Here’s how to figure out which of the five elements corresponds to the year you were born.
- Metal: Years of birth that conclude in 0 or 1.
- Water: Years of birth that end in 2 or 3.
- Wood: Years of birth ending in 4 or 5.
- Fire: Years of birth ending in 6 or 7.
- Earth: Years of birth ending in 8 or 9

