Born on October 8

October 8 at a glance

Sun sign

Libra (Air)

BaZi month

Rooster month · Metal season

Solar term

Cold Dew

Birthday number

8 — The Achiever

Birthstone

Opal (hope and happiness)

Your BaZi birth monthRooster month (White Dew to Cold Dew)

The Rooster month holds the autumn equinox, when Metal is at its purest. Those born now tend to have refined taste, poise and a drive to polish things. Metal is in its prime, so Metal Day Masters are especially strong.

October 8 falls near a solar-term boundary, so depending on the year and time of birth it can belong to the Dog 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. October 8 falls in the period of Cold Dew: the dew turns cold.

Libra, born October 8Western sun sign

Libra seeks balance and beauty. You listen to every side, value harmony and have an eye for style. If decisions take time, it is because you want to be fair.

Birthday number 8The Achiever · numerology

Eight is the number of power and abundance. You turn goals into real results and have a talent for money and organisation. The bigger the dream, the more your strength shows.

Birthstone: Opal

The birthstone for October is Opal, a stone associated with hope and happiness. 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 October 8 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.