Born on August 13

August 13 at a glance

Sun sign

Leo (Fire)

BaZi month

Monkey month · Metal season

Solar term

Start of Autumn

Birthday number

4 — The Builder

Birthstone

Peridot (happiness in marriage)

Your BaZi birth monthMonkey month (Start of Autumn to White Dew)

The Monkey month opens autumn as the harvesting energy of Metal rises. People born now tend to decide quickly, act decisively and be skilful. Metal gains strength in the chart.

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. August 13 falls in the period of Start of Autumn.

Leo, born August 13Western sun sign

Leo is ruled by the Sun: warm, generous and made for the spotlight. You lift the energy of any room and go all out for the people you care about. Recognition fuels you, so give yourself the stage.

Birthday number 4The Builder · numerology

Four is the number of stability and effort. You lay foundations one brick at a time, and what you keep at becomes lasting trust and wealth.

For the 13th, the digits 1 + 3 reduce to 4. The original digits still colour the number, giving you a flavour of your own within the 4s.

Birthstone: Peridot

The birthstone for August is Peridot, a stone associated with happiness in marriage. 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 August 13 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.