Born on October 17

October 17 at a glance

Sun sign

Libra (Air)

BaZi month

Dog month · Earth season

Solar term

Cold Dew

Birthday number

8 — The Achiever

Birthstone

Opal (hope and happiness)

Your BaZi birth monthDog month (Cold Dew to Start of Winter)

The Dog month is the transitional Earth period at the end of autumn: dry soil storing Fire and Metal. Those born now tend to be loyal, responsible and protective of what they believe in. Earth gains strength and the chart gains backbone.

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 17 falls in the period of Cold Dew: the dew turns cold.

Libra, born October 17Western 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.

For the 17th, the digits 1 + 7 reduce to 8. The original digits still colour the number, giving you a flavour of your own within the 8s.

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 17 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.