Not all hospitals and countries record time of birth information, but it never hurts to try to find a complete birth certificate to find out. Information from your parents, midwife or relatives can also help you. If you are looking for your time of birth for astrological purposes, you can narrow down the possibilities by correcting your star chart.
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Method 1 of 2: Finding a Birth Certificate or Hospital Records
Step 1. Ask your parents or the people who were present when you were born
They may remember when you were born. They can also refer you to relatives or friends who were also present when you were born. In addition, they may also have a copy of your birth certificate.
If your parents keep various family history items, look for old journals or records written around the time you were born
Step 2. Know your state's policy on birth certificates
Not all countries record the time of birth on the birth certificate. Look up the policies of your country of birth on the Internet. In some countries, you will need more complete details:
- In the United States, the time of birth is only recorded on the full version of the birth certificate. This information is usually not included in birth certificates issued before the 1930s or those from cities of less than 100,000.
- In the United Kingdom, birth hours are only recorded for multiple births (or twins) and in some Scottish hospitals.
- Many Western European countries record birth hours, but there are no official birth hours in Australia, Canada, Ireland and India.
Step 3. Request a birth certificate with birth time from the government
If you do not have a copy of your birth certificate, you can usually request a copy from the health department or the archives office associated with the sub-district, city/district, or province where you were born. You may have to submit some form of identification and pay a fee. Always say specifically that you need a record of your birth time.
Step 4. Ask the hospital
You can try checking the archives of the hospital where you were born. Contact the hospital by phone, e-mail, or visit in person and ask for their records which may contain your time of birth. Usually, you must provide some form of identification.
Method 2 of 2: Estimating Your Birth Hour with Astrology
Step 1. Find out if astrology is really needed
If you believe that astrology can predict your future by date of birth and time of birth, you probably already have a star chart. If you know the time of birth from your mother's memory, or if the birth time listed on your birth certificate is complete, or if you don't know, your star chart may be based on inaccurate information. Some of the online calculators below can show whether your star map is accurate. Enter a number of hours that you think is closest to your birth time, such as “3” if you only know the general time or “12” if you don't know your birth time. If your stellar map is likely to match its predictions, you can skip the tricky process below.
- Moon Zodiac for Western astrology or Vedic astrology
- Ascendant Zodiac
- Curve of the Sun
- Dasha Prediction
Step 2. Create a star map by guessing your birth time
This star map doesn't have to be very detailed as it's just a starting point. If you don't know your birth time at all, make a map as if you were born in the middle of the day. If you know you were born between 4am-8:30am, make a star chart for 6:15am.
You can pay an astrologer to do it if you don't know how, or you can learn to do it yourself. You can also pay an astrologer to "correct your star chart" and skip the steps below
Step 3. Write a list of key events
Write down as many important events as you can in your life. You should also write down the year and date for each event. It would be better if you also include the hours. Traumatic events and accidents are the most important, but include marriage, divorce, birth, job change, and other significant events. You can use this list to see if the predictions from your star chart match the events in your life.
Step 4. Make predictions based on the star map
Use comparisons of planetary positions, curvature of the Sun, and other astrological techniques to make predictions based on the star map. Here are some tips for using a star map, based on how fast astrological objects are moving on the map. Consult an astrology site or astrologer if you don't know how to:
- All curvature of the Sun except Ascendant, Midheaven, and Moon.
- The position of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the point where the orbits of the Moon meet. If you're sure about your birthday, add the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
Step 5. Compare these predictions with events in your life
Every astrologer has a different technique for "correcting" a star chart, but the basics are to see if events in your life match those predictions or to check if they can be explained by changing birth hours. The following are some of the techniques used by experienced astrologers:
- Ignore events that can be explained with planetary connections when you were born. Watch the remaining events and see if they revolve around when the astrological object forms a certain angle. The angles may match your Ascendant and Midheaven if they are positioned properly.
- Compare recent positions of the outer planets (Jupiter to Pluto) with events in your life to see which sector is affecting you.
