowly from above.

You take care of people this way: unspectacularly, continuously, through provision rather than intervention. You are rarely the one giving dramatic advice. You are the one who quietly made sure conditions stayed survivable while somebody worked it out for themselves.

Taurus in mid-May maintains rather than rescues. It is the least visible form of love and one of the more effective ones.

What goes unnoticed is that you are made of last season's material too. Everything you spread came out of something you went through, and you have never really been thanked for the going through, only for the spreading.

The provision is shared by everyone born today. The specifics are not. They come from your year of birth, and they are worked out in the table below this.

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Birth hexagrams for May 16, by year

Date-only readings (noon baseline) - your birth hour can shift the lower trigram and the changing line. This matches the app's date-only tier.
YearChinese zodiacPrimary HexagramChanging LineResultant Hexagram
1930Metal HorseHexagram 42: Increaseline 6Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
1931Metal GoatHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1932Water MonkeyHexagram 15: Modestyline 1Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
1933Water RoosterHexagram 55: Abundanceline 1Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
1934Wood DogHexagram 38: Oppositionline 2Hexagram 21: Biting Through
1935Wood PigHexagram 48: The Wellline 1Hexagram 5: Waiting
1936Fire RatHexagram 48: The Wellline 1Hexagram 5: Waiting
1937Fire OxHexagram 42: Increaseline 2Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1938Earth TigerHexagram 15: Modestyline 1Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
1939Earth RabbitHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1940Metal DragonHexagram 38: Oppositionline 2Hexagram 21: Biting Through
1941Metal SnakeHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 2Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
1942Water HorseHexagram 42: Increaseline 2Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1943Water GoatHexagram 12: Standstillline 2Hexagram 6: Conflict
1944Wood MonkeyHexagram 42: Increaseline 2Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1945Wood RoosterHexagram 38: Oppositionline 2Hexagram 21: Biting Through
1946Fire DogHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 2Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
1947Fire PigHexagram 12: Standstillline 6Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1948Earth RatHexagram 42: Increaseline 2Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1949Earth OxHexagram 12: Standstillline 2Hexagram 6: Conflict
1950Metal TigerHexagram 55: Abundanceline 1Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
1951Metal RabbitHexagram 38: Oppositionline 2Hexagram 21: Biting Through
1952Water DragonHexagram 15: Modestyline 3Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1953Water SnakeHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1954Wood HorseHexagram 12: Standstillline 2Hexagram 6: Conflict
1955Wood GoatHexagram 55: Abundanceline 1Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
1956Fire MonkeyHexagram 55: Abundanceline 3Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1957Fire RoosterHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 2Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
1958Earth DogHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 1Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
1959Earth PigHexagram 12: Standstillline 2Hexagram 6: Conflict
1960Metal RatHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 3Hexagram 58: The Joyous
1961Metal OxHexagram 15: Modestyline 3Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1962Water TigerHexagram 55: Abundanceline 3Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1963Water RabbitHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 2Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
1964Wood DragonHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1965Wood SnakeHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 3Hexagram 58: The Joyous
1966Fire HorseHexagram 55: Abundanceline 1Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
1967Fire GoatHexagram 55: Abundanceline 3Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1968Earth MonkeyHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1969Earth RoosterHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 4Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1970Metal DogHexagram 38: Oppositionline 4Hexagram 41: Decrease
1971Metal PigHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1972Water RatHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1973Water OxHexagram 55: Abundanceline 3Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1974Wood TigerHexagram 15: Modestyline 3Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1975Wood RabbitHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1976Fire DragonHexagram 38: Oppositionline 4Hexagram 41: Decrease
1977Fire SnakeHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1978Earth HorseHexagram 42: Increaseline 4Hexagram 25: Innocence
1979Earth GoatHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1980Metal MonkeyHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1981Metal RoosterHexagram 38: Oppositionline 4Hexagram 41: Decrease
1982Water DogHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1983Water PigHexagram 55: Abundanceline 3Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1984Wood RatHexagram 42: Increaseline 4Hexagram 25: Innocence
1985Wood OxHexagram 15: Modestyline 3Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1986Fire TigerHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 4Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1987Fire RabbitHexagram 38: Oppositionline 4Hexagram 41: Decrease
1988Earth DragonHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1989Earth SnakeHexagram 48: The Wellline 5Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
1990Metal HorseHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1991Metal GoatHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 4Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1992Water MonkeyHexagram 38: Oppositionline 4Hexagram 41: Decrease
1993Water RoosterHexagram 48: The Wellline 3Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1994Wood DogHexagram 42: Increaseline 4Hexagram 25: Innocence
1995Wood PigHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1996Fire RatHexagram 12: Standstillline 4Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1997Fire OxHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1998Earth TigerHexagram 55: Abundanceline 5Hexagram 49: Revolution
1999Earth RabbitHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
2000Metal DragonHexagram 48: The Wellline 5Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
2001Metal SnakeHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
2002Water HorseHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction
2003Water GoatHexagram 55: Abundanceline 5Hexagram 49: Revolution
2004Wood MonkeyHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction
2005Wood RoosterHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 6Hexagram 7: The Army
2006Fire DogHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
2007Fire PigHexagram 42: Increaseline 4Hexagram 25: Innocence
2008Earth RatHexagram 12: Standstillline 6Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
2009Earth OxHexagram 55: Abundanceline 5Hexagram 49: Revolution
2010Metal TigerHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
2011Metal RabbitHexagram 48: The Wellline 5Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
2012Water DragonHexagram 38: Oppositionline 6Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
2013Water SnakeHexagram 12: Standstillline 6Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
2014Wood HorseHexagram 42: Increaseline 6Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
2015Wood GoatHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 4Hexagram 64: Before Completion
2016Fire MonkeyHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 6Hexagram 7: The Army
2017Fire RoosterHexagram 38: Oppositionline 6Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
2018Earth DogHexagram 12: Standstillline 6Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
2019Earth PigHexagram 55: Abundanceline 5Hexagram 49: Revolution
2020Metal RatHexagram 42: Increaseline 6Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
2021Metal OxHexagram 38: Oppositionline 6Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
2022Water TigerHexagram 4: Youthful Follyline 6Hexagram 7: The Army
2023Water RabbitHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 5Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
2024Wood DragonHexagram 43: Breakthroughline 1Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
2025Wood SnakeHexagram 42: Increaseline 6Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
2026Fire HorseHexagram 15: Modestyline 5Hexagram 39: Obstruction

What is a Birth Hexagram?

Your Birth Hexagram Triad is three things at once: a Primary Hexagram (who you are), a Changing Line (your growth edge), and a Resultant Hexagram (who you are becoming). It is computed, not guessed, from the Chinese lunar calendar via the Plum Blossom method.

Read more about the Birth Hexagram Triad, or see how we calculate for the arithmetic shown openly.

Questions

Does my birth time change my hexagram?
Yes. The date fixes part of the pattern, and your birth hour moves the lower trigram and the changing line - the same date at two different hours can carry two different triads. The table here uses the noon baseline; add your birth time in the widget or the app for your exact triad.
Why does the hexagram change with my birth year?
The calculation uses the lunar year branch, lunar month and lunar day. People who share your birthday across different years share a season, not a year branch - so each year row carries its own triad.
Is the date-only reading real?
Yes, and it is labeled for what it is: the noon-baseline tier. HexWave never blocks you for missing data - it tells you what it had to work with, and sharpens the reading when you add your time or place.
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