Birth (長生) stage meaning
A newborn baby. A clear, gentle stage full of the strength to grow.
What is the Birth stage?
Birth (長生) is the first of the Twelve Life Stages, the moment energy has just been born. Like a baby, it is a pure, protected energy, so you are loved by people and have the strength to start fresh anywhere. It is seen as one of the best of the Twelve Life Stages.
When your Day Pillar sits at Birth
If your Day Pillar sits at Birth, your personality is bright and gentle. People love you and readily help you. The catch is that being used to protection can leave you a little weak at fighting your way through rough work on your own.
In the Year, Month, and Hour Pillars
Birth in the Year Pillar means your family has good roots, and Birth in the Month Pillar is read as new ventures going smoothly in society. Birth in the Hour Pillar means good fortune with children and vitality late in life.
Things to watch
It is a gentle energy, so you believe what people tell you. You are good at starting, so build the persistence to see things through separately.
Which branch is Birth for each Day Master
Find your Day Master in the first column. Yin Day Masters run the cycle backwards.
| Gap 甲 | Hae 亥 |
|---|---|
| Eul 乙 | O 午 |
| Byeong 丙 | In 寅 |
| Jeong 丁 | Yu 酉 |
| Mu 戊 | In 寅 |
| Gi 己 | Yu 酉 |
|---|---|
| Gyeong 庚 | Sa 巳 |
| Sin 辛 | Ja 子 |
| Im 壬 | Sin 申 |
| Gye 癸 | Myo 卯 |
Day Pillars at the Birth stage
In these Day Pillars the birth-day stem sits on a branch at this stage.
How to read the twelve stages
The Twelve Life Stages compare the strength of your Day Master on each branch to the twelve stages of a human life. Enter your birthday and the chart table shows the stage of each pillar. Read them together with the Ten Gods to see what kind of energy sits in each seat and how strong it is.
Find my twelve stages by birthdayThe stage is calculated from your Day Master and the branch, with yin Day Masters counted backwards in the traditional way. The readings were written with help from AI. Read them just for fun.