Virgo · by personality
The Apothecary Diaries · Jade Pavilion
Maomao: zodiac sign and birth chart
Maomao has no canon birthday. The novels, manga and anime never give one. Read from her personality, she's a Virgo, with Mercury and Venus there too: the apothecary who checks every detail, treats first and talks later, and plans to keep her head down until a poisoned dish gives her away. An Aries Moon is the part that lights up when the mystery gets interesting.
- SunVirgo
- MoonAries
- RisingLibra
- MercuryVirgo
- VenusVirgo
- MarsScorpio
SourceNo canon birthday: none of the novels, the manga or the anime give Maomao a date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from her personality.
Birth chart
Maomao's chart at a glance
No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from her character.
- Fire1
- Earth3
- Air1
- Water1
- Mostly earth. 3 of her 6 placements are earth signs.
- About 1 in 15 birthdays get Maomao in the app's The Apothecary Diaries world.
NEBO's take
No birthday in canon. Her personality says Virgo.
We ran Maomao through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets her most often. It reads her as earth first: precise, practical and quietly sure of what she knows.
Canon
No canon birthdayNever given in the novels, the manga or the animeNEBO's take
Virgo SunRead from her personality- Sun
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeVirgo
Virgo checks the detail nobody else checks. She works out that the face powder is what is harming the emperor's babies, and warns the court without signing her name.
- Moon
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeAries
An Aries Moon gets fired up. Where others see danger, she sees a puzzle, and one sip of a suspicious dish makes her smile.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeLibra
No birth time in canon. First impression: a plain servant girl with her head down, who looks like she wants to be forgotten.
- Mercury
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeVirgo
Virgo Mercury wants proof. Her adoptive father Luomen taught her never to claim what she can't prove, so she gathers facts before she says a word.
- Venus
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeVirgo
Virgo shows love by being useful. She nurses Lihua back to health and teaches her friend Xiaolan to read and write.
- Mars
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeScorpio
Scorpio goes deep and doesn't let go. Once a case catches her, she follows the poison all the way to its source.
What canon does give: a girl who means to work off her contract unnoticed and is far too curious to manage it. A Virgo answer is to stay useful, keep quiet and fix the problem anyway.
How she shows up
Why she's like this
Virgo is the sign of detail, craft and being useful. Maomao hits every one of them, in scenes fans know by heart.
CoreVirgo Sun
Notices what everyone missed
She sees that the emperor's babies are being harmed by a poisonous face powder, and leaves an anonymous warning. Jinshi quickly tracks down who wrote it.
Season 1
FeelingsAries Moon
Delighted by danger
At the Jade Pavilion she becomes the food taster. One sip tells her what is off about the dish, and if there's poison in it, she smiles.
Season 1
LoveVenus in Virgo
Care as a craft
Lihua is worn down by grief and by the same powder. Maomao takes over her care, gets rid of the powder and nurses her back.
Season 1
LoveVenus in Virgo
Teaches a friend to read
Xiaolan, her first real friend in the palace, worries about life after her contract ends. Maomao teaches her to read and write.
Season 1
First impressionLibra rising
Unimpressed by beauty
Court ladies nearly faint at Jinshi's smile. Maomao looks at him as if he were an unpleasant bug.
Season 1
In a fightMars in Scorpio
Can't leave a mystery alone
Jinshi keeps throwing new mysteries her way, and she follows every one to the source.
Season 1
Your turn
Which Apothecary Diaries character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Fengming most often. Aries guys get The Emperor.
You and Maomao: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Taurus girls get Suirei most often. Taurus guys get Gaoshun.
You and Maomao: Same element, earth. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Gemini girls get Xiaolan most often. Gemini guys get Lakan.
You and Maomao: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Cancer girls get Hongniang most often. Cancer guys get Jinshi.
You and Maomao: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Leo girls get Gyokuyou most often. Leo guys get The Emperor.
You and Maomao: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Virgo girls get Maomao most often. Virgo guys get Gaoshun.
You and Maomao: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Libra girls get Xiaolan most often. Libra guys get Lahan.
You and Maomao: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Scorpio girls get Lihua most often. Scorpio guys get Jinshi.
You and Maomao: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Sagittarius girls get Ah-Duo most often. Sagittarius guys get Basen.
You and Maomao: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Capricorn girls get Hongniang most often. Capricorn guys get Lahan.
You and Maomao: Same element, earth. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Aquarius girls get Xiaolan most often. Aquarius guys get Lakan.
You and Maomao: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Pisces girls get Lishu most often. Pisces guys get Luomen.
You and Maomao: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
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Who Maomao clicks with, and who she clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- The EmperorAries Moon+Aries MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
- SuireiVirgo Sun+Taurus SunSuns in the same element: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
- GaoshunVenus in Virgo+Mars in TaurusVenus and Mars in step: the spark is real, friends or more.
Pick a side
Are you more Maomao or Jinshi?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Maomao's chart
Famous Virgos with her placements
Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Maomao. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
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Sydney SweeneyVirgo Sun · Mercury in Virgo, Mars in Scorpio.png)
Jung KookVirgo Sun · Mercury in Virgo, Mars in Scorpio
Bukayo SakaVirgo Sun · Aries Moon
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Scott CaanVirgo Sun · Mercury in Virgo, Venus in Virgo
Maomao in real life
The app casts Maomao as a Pisces, a Sagittarius and a Virgo Sun: Yeri, Yuna of ITZY and Sydney Sweeney. No single sign leads, but Sydney Sweeney matches her Virgo Sun.
Characters like her in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
The Apothecary Diaries
Characters like Maomao
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
Which Apothecary Diaries character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your The Apothecary Diaries character, your corner of the Rear Palace and how close you are to Maomao.
Are you Maomao? Find your character→Questions
Maomao's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Maomao?
Canon never says. None of the novels, the manga or the anime give Maomao a birthday. By personality, NEBO's take is Virgo.
When is Maomao's birthday?
It isn't given anywhere in canon.
Is Maomao a Virgo?
By personality, yes: sharp-eyed, practical and always checking the facts. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.
What is Maomao's birth chart?
NEBO's take: Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aries, Libra rising, Mercury in Virgo, Venus in Virgo, Mars in Scorpio. Read from her personality, not from a canon date.
What element is Maomao?
Earth. Virgo is an earth sign, and 3 of her 6 placements are earth too.
Who is Maomao most compatible with?
By chart, The Emperor, Suirei and Gaoshun. Aries Moon and Aries Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
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