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Press kit · October 2026

1 birth in 4 doesn't have the sign people think

In the Hebrew calendar, one birth in four falls under a different zodiac sign than in the usual horoscope. And an evening birth can change sign again, because the Hebrew day begins the evening before, at sunset. Astromazal, a free site in English and French, does the calculation in a few seconds.

The story

The Hebrew calendar follows the Moon: its twelve months, Nissan, Iyar, Sivan…, slide every year against the civil months. The tradition attaches a sign, a mazal, to each of them: Nissan to Aries, Tishrei to Libra, Adar to Pisces. Because the Hebrew months don't match the horoscope dates, many people find they don't have the sign they thought.

Example: someone born on 26 March 1990 thinks they are an Aries. In the Hebrew calendar, that day is 29 Adar 5750: their mazal is Pisces. Born in the evening, after sunset, it is already 1 Nissan: Aries.

The figures

• 25.8% of daytime births fall under a different sign in the Hebrew calendar (computed on all 14,610 days from 1970 to 2009).
• Depending on the sign, 25 to 30% of people are affected; Pisces less so (11%).
• A birth after sunset changes Hebrew day, and sometimes sign.
• More than 5,000 first names written in Hebrew letters on the site, with their value and meaning.

Method: for each day from 1970 to 2009, the Hebrew month is taken from the standard Hebrew calendar, the same one used in diaries and phones; it is compared with the usual sign, using the dates most common in the press (Aries from 21 March to 19 April, etc.). Full details of the calculation on request.

Another angle: your name in Hebrew

The site writes more than 5,000 first names in Hebrew letters, with the value of each letter (gematria). Some hold surprises: Karen is written קרן, exactly the letters of the word in the Torah that says Moses' face "shone" (Exodus 34:29).

Astromazal in brief

• Independent site, launched in 2026, in English and French.
• Free calculation, no sign-up, done in the browser: Hebrew date of birth, sunset included, and mazal.
• Longer written reports are offered as an option.
• Its mascot, Maguen, a star who explains the signs in videos.