Have you ever found yourself asking what year you were born in - but not in a way that's sure to earn you puzzled looks? You know, like when someone asks about your age and after calculating it mentally, you conclude (hopefully correctly) that they are referring to the year of birth. But what if it's not so simple?
Well, fear not my friend! We're going to lift the veil on this mystery once and for all! In this article, we'll explore how to determine the exact year based solely on your age using various methods.
Using Your Friend, Math
The most common method for determining what year you were born is through subtraction math. It sounds grueling, but given correct inputs its a piece of cake!
To calculate your birthYear:
yourAge=25
birthYear=currentYear-yourAge
In this example above where currentYear symbolises today's present.
Your answer would be 1996 if currentYear is 2021( which means subtracting 2021-25). Sorry millennials who thought they could escape being called old!
Astrology as an Answer
Astrology lovers may also have their own methods of deducing one’s zodiac sign or character assessment just by hearing names! However here we shall only talk about astrology predictions based on birthdays- because let’s be honest horoscope readings hold some level of truth right?
Each birthday date correlates with an astrological sign (astronomy nerds please refrain from eyerolls). Here is a table below showing each star sign range:
| Birthday Range | Zodiac Sign |
|---|---|
| March 21st-April19th | Aries |
| April20-May20 | Taurus |
| May21-June20 | Gemini |
| June21-July22 | Cancer |
| July23-August22 | Leo |
| August23-September22 | Virgo |
| September23-October22 | Libra |
| October23-November21 | Scorpio |
| November22-December21 | Sagittarius |
| December22-January19 | Capricorn |
| January20 - February18 | Aquarius |
| February19-March20 | Pisces |
If you were born between March 21st and April 19th, your zodiac sign would be Aries!
But the question stands, how old are you if all we know is your astrological sign?
Refer to the table below for further assistance:
||YR Range(Before Current Year)|Age range(2017 onwards)| |--|--|--:--:|| Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr.19)|1996 -2008 |-13 yrs to -25 yrs Taurus(April20-may20)|1995-2007|-12yrs to -24yrs Gemini(May will)-June(June twenty days) 1984–1994||27yrs to17yrs / 26–16 Cancer(June twenty-one-thirty July two-two)||43^{-}to33YRS /32{-}to<<30[28]>>30[28]or such. Leo(Ju23-Au!!)# |textbf{}|textbf{} Virgo(Augusttwentythree-septemberTwentytwo)|(ages leqnoint n=6^2 {Huge h!}}neg{frac{180}{n}}=boxed{(79)};{(80)}>1961) Libra(Sept)] (){2020}', 'x2': '{+},{/,-}(2021)', 'x3': '{+},{/,-}(2022)'}]}|-27^{dagger}to^{+infty} Astrology is more of a hobby than a science, but who are we to judge someone who seeks spiritual insight?
How About Pop Culture?
If you're a pop culture fanatic and have been keeping tabs on the latest celebrity births, then this method might be for you! All you would need is some basic knowledge on what year popular cultural icons were born together with their ages.
For Example:
- Billie Eilish was born in December 18th,2001 making her 19 years old this year (given currentYear as 2020).
From here one can use simple subtraction to determine when she was born by subtracting our given age from present date.
birthyear = CurrentYear - Age
We may proceed as follows:
| Celebration name | Date of birth | Current Year Age |
|---|---|---|
| Billie Eliish | Decenmber 18th ,2001 | 19 years |
birthyear = CurrentYear - GivenAge =2020-19=2001.
As for celebrities younger than us, all I can say it's bound to happen!
National IDs & DVLA Stickers Eureka Moments
Should you feel uneasy about celebs and astrology predictions being the determining answer for your age then allow me introduce something tangible --Your National Identification card or Driver's License sticker.
Yes darling sometimes things really are that direct!! In many countries including Slovenia( where I am from), once issued with an ID multiple copies may be requested online meaning everyone will get similar Identity cards displaying DOB among other details.Older folk did not experience such fortune hence availabity is questionable depending which country they come from. . As much as driving license stickers entail vehicular qualities registration it also contains the owners AGE in bold letters!
If you have any of these two,the answer becomes a cinch! Just Peer closely at what’s written on your ID card or sticker and voila!,you may need to grab a glass of champagne as this approach may appear too easy for some!
Hire A PI
If all else fails we suggest hiring real life version of Nancy Drews-Private Investigators. This option is definitely not budget friendly (look away broke college students), but it could be fun! Hire Your own Olivia Pope from Scandal series to hunt down exactly when they were born!
Although the method seems unpractical, it's still an interesting topic for anyone who reads detective novels.
Final Thoughts
Finding out the year you were born is no longer a mystery if any of above ways resolved your problem -problem being ignorance with regards to personal affairs!(and maybe just stopping obsessing about mortal things!
Welcome new-found knowledge and congrats,you are now one step closer into pursuing life goal where there really doesn't exist age limit so enjoy youthfulness whilst taking responsible steps adulting requires.