Trying to get a date sometimes can be tricky in tarot. The note below is what I have come up with and find useful in explaining , expanding ,looking more deeper into a readings, answering questions quickly at times .

An example is in your reading you turn up a seven of Swords, the events in your reading would take place in seven months. What happened when you come across the exception to this or there are no number pip cards turned up? Then look for the season card or a day of the week card. Then you can expand on that as the reading goes on.

The Major Arcana is generally for major life events turning points and changes. This is an ongoing and spiritual process. The Major Arcana is indicators of something that is outside of our control at times and something that we need to go through and deal with.

The minors are for more practical and everyday events. There are always other cards around to help decide this as well. The minors help the majors in the direction the events will take; they like to shape the event will the Majors make the event happen.

Suits

Cups = Days
Wands = Weeks
Pentacles = Upright Months, in reverse years
Swords = Upright (months) in reverse Time undetermined (this is generally due to the fact something has to be done first).

Numbers

Ace-10 = one to through ten
Princess/Page = eleven
Page alone = now
Prince/Knight = twelve
Any Sword = undetermined
Queen/King = undetermined

Seasons

Cups/Sun = summer
Wands/the Empress = spring
Swords = winter
Pentacles = autumn
The Star = Christmas/Yule/Temperance
The Moon = 1 lunar cycle of 28 days (but this can works as 1 full rotation for a year.)

Days of the week

Sunday = the Sun card
Monday = High priestess
Tuesday = the Tower
Wednesday = Magus or Magician
Thursday = the Wheel
Friday = the Empress
Saturday = the World

The Elements

Earth

Keywords financial affairs & material belongings
The suit Pentacles
Major Arcana card: Universe (XXI)
Minor Pages/princess

Air

Keywords attitudes & beliefs
Major Arcana card: Fool (0)
Minor Arcana Knights
The suit: Swords

Water

Keywords romances & relationships
The suit Cups
Major Arcana card: Hanged Man (XII)
Minor Arcana Queens

Fire

Career & knowledge
Major Arcana Card: Judgment (XX)
Minor Arcana Kings
The suit: wands

When dealing with relationships, whether it is romantic or …not, compare their elemental signs.

Friendly
Fire & air
Earth & water

Neutral
Fire & earth
Water & air

Not Friendly
Fire & water
Earth & Air

Zodiac signs/Major Arcana cards

4 Emperor = Aries March 21 – April 20th
5 Hierophant = Taurus April 21- May 21
6 Lover = Gemini May 22 – June 21
7 Chariot = Cancer June 22 – July 23
8 Strength = Leo July 24 – August 23
9 Hermit = Virgo Aug 24 –September 23
10 Justice = Libra September 24 - October 23
11 Wheel of fortune = mid point
13 Death = Scorpio October 24 – November 22
14 Temperance = Sagittarius November 23 –December 21
15 Devil = Capricorn December 22 – January 20
17 Star = Aquarius January 21 – February 19
18 Moon = Pisces February 20 – March 20th

Picking a significator can be tricky sometimes. This is generally up to the reader but here are some. I also find that it is helpful when determining who could be entering the clients life or leaving etc.

By their age

Magician = Usually Male but can be also a female of 50 yrs and plus
King = Man of mature nature generally in 40’s can be late 30’s (father figure)
Queen = Woman of mature nature generally in 40’s can be late 30’s (mother figure)
Knight = Younger person not a child but not yet full matured generally in 20’s (Traditionally described as a male) from 25 to 40.
Page =younger person male or female generally a child, but can be a person without life’s experiences. A Page is often considered a youth up to age 25 using a person colourings

By a persons looks

Wands = A person with fair or reddish hair, is a fire sign.
Swords = A person with medium skin tones, medium hair colourings, is an air sign.
Pentacles = A person with dark or olive skin tones, dark hair is an earth sign.
Cups = A person with fair skin and light hair colour and is a water sign.