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Want to know how Mayan day signs differ from Western sun signs? Want to know why a Chinese zodiac year may not match your birthday? These guides explain each tradition with care. They are for learning and entertainment, not spiritual authority.
Learning guides
- What Is Mayan Astrology?Maya sacred time uses the Tzolk'in day count, day signs, and tones. The Tzolk'in is the Maya 260-day calendar.
- What Is the Tzolk'in?The Tzolk'in is the Maya 260-day calendar. It counts days, signs, and tones.
- What Is the Celtic Tree Zodiac?Modern Celtic tree astrology uses seasonal tree signs. Ogham is an early Irish letter set that links letters to trees.
- Akan Weekday Names: Birth Names and Day-SoulsAkan weekday names mark the week you arrived. An Akan day-soul is kra or sunsum in folk teaching.
- How Does a Birth Sign Work?Sun, Moon, and rising answer three different questions about your birth.
- What Are Birthstones?Western months, Indian Vedic ratna gems, and Chinese gift stones.
- Gemstone Combinations in Astrology LoreNavaratna sets, stacked birthstones, and festival gift kits. No luck claims.
- Gemstone Cautions in Astrology LoreSeller red flags, Jyotish chart limits, and folk rules you can skip.
- What Is Indian Vedic Astrology?Jyotish basics: a star-based zodiac, Moon rashi, and dasha periods.
- What Is the Chinese Horoscope?Twelve animals, five elements, and why January birthdays need a second look.
- What Is Tibetan Astrology?Twelve animals, five elements, and why Losar matters more than January 1.
- Mayan vs Western Astrology: Two Ways of Reading TimeMayan day-signs sit beside the twelve sun signs. Each system measures a different clock.
- Celtic Tree Signs vs Western Zodiac: Seasonal Trees and Solar SignsSeasonal tree months on the solar year sit beside the twelve-sign zodiac most columns use.
Glossary and methodology
Compare and discover
- Tibetan vs Indian Vedic Astrology: Losar Animals and Jyotish MoonBirth-year animals and festival calendars sit beside star-based Moon, Moon mansion, and planet periods.
- Types of Astrology Systems Around the WorldFrom tropical sun signs to weekday names, how cultures turn birth into sky stories.
- Mayan vs Celtic Horoscope: Sacred Count vs Tree SeasonTwo systems that skip the twelve signs. A Maya sacred cycle and Ogham-inspired tree months.
- Ancient Zodiac Systems: Before the Daily Horoscope ColumnWhere sky divisions came from, and what modern horoscope apps simplify.
- Horoscopes by Birth Date: One Birthday, Seven Different MapsSame birthday, seven labels. What each tradition actually calculates from your date.
Try the tools
Want to see several traditions side by side? Open our multi-tradition horoscope. It has daily, weekly, and monthly views. Or try the zodiac sign calculator.