Enter a birthday to see the birthstone (modern and traditional), the two birth flowers, the star sign and the Chinese zodiac animal. Or read the whole year in the table below.
| Month | Birthstone | Birth flowers |
|---|---|---|
| January | Garnet | Carnation, Snowdrop |
| February | Amethyst | Violet, Primrose |
| March | Aquamarine, Bloodstone | Daffodil, Jonquil |
| April | Diamond | Daisy, Sweet pea |
| May | Emerald | Lily of the valley, Hawthorn |
| June | Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite | Rose, Honeysuckle |
| July | Ruby | Larkspur, Water lily |
| August | Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx | Gladiolus, Poppy |
| September | Sapphire | Aster, Morning glory |
| October | Opal, Tourmaline | Marigold, Cosmos |
| November | Topaz, Citrine | Chrysanthemum, Peony |
| December | Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon | Narcissus, Holly |
The idea of a stone for each month is old; it is often traced to the twelve stones on the breastplate of the high priest in the Book of Exodus. The list most people use today is newer: in 1912 the American National Association of Jewelers agreed one, and the American Gem Society and Jewelers of America have added stones since (tanzanite for December in 2002, spinel for August in 2016). The older traditional list is shown beside the modern one where they differ.
Birth flowers are folk tradition, mostly from Britain and from the Victorian habit of giving each flower a meaning. Each month has two, often one for early and one for late in the season: carnations and snowdrops for January, roses and honeysuckle for June, chrysanthemums for November. They make an easy gift (a bunch, a seed packet, a print) and a good drawing for the front of a card.
The star sign follows the usual western dates, which shift by a day in some years; the cusps here are the ones most horoscopes use. The Chinese zodiac animal belongs to the lunar year, which starts at Lunar New Year, so January and early February birthdays usually belong to the year before. The element (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) changes every two years.
The button under the result opens the card maker with a birthday message that mentions the stone and the flower. For more about the day itself, see what day they were born, the age calculator, or the golden birthday calculator.
The modern list, first agreed by American jewellers in 1912, has been added to since: alexandrite for June, spinel for August, tanzanite for December. The extra stones give a cheaper or easier-to-find choice. The traditional list, older and from Europe, has one stone per month.
Birth flowers come from folk tradition rather than any official body, so British and American lists disagree in places, and some months have a summer and a winter flower. The two shown here are the pair most often given.
The Chinese zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, between 21 January and 20 February, not on 1 January. Someone born on 9 February 2024 is a Rabbit (the 2023 lunar year); someone born the next day is a Dragon. The finder reads the exact date from the browser’s Chinese calendar.
No. Jewellers sell both, and most people only know the first stone for their month. If the modern stone is expensive (diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire), a stone of the same colour makes a fine stand-in.
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