Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Discover your Chinese Zodiac animal, element, and yin/yang energy from your date of birth. The current Chinese year is the Year of the Fire Horse (17 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027).
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All 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Each year runs from Chinese New Year to the day before the next one — so a birthday in January or early February often belongs to the previous animal. Full list: Chinese zodiac by year (1924–2031).
- 1924 5 Feb 1924 – 23 Jan 1925
- 1936 24 Jan 1936 – 10 Feb 1937
- 1948 10 Feb 1948 – 28 Jan 1949
- 1960 28 Jan 1960 – 14 Feb 1961
- 1972 15 Feb 1972 – 2 Feb 1973
- 1984 2 Feb 1984 – 19 Feb 1985
- 1996 19 Feb 1996 – 6 Feb 1997
- 2008 7 Feb 2008 – 25 Jan 2009
- 2020 25 Jan 2020 – 11 Feb 2021
- 1925 24 Jan 1925 – 12 Feb 1926
- 1937 11 Feb 1937 – 30 Jan 1938
- 1949 29 Jan 1949 – 16 Feb 1950
- 1961 15 Feb 1961 – 4 Feb 1962
- 1973 3 Feb 1973 – 22 Jan 1974
- 1985 20 Feb 1985 – 8 Feb 1986
- 1997 7 Feb 1997 – 27 Jan 1998
- 2009 26 Jan 2009 – 13 Feb 2010
- 2021 12 Feb 2021 – 31 Jan 2022
- 1926 13 Feb 1926 – 1 Feb 1927
- 1938 31 Jan 1938 – 18 Feb 1939
- 1950 17 Feb 1950 – 5 Feb 1951
- 1962 5 Feb 1962 – 24 Jan 1963
- 1974 23 Jan 1974 – 10 Feb 1975
- 1986 9 Feb 1986 – 28 Jan 1987
- 1998 28 Jan 1998 – 15 Feb 1999
- 2010 14 Feb 2010 – 2 Feb 2011
- 2022 1 Feb 2022 – 21 Jan 2023
- 1927 2 Feb 1927 – 22 Jan 1928
- 1939 19 Feb 1939 – 7 Feb 1940
- 1951 6 Feb 1951 – 26 Jan 1952
- 1963 25 Jan 1963 – 12 Feb 1964
- 1975 11 Feb 1975 – 30 Jan 1976
- 1987 29 Jan 1987 – 16 Feb 1988
- 1999 16 Feb 1999 – 4 Feb 2000
- 2011 3 Feb 2011 – 22 Jan 2012
- 2023 22 Jan 2023 – 9 Feb 2024
- 1928 23 Jan 1928 – 9 Feb 1929
- 1940 8 Feb 1940 – 26 Jan 1941
- 1952 27 Jan 1952 – 13 Feb 1953
- 1964 13 Feb 1964 – 1 Feb 1965
- 1976 31 Jan 1976 – 17 Feb 1977
- 1988 17 Feb 1988 – 5 Feb 1989
- 2000 5 Feb 2000 – 23 Jan 2001
- 2012 23 Jan 2012 – 9 Feb 2013
- 2024 10 Feb 2024 – 28 Jan 2025
- 1929 10 Feb 1929 – 29 Jan 1930
- 1941 27 Jan 1941 – 14 Feb 1942
- 1953 14 Feb 1953 – 2 Feb 1954
- 1965 2 Feb 1965 – 20 Jan 1966
- 1977 18 Feb 1977 – 6 Feb 1978
- 1989 6 Feb 1989 – 26 Jan 1990
- 2001 24 Jan 2001 – 11 Feb 2002
- 2013 10 Feb 2013 – 30 Jan 2014
- 2025 29 Jan 2025 – 16 Feb 2026
- 1930 30 Jan 1930 – 16 Feb 1931
- 1942 15 Feb 1942 – 4 Feb 1943
- 1954 3 Feb 1954 – 23 Jan 1955
- 1966 21 Jan 1966 – 8 Feb 1967
- 1978 7 Feb 1978 – 27 Jan 1979
- 1990 27 Jan 1990 – 14 Feb 1991
- 2002 12 Feb 2002 – 31 Jan 2003
- 2014 31 Jan 2014 – 18 Feb 2015
- 2026 17 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027
- 1931 17 Feb 1931 – 5 Feb 1932
- 1943 5 Feb 1943 – 24 Jan 1944
- 1955 24 Jan 1955 – 11 Feb 1956
- 1967 9 Feb 1967 – 29 Jan 1968
- 1979 28 Jan 1979 – 15 Feb 1980
- 1991 15 Feb 1991 – 3 Feb 1992
- 2003 1 Feb 2003 – 21 Jan 2004
- 2015 19 Feb 2015 – 7 Feb 2016
- 2027 6 Feb 2027 – 25 Jan 2028
- 1932 6 Feb 1932 – 25 Jan 1933
- 1944 25 Jan 1944 – 12 Feb 1945
- 1956 12 Feb 1956 – 30 Jan 1957
- 1968 30 Jan 1968 – 16 Feb 1969
- 1980 16 Feb 1980 – 4 Feb 1981
- 1992 4 Feb 1992 – 22 Jan 1993
- 2004 22 Jan 2004 – 8 Feb 2005
- 2016 8 Feb 2016 – 27 Jan 2017
- 2028 26 Jan 2028 – 12 Feb 2029
- 1933 26 Jan 1933 – 13 Feb 1934
- 1945 13 Feb 1945 – 1 Feb 1946
- 1957 31 Jan 1957 – 17 Feb 1958
- 1969 17 Feb 1969 – 5 Feb 1970
- 1981 5 Feb 1981 – 24 Jan 1982
- 1993 23 Jan 1993 – 9 Feb 1994
- 2005 9 Feb 2005 – 28 Jan 2006
- 2017 28 Jan 2017 – 15 Feb 2018
- 2029 13 Feb 2029 – 2 Feb 2030
- 1934 14 Feb 1934 – 3 Feb 1935
- 1946 2 Feb 1946 – 21 Jan 1947
- 1958 18 Feb 1958 – 7 Feb 1959
- 1970 6 Feb 1970 – 26 Jan 1971
- 1982 25 Jan 1982 – 12 Feb 1983
- 1994 10 Feb 1994 – 30 Jan 1995
- 2006 29 Jan 2006 – 17 Feb 2007
- 2018 16 Feb 2018 – 4 Feb 2019
- 2030 3 Feb 2030 – 22 Jan 2031
- 1935 4 Feb 1935 – 23 Jan 1936
- 1947 22 Jan 1947 – 9 Feb 1948
- 1959 8 Feb 1959 – 27 Jan 1960
- 1971 27 Jan 1971 – 14 Feb 1972
- 1983 13 Feb 1983 – 1 Feb 1984
- 1995 31 Jan 1995 – 18 Feb 1996
- 2007 18 Feb 2007 – 6 Feb 2008
- 2019 5 Feb 2019 – 24 Jan 2020
- 2031 23 Jan 2031 – 10 Feb 2032
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Chinese Zodiac?
The Chinese Zodiac (生肖, Shēngxiào) is a 12-year repeating cycle where each year is represented by an animal. The 12 animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (also called Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
How is my Chinese Zodiac sign determined?
Your Chinese Zodiac sign is determined by the year of your birth according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The Chinese New Year falls between January 21 and February 20 — if your birthday is in January or early February, you may belong to the previous year's zodiac animal.
What are the five elements in Chinese Zodiac?
Each zodiac year is also associated with one of five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each element governs two consecutive years, creating a 60-year cycle. Your element adds further nuance to your zodiac personality.
What is yin and yang in the Chinese Zodiac?
Yang and Yin alternate year by year. Yang years are the Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey and Dog years — Chinese years that begin in an even-numbered Gregorian year (2026, the Fire Horse year, is Yang). Yin years are the Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Goat, Rooster and Pig years, which begin in odd-numbered years (2027, the Fire Goat year, is Yin). Yang is traditionally described as active and outgoing, Yin as receptive and reflective.
Which Chinese Zodiac animals are most compatible?
Traditional compatibility is grouped in triangles: Rat-Dragon-Monkey, Ox-Snake-Rooster, Tiger-Horse-Dog, Rabbit-Goat-Pig. Animals four positions apart (e.g., Rat and Horse) are considered least compatible.
Is the Chinese Zodiac the same as the Western Zodiac?
No. The Western Zodiac is based on the month of your birth (tied to the sun's position) and repeats every year. The Chinese Zodiac is based on the year of your birth and repeats every 12 years. They measure entirely different things.