Element and Direction Against The Birth Hour

The table given below helps check the ELEMENT which rules your life according to the HOUR you were born in. The DIRECTION suggested for your Element can be utilized to orientate furniture, doors, sleeping positions and much more.

TIME OF BIRTH ELEMENT DIRECTION
11pm – 1am WOOD FACE NORTH
1am – 3am WOOD FACE N.NE.
3am – 5am FIRE FACE E.EN.
5am – 7am FIRE FACE EAST
7am – 9am EARTH FACE E.SE.
9am – 11am EARTH FACE S.SE.
11am – 1pm METAL FACE SOUTH
1pm – 3pm METAL FACE S.SE.
3pm – 5pm WATER FACE W.SW.
5pm – 7pm WATER FACE WEST
7pm – 9pm WATER FACE W.NW.
9pm – 11pm WATER FACE N.NW

Element Against The Birth Year

In this Table we have categorized ELEMENTS according to the BIRTH YEAR. You can use the chart to check the ELEMENT which rules your life.

YEARS OF… ELEMENT AGAINST YOUR BIRTH YEAR…
RAT 1900 Metal; 1912 Water; 1924 Wood; 1936 Fire; 1948 Earth; 1960 Metal; 1972 Water; 1984 Wood; 1996 Fire
OX 1901 Metal; 1913 Water; 1925 Wood; 1937 Fire; 1949 Earth; 1961 Metal; 1973 Water; 1985 Wood; 1997 Fire
TIGER 1902 Water; 1914 Wood; 1926 Fire; 1938 Earth; 1950 Metal; 1962 Water; 1974 Wood; 1986 Fire; 1998 Earth
RABBIT 1903 Water; 1915 Wood; 1927 Fire; 1939 Earth; 1951 Metal; 1963 Water; 1975 Wood; 1987 Fire; 1999 Earth
DRAGON 1904 Wood; 1916 Fire; 1928 Earth; 1940 Metal; 1952 Water; 1964 Wood; 1976 Fire; 1988 Earth; 2000 Metal
SNAKE 1905 Wood; 1917 Fire; 1929 Earth; 1941 Metal; 1953 Water; 1965 Wood; 1977 Fire; 1989 Earth; 2001 Metal
HORSE 1906 Fire; 1918 Earth; 1930 Metal; 1942 Water; 1954 Wood; 1966 Fire; 1978 Earth; 1990 Metal; 2002 Water
SHEEP 1907 Fire; 1919 Earth; 1931 Metal; 1943 Water; 1955 Wood; 1967 Fire; 1979 Earth; 1991 Metal; 2003 Water
MONKEY 1907 Earth; 1920 Metal; 1932 Water; 1944 Wood; 1956 Fire; 1968 Earth; 1980 Metal; 1992 Water; 2004 Wood
ROOSTER 1908 Earth; 1921 Metal; 1933 Water; 1945 Wood; 1957 Fire; 1969 Earth; 1981 Metal; 1993 Water; 2005 Wood
DOG 1909 Metal; 1922 Water; 1934 Wood; 1946 Fire; 1958 Earth; 1970 Metal; 1982 Water; 1994 Wood; 2006 Fire
BOAR 1910 Metal; 1923 Water; 1935 Wood; 1947 Fire; 1959 Earth; 1971 Metal; 1983 Water; 1995 Wood; 2007 Fire

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