I Ching Birthdays

Born on May 24

Gemini season - the air 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

Born on May 24, the resistance is the whole mechanism, so Gemini air invents an opponent whenever nothing is pushing back.

A kite goes up because it refuses to go along with the wind. Take away the line and it does not fly free. It falls.

You need something to push against, and you have never been comfortable admitting it. Your best work has come out of constraint: a disagreement, a deadline you resented, a person who was wrong in an interesting way. Given total freedom you tend to drift downward and call it rest.

Air in late May is not aimless movement. It is tension, held deliberately, and the resistance is the entire mechanism.

The thing to be careful about is manufacturing the resistance. When nothing is pushing back, you are quite capable of inventing an opponent, and the people nearest you are always the most convenient material.

The lift is the date's contribution to anyone born on it. What you happened to be tethered to is decided by your year alone, and that is computed for you below.

Find your year

Birth hexagrams for May 24, 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.
Year	Chinese zodiac	Primary Hexagram	Changing Line	Resultant Hexagram
1930	Metal Horse	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1931	Metal Goat	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 3	Hexagram 51: The Arousing
1932	Water Monkey	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 3	Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1933	Water Rooster	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 5	Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1934	Wood Dog	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 4	Hexagram 41: Decrease
1935	Wood Pig	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 3	Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1936	Fire Rat	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 4	Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1937	Fire Ox	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 4	Hexagram 25: Innocence
1938	Earth Tiger	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 3	Hexagram 2: The Receptive
1939	Earth Rabbit	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 3	Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
1940	Metal Dragon	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 4	Hexagram 41: Decrease
1941	Metal Snake	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 4	Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1942	Water Horse	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 4	Hexagram 25: Innocence
1943	Water Goat	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 4	Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1944	Wood Monkey	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 5	Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1945	Wood Rooster	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 4	Hexagram 41: Decrease
1946	Fire Dog	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 4	Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1947	Fire Pig	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 4	Hexagram 25: Innocence
1948	Earth Rat	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 4	Hexagram 25: Innocence
1949	Earth Ox	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 4	Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1950	Metal Tiger	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 4	Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1951	Metal Rabbit	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 4	Hexagram 41: Decrease
1952	Water Dragon	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1953	Water Snake	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 5	Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
1954	Wood Horse	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 4	Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1955	Wood Goat	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 4	Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1956	Fire Monkey	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 5	Hexagram 49: Revolution
1957	Fire Rooster	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 4	Hexagram 64: Before Completion
1958	Earth Dog	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 4	Hexagram 25: Innocence
1959	Earth Pig	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 4	Hexagram 20: Contemplation
1960	Metal Rat	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 5	Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1961	Metal Ox	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 5	Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1962	Water Tiger	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 5	Hexagram 49: Revolution
1963	Water Rabbit	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 5	Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1964	Wood Dragon	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 5	Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
1965	Wood Snake	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 5	Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1966	Fire Horse	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 5	Hexagram 39: Obstruction
1967	Fire Goat	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 5	Hexagram 49: Revolution
1968	Earth Monkey	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1969	Earth Rooster	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 6	Hexagram 7: The Army
1970	Metal Dog	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1971	Metal Pig	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
1972	Water Rat	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1973	Water Ox	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 5	Hexagram 49: Revolution
1974	Wood Tiger	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 5	Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
1975	Wood Rabbit	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 5	Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward
1976	Fire Dragon	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1977	Fire Snake	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1978	Earth Horse	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 6	Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
1979	Earth Goat	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1980	Metal Monkey	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 1	Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
1981	Metal Rooster	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1982	Water Dog	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1983	Water Pig	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 5	Hexagram 49: Revolution
1984	Wood Rat	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 6	Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
1985	Wood Ox	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1986	Fire Tiger	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 6	Hexagram 7: The Army
1987	Fire Rabbit	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1988	Earth Dragon	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
1989	Earth Snake	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 1	Hexagram 5: Waiting
1990	Metal Horse	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1991	Metal Goat	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 6	Hexagram 7: The Army
1992	Water Monkey	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 6	Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
1993	Water Rooster	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
1994	Wood Dog	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 6	Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
1995	Wood Pig	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 6	Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
1996	Fire Rat	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
1997	Fire Ox	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 1	Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
1998	Earth Tiger	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 1	Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
1999	Earth Rabbit	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
2000	Metal Dragon	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 1	Hexagram 5: Waiting
2001	Metal Snake	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 1	Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
2002	Water Horse	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 1	Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
2003	Water Goat	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 1	Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
2004	Wood Monkey	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 2	Hexagram 21: Biting Through
2005	Wood Rooster	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 2	Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
2006	Fire Dog	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
2007	Fire Pig	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 1	Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
2008	Earth Rat	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 2	Hexagram 6: Conflict
2009	Earth Ox	Hexagram 15: Modesty	line 3	Hexagram 2: The Receptive
2010	Metal Tiger	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 1	Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
2011	Metal Rabbit	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 1	Hexagram 5: Waiting
2012	Water Dragon	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
2013	Water Snake	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 2	Hexagram 6: Conflict
2014	Wood Horse	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
2015	Wood Goat	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 2	Hexagram 21: Biting Through
2016	Fire Monkey	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 2	Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
2017	Fire Rooster	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 2	Hexagram 21: Biting Through
2018	Earth Dog	Hexagram 12: Standstill	line 2	Hexagram 6: Conflict
2019	Earth Pig	Hexagram 55: Abundance	line 1	Hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small
2020	Metal Rat	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 2	Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
2021	Metal Ox	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 2	Hexagram 21: Biting Through
2022	Water Tiger	Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly	line 2	Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
2023	Water Rabbit	Hexagram 48: The Well	line 3	Hexagram 29: The Abysmal
2024	Wood Dragon	Hexagram 43: Breakthrough	line 3	Hexagram 58: The Joyous
2025	Wood Snake	Hexagram 42: Increase	line 2	Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
2026	Fire Horse	Hexagram 38: Opposition	line 2	Hexagram 21: Biting Through

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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