Once you find out where the information has been stored, you can then go through the process of applying for a copy of the details of your birth. Usually you have to send in a letter stating what type of information you need, and some hospitals ask that you send in a small fee to cover the costs of searching for your (or most probably your mother's) file/s.

If you go through this process you are likely to find your time of birth recorded on the material you receive. Unfortunately, in a small number of cases, sometimes the data has not been written down for one reason or another. This is where you go to the final stage in the process of finding out your time of birth.

At this stage you need to contact an astrologer who is experienced in rectifying a chart - this simply means that the astrologer works out your time of birth through using the dates of important events in your life. The type of information that is needed usually includes: birth; death; marriage; divorce; major health issues; travel; major relocation; legal conflict; and/or career changes. Usually the astrologer needs between 10 and 15 life events to calculate your time of birth.

From there the astrologer can work out common astrological themes that run through these major life events and fine-tune your birth chart. I have used this method many times with personal clients and found it to be accurate.

Although the above process may seem a little time-consuming, I would recommend that you find out your time of birth if you are thinking about having personalised astrology prepared for you. There is so much more to be gained when all the correct details are presented!