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Zodavela / The journal

The celestial journal

Stories, perspectives and new ways of looking at the sky.

Two new stories each week, on Tuesday and Friday.
An illustrated lunar calendar beneath a starry sky.

29 September 2026

How to Read a Lunar New Year Animal Table

A date, an animal and a year can share one row without answering the same question. Read the Royal Museums Greenwich table alongside calendar guidance from the Hong Kong Observatory, then keep its cultural associations separate from astronomical facts and astrological predictions.