104 BC
The Taichu calendar
The year begins with the new moon at the end of winter: the New Year still celebrated today.
The story
For centuries, each Chinese dynasty began the year in a different month. In 104 BC, under Emperor Wu of Han, a calendar reform — in which the historian Sima Qian took part — fixed the start of the year at the new moon at the end of winter. With few interruptions, that convention is the one that still marks Chinese New Year.
Because the year is tied to the Moon and not to a fixed date, New Year falls on a different day each time, between January 21 and February 20. That's why on Molino your sign comes from your full date: if you were born before the New Year of your year, your sign is that of the previous year.
Origin
Han dynasty (China)
Influence
How Molino uses it
It defines the exact day your sign changes
Transparency
These historical traditions explore numbers and cultural symbols as a tool for personal reflection.
The interpretations belong to the symbolic and cultural field; they aren't scientific predictions. This map combines numerology, astrology and the Chinese zodiac in a transparent, educational way.
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