Birthstone
Glossary · Last updated: 2026-07-26
A birthstone is a gemstone linked with your birth month or zodiac sign. Jewelers' lists (for example July ruby) differ from older planetary stone lists.
Our gemstone cards show both common month stones and sign-linked alternatives so you can compare traditions.
Example: see it on a birth date
The Western sun sign for October 25, 2021 is Scorpio. Birthstone pages on this site list a primary stone for that sign.
Those lists are shop lists. They are not a medical instruction, and they are not the same stone in every tradition.
Enter your own date on the Zodiac Sign Calculator.
Symbols, not science
Crystal healing claims are stories, not science. We present stones as cultural symbols tied to identity cards.
Related
Main reading and tools
These are the main reading and calculator pages. Use them for a daily note, a birth-sign tool, or a pair check.
- Today's Horoscope hubAll twelve Western sun-sign daily pages, plus links to the seven-tradition reader.
- Horoscope & Zodiac CompatibilityTwo birth dates for Western, Chinese, and Indian Vedic pairing, plus every sun-sign hub.
- Zodiac Sign CalculatorWestern sun sign from birth date, with element, modality, and ruler.
- Rising Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Lagna estimate when you have birth date, time, and place.
- Moon Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Janma Rashi and nakshatra when birth time and city are available.