Born on December 9

December 9 at a glance

Sun sign

Sagittarius (Fire)

BaZi month

Rat month · Water season

Solar term

Major Snow

Birthday number

9 — The Humanitarian

Birthstone

Turquoise (success and prosperity)

Your BaZi birth monthRat month (Major Snow to Minor Cold)

The Rat month holds the winter solstice, the most yin point of the year, when Water peaks and yang begins to return. Those born now tend to be wise, deep thinkers with a gift for starting over. Water Day Masters gain strength, and Fire becomes the key to balance.

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. December 9 falls in the period of Major Snow: heavy snow begins.

Sagittarius, born December 9Western sun sign

Sagittarius is the explorer. Faraway places and big ideas pull at you, and travel and learning widen your life. Your optimism turns mistakes into good stories, though you lose your spark when fenced in.

Birthday number 9The Humanitarian · numerology

Nine is the number of completion and compassion. You see the big picture and give generously of yourself. With experience you become a guide for many.

Birthstone: Turquoise

The birthstone for December is Turquoise, a stone associated with success and prosperity. 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 December 9 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.