Myanmar Zodiac Signs · မဟာဘုတ် နှင့် နေ့နံများ
Mahabote (မဟာဘုတ်) is the weekday zodiac used with the Myanmar Calendar. Your sign comes from the day you were born — eight animals, not the Chinese twelve-year cycle. Wednesday splits into morning (Mercury, tusked elephant) and afternoon (Rahu, tuskless elephant).
Find your sign
Birth date gives weekday, animal, planet and direction. Wednesday also needs morning or afternoon.
| Birth day | Weekday name | Animal | Planet | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Taninganwe (တနင်္ဂနွေ) | Garuda (ဂဠုန်) | Sun | Northeast |
| Monday | Taninla (တနင်္လာ) | Tiger (ကျား) | Moon | East |
| Tuesday | Inga (အင်္ဂါ) | Lion (ခြင်္သေ့) | Mars | Southeast |
| Wednesday AM | Buddha-hu (ဗုဒ္ဓဟူး) | Tusked elephant (ဆင်) | Mercury | South |
| Wednesday PM | Rahu (ရာဟု) | Tuskless elephant (ဟိုင်းဆင်) | Rahu | Northwest |
| Thursday | Kyathabade (ကြာသပတေး) | Rat (ကြွက်) | Jupiter | West |
| Friday | Thaukkya (သောကြာ) | Guinea pig (ပူး) | Venus | North |
| Saturday | Sanay (စနေ) | Naga (နဂါး) | Saturn | Southwest |
People use the weekday sign with naming, marriage questions and choosing dates. It sits beside other Burmese tools on this site: moon phase, sabbath, Yatyaza, Pyathada and Thingyan. A twelve-sign year cycle and 27 nakhat mansions are a separate layer — the calendar day modal shows Nakhat for a given date.
Frequently asked questions
How many zodiac signs are in Myanmar astrology?
Mahabote uses eight weekday signs. Wednesday is two: morning tusked elephant (Mercury) and afternoon tuskless elephant (Rahu).
What are the eight animals?
Sunday Garuda, Monday Tiger, Tuesday Lion, Wednesday morning elephant, Wednesday afternoon tuskless elephant, Thursday Rat, Friday Guinea pig, Saturday Naga.
How do I find my sign?
Enter the birth date. If the weekday is Wednesday, choose before or after noon.
Is this the Chinese zodiac?
No. Chinese signs run twelve animals by year. Mahabote signs run eight animals by weekday.