Couple compatibility: marriage & partnership
Where two people's ages match or clash, for marriage or business.
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StartWestern zodiac (Sun sign)
Which zodiac sign you are, with a line for today.
Yearly star (Nine Luminaries) & Tam Tai
This year's ruling star and Tam Tai check, by birth year and gender.
Where Do Zodiac Birthstones Come From? History, Lists, and How to Read Them Correctly
Where do zodiac birthstones come from, who made the first list, and why is each month tied to a stone? An analysis drawing on G. F. Kunz's books.
Does the Year of the Dragon Increase Births in Vietnam? Zodiac Belief and Its Traces in Birth Data
Zodiac beliefs may shape birth numbers in Vietnam and East Asia, with larger cohorts in good years and Dragon and Tiger year shifts.
What is Cung Hoàng Đạo?
Cung Hoàng Đạo is one of twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic, each tied to a constellation and used in Western astrology for personality, love and career.
Do Children Born in an 'Auspicious' Year Study Better? When Parents' Beliefs Make the Prediction Come True
Studies in mainland China, Taiwan, Hồng Kông and Asian-American communities find Dragon-year children score slightly higher.
What is a Sun Sign? Distinguishing It from the Astronomical Zodiac
A Sun Sign comes from the Sun's position at your birth in the tropical zodiac, which differs from the actual constellation position.
Which Planet Rules Each Zodiac Sign?
Each Western zodiac sign has a ruling planet believed to shape its personality. Here is a table of those planets and their meaning.
What Is 'Zodiac Sign' in English? The 12 Sign Names and How to Use Them Correctly
Cung hoàng đạo in English is zodiac signs. This covers the 12 sign names in English, their pronunciation, sign versus constellation, and translation notes.
What is Tứ Hành Xung?
Four conflicting zodiac signs are four Earthly Branches in two opposing pairs: Rat-Horse-Cat-Rooster, Tiger-Monkey-Snake-Pig, and Dragon-Dog-Ox-Goat.
How Do the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs Differ? Why Does the Same Birth Date Give Two Different Signs?
The tropical zodiac follows the seasons, the sidereal zodiac the stars. Precession has pushed them about 24 degrees apart, enough to change most Sun signs.
Western Astrology: The 12 Basic Zodiac Signs
The 12 zodiac signs began with Babylonian sky watching and Ptolemy's system. Precession means they no longer match the constellations.
Mutable Signs in Astrology: Traits and Associated Zodiac Signs
Explore the Mutable signs in astrology: their adaptable traits, and the four signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.
Capricorn Zodiac Healing Crystals: Meanings and How to Choose
Capricorn healing crystals: meanings of Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Clear Quartz and Jade, plus how to choose stones by the Five Elements for focus and luck.
Feng Shui / Birthstones by Zodiac Sign: A Basic Guide
Gemstones tied to each Western zodiac sign and the symbolic meanings behind them, based on Western astrological tradition blended with gemstone customs.
Gemstones for Leo Zodiac Sign: Meaning and How to Choose
Discover the best gemstones for Leo zodiac sign (July 23 - August 22), the meaning of each stone and how to choose by element and color for good luck.
Gemstones for Cancer Zodiac Sign: Meaning and How to Choose
Discover gemstones suitable for the Cancer zodiac sign, their meanings, and how to choose stones based on the five elements to enhance positive energy.
Do 'compatible' zodiac signs marry more durably? Swedish population data answer
Swedish population register data from 1968 to 2001 show couples with 'compatible' zodiac signs neither marry more nor divorce less.
Rat - Goat Harm: The Six Harms Pair in the 12 Zodiac Animals
The Rat and Goat harm pair in the Six Harms of the 12 zodiac animals: its Earthly Branches origins, how the conflict shows up, and guidance for work and life.
Zodiac Signs and Personality by the 4 Elements: Fire/Earth/Air/Water
Fire, Earth, Air and Water are the four elements that classify the 12 zodiac signs in Western astrology, each with its own energy and motivation.
Tiger and Snake Harm: Decoding the Six Harms Pair in the Chinese Zodiac
Tiger and Snake form a Six Harms pair in the Chinese zodiac, and their clash can bring conflict in marriage or business. Here are the traits behind it.
Harmony Triangle of Pig - Cat - Goat (Wood Element): Exploring the Zodiac Compatibility Group
The Pig, Cat, and Goat Harmony Triangle forms the Wood Element group of the zodiac, covering its origins and how these three signs support each other.
What Are Feng Shui Stones? How to Choose Stones for Your Destiny and Zodiac
An overview of feng shui stones: concepts, how to choose stones for your Five Elements destiny and zodiac sign, meanings of popular stones, and care tips.
Why Many People Find Their Zodiac Sign Description Fits Them: The Self-Attribution Effect
Surveys once linked fire signs to extroversion, but later research ties that link to whether people already knew astrology's traits for their sign.
What is a Moon Sign and How Does It Differ from the Usual Zodiac Sign?
Discover the Moon Sign in astrology: its definition, how to calculate it, and how it differs from the Sun sign (the usual zodiac sign).
Ox - Horse Harm: The Six Harm Pair in the Chinese Zodiac and a Detailed Perspective
The Ox and Horse Six Harm pair in the Chinese zodiac: its origins, the traits behind the clash, and how it affects relationships.
What Zodiac Animal and Element Goes with Each Birth Year? Lookup Table 1924 to 2043
Birth years 1924 to 2043 by zodiac animal and nạp âm element, with the two year boundaries: Tết in folk usage and Lập Xuân in Bát Tự.
What is the Rising Sign and how does it differ from the usual zodiac sign?
The Rising Sign is the zodiac sign ascending on the eastern horizon at your birth. Here is how it differs from the Sun sign.
What Are the 12 Zodiac Animals? Meaning and How to Calculate Age by Earthly Branches
The 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals and their Earthly Branches, what each animal means, how to calculate age, and the folk relationships.
Is Ophiuchus the 13th zodiac sign? IAU constellation boundaries and why astrology keeps 12 signs
Ophiuchus is not a 13th zodiac sign: the Sun crosses 13 IAU constellations, but Western astrology uses 12 equal 30 degree signs from the equinox.
Monkey - Pig Clash: The Six Harms Pair in the Chinese Zodiac and How to Resolve
Explore the Monkey-Pig clash (Six Harms) in the Chinese zodiac: origins, conflicting traits, impacts on business and marriage, and effective remedies.
Dần - Ngọ - Tuất Triple Harmony (Fire Group): The Triple Harmony Groups in the 12 Zodiac Animals
The Dần, Ngọ and Tuất triple harmony group is the Fire trio in the 12 zodiac animals, tied to the Earthly Branches and the Five Elements.
Rooster - Dog Clash: The Six Clash Pair in the 12 Zodiac Animals and How to Resolve It
Rooster and Dog form a Six Clash pair in the 12 zodiac animals, with causes, effects on business and marriage, and Feng Shui ways to ease it.
Cat and Dragon Clash: The Six Harms Pair in the Chinese Zodiac and How to Resolve It
Cat and Dragon form a Six Harms pair in the Chinese zodiac, causing hidden losses. See the origin, effects on relationships, and ways to resolve it.
How Having a Dragon Year Baby Affects the Mother: Zodiac Belief as a Natural Experiment in Economics
Economists use Dragon year birth timing to measure how a first child affects mothers' employment, and what that timing reveals about ethnic identity.
Child's zodiac sign clashing with parents' according to tứ hành xung and lục hại: how should it be understood?
Tứ hành xung and lục hại in the 12 zodiac animals are folk conventions, not science, for judging a child's zodiac against parents.
How to Name a Child Born in the Đinh Mùi 2027 Year to Suit the Mùi Zodiac According to Folk Belief
Folk tips for naming a 2027 Đinh Mùi child: choosing Nho radicals, five elements, and can chi to suit the Mùi zodiac, plus what to avoid.
Tam Tai and Thái Tuế in the 2027 Đinh Mùi Year: Which Zodiac Signs Are Affected, How the List Is Calculated, and Where Schools of Thought Disagree
By folk belief, in 2027 (Đinh Mùi) Pig, Cat and Goat meet their last Tam Tai year; Goat is in Thái Tuế, Ox clashes, Dog punishes, Rat harms. Schools differ.
Should You Build a House, Marry, or Have a Child in Your Zodiac Year? How to Calculate Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc, Tam Tai, and Understand Them Correctly
Zodiac year taboos on building, marrying, or having a child, how Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc, and Tam Tai are calculated by lunar age, and why methods differ.
What is Con giáp?
The zodiac animal system is the twelve Earthly Branches, from Rat to Pig, used to reckon years, months, hours and ages in East Asian culture.
Year of the Pig (Hợi): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny
Pig (Hợi) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality, Water element, harmony with Cat and Goat, clashes with Tiger, Monkey and Snake, plus notable birth years.
Decode Your Zodiac Animal
Swipe a few times and see which zodiac animal matches your real character.
Zodiac sign boundaries year by year, 1950 to 2050
The date and time the sun enters each zodiac sign, computed per year instead of using a fixed boundary.
The twelve earthly branches
The twelve earthly branches with their zodiac animal, five-element attribution and two-hour window.
Compatibility matrix of the 12 earthly branches
The relation between every pair of the 12 earthly branches, 144 rows, in long form with one pair per row.
Sexagenary cycle table (60 Hoa Giap)
All 60 stem-branch pairs with their Na Yin five-element attribution and the lunar years they cover between 1924 and 2043.