If your parents have any “family history” boxed away, look through it for old diaries, family bibles, and family newsletters around the time of your birth.

In the United States, the birth time is only recorded in the “long form” birth certificate, also called the “full” version. This information is often missing on certificates from before the 1930s, or from cities with fewer than 100,000 people. In the United Kingdom, times of birth are only recorded for multiple births (twins etc. ), or in some Scottish hospitals. [1] X Research source Many Western European countries record birth times, but there are no official birth time records for Australia, Canada, Ireland, or India. [2] X Research source

Canada England or Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The United States, or see here for more information on requirements.

Moon signs for Western astrology or Vedic astrology Zodiac sign of your ascendant Solar arc Dasha predictions

You can hire an astrologer if you do not know how to do this, or learn how to do it yourself. You can also hire an astrologer to “rectify your star chart,” and skip the steps below.

Any solar arcs except the Ascendant, Midheaven, and Moon. Transits for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Lunar Nodes. If you are confident of the birthday, add the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

Eliminate events that can be explained by natal planetary connections. Look at remaining events, and see whether they are concentrated when celestial bodies arrive at specific degrees. [6] X Research source Those degrees could correspond to your Ascendant and Midheaven, if the positions work out. Compare recent outer planet (Jupiter through Pluto) transits to recent life events, to see which house appears to influence you. [7] X Research source