How is zodiac compatibility calculated here?
Each of your two full birth dates is converted to a zodiac sign using fixed tropical date boundaries. Then three factors are measured for the pair: element, modality, and polarity, with the point values shown in the formula above. The three are added into a single number from 38 to 100. Nothing is hidden and nothing is random.
Which sign do I get if I was born on a cusp date?
This tool uses fixed boundaries by day and month, without a year adjustment. The real moment the Sun enters a sign can shift by about a day from year to year, so a person born near a boundary may be a different sign in a full ephemeris. Here you get the sign the fixed table assigns to that date, and the page tells you that plainly.
Does the order of the two dates matter?
No. The three factors—element, modality, and polarity—describe the pair of signs as a pair. They are the same whether you enter one date first or the other. Swapping the fields never changes the number.
Is this the same as a full birth chart reading?
No. A full birth chart plots the Sun, Moon, planets, houses, and aspects for an exact time and place. This calculator only maps the day and month to a tropical zodiac sign, then scores the pair by element, modality, and polarity. It is a fixed arithmetic game on two dates, not an interpretation of individual charts or a prediction about the relationship.
How is this different from the birthday compatibility tool?
The birthday compatibility tool works from the two full dates themselves and builds its score from a different published formula. This zodiac page first converts each date to a sign, then scores only the pair of signs by element, modality, and polarity. They are separate games with separate arithmetic; neither reads personal details.
Are our birth dates stored anywhere?
No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser, so the dates are never sent to a server. They are not written into the address bar or saved on your device. If you build a share card, the image is drawn locally and the share link contains no date data. Closing the tab leaves nothing behind.