Some will give you your time of birth on the phone, but others require you to order your birth certificate. If you order your birth certificate, make it clear that you want the time of birth displayed. Otherwise, it may be omitted. If you were born outside the United States, contact the government office in your country that keeps birth records. It takes a lot of work to calculate an astrological chart by hand.
Some astrologers insist that hand calculation is the best way to do it.
However, most prefer using a computer. There are several good software packages available for chart calculation. Step 1 Open up Astrodienst in your web browser. You may type in the following address, or just click the link below. Step 2 Start by entering your birth information in the form on this page in the new window.