Born on May 6

May 6 at a glance

Sun sign

Taurus (Earth)

BaZi month

Snake month · Fire season

Solar term

Start of Summer

Birthday number

6 — The Nurturer

Birthstone

Emerald (good fortune and hope)

Your BaZi birth monthSnake month (Start of Summer to Grain in Ear)

The Snake month opens summer as the sunlight grows strong and Fire rises. People born now tend to be quick, passionate and expressive. Fire gains momentum in the chart.

May 6 falls near a solar-term boundary, so depending on the year and time of birth it can belong to the Dragon month instead. The chart calculator below gives the exact answer.

BaZi (the Four Pillars of Destiny) divides the year into twelve months by the 24 solar terms, and the branch of your birth month sets the season of your chart. May 6 falls in the period of Start of Summer.

Taurus, born May 6Western sun sign

Taurus trusts the senses and knows quality when it sees it. You build slowly and surely, and once you decide, you rarely waver. That steadiness makes you good at creating financial and domestic security.

Birthday number 6The Nurturer · numerology

Six is the number of love and responsibility. You care for family and friends and help others grow. You are at your strongest when acting for someone else.

Birthstone: Emerald

The birthstone for May is Emerald, a stone associated with good fortune and hope. Many people wear it as a charm or give it as a gift on special days.

Your real chart depends on the year and hour

Two people born on May 6 in different years, or at different times of day, have completely different Four Pillars: a different Day Master, Ten Gods and Luck Pillars. Enter your full birth data to get your own BaZi chart and Zi Wei Dou Shu chart, free.