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Enter your birth date to find your Chinese zodiac animal, element and yin or yang, using the exact Chinese New Year date for your birth year.

Born in January or February? The calculator checks the exact Chinese New Year date for you.

How the Chinese zodiac works

The Chinese zodiac assigns an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Each year also carries one of five elements and is either yin or yang. The current year, which began on February 17, 2026, is the Year of the Fire Horse.

The year changes at Chinese New Year, the second new moon after the winter solstice in most years, so it falls on a different date between January 21 and February 20.

The twelve animals

Chinese zodiac years from 1924 to 2031

Each row shows the exact dates of the Chinese year. Dates come from the Hong Kong Observatory lunar calendar tables.

Chinese zodiac years with element and polarity
YearDatesSignYin or yang
1924Feb 5, 1924 to Jan 23, 1925Wood RatYang
1925Jan 24, 1925 to Feb 12, 1926Wood OxYin
1926Feb 13, 1926 to Feb 1, 1927Fire TigerYang
1927Feb 2, 1927 to Jan 22, 1928Fire RabbitYin
1928Jan 23, 1928 to Feb 9, 1929Earth DragonYang
1929Feb 10, 1929 to Jan 29, 1930Earth SnakeYin
1930Jan 30, 1930 to Feb 16, 1931Metal HorseYang
1931Feb 17, 1931 to Feb 5, 1932Metal GoatYin
1932Feb 6, 1932 to Jan 25, 1933Water MonkeyYang
1933Jan 26, 1933 to Feb 13, 1934Water RoosterYin
1934Feb 14, 1934 to Feb 3, 1935Wood DogYang
1935Feb 4, 1935 to Jan 23, 1936Wood PigYin
1936Jan 24, 1936 to Feb 10, 1937Fire RatYang
1937Feb 11, 1937 to Jan 30, 1938Fire OxYin
1938Jan 31, 1938 to Feb 18, 1939Earth TigerYang
1939Feb 19, 1939 to Feb 7, 1940Earth RabbitYin
1940Feb 8, 1940 to Jan 26, 1941Metal DragonYang
1941Jan 27, 1941 to Feb 14, 1942Metal SnakeYin
1942Feb 15, 1942 to Feb 4, 1943Water HorseYang
1943Feb 5, 1943 to Jan 24, 1944Water GoatYin
1944Jan 25, 1944 to Feb 12, 1945Wood MonkeyYang
1945Feb 13, 1945 to Feb 1, 1946Wood RoosterYin
1946Feb 2, 1946 to Jan 21, 1947Fire DogYang
1947Jan 22, 1947 to Feb 9, 1948Fire PigYin
1948Feb 10, 1948 to Jan 28, 1949Earth RatYang
1949Jan 29, 1949 to Feb 16, 1950Earth OxYin
1950Feb 17, 1950 to Feb 5, 1951Metal TigerYang
1951Feb 6, 1951 to Jan 26, 1952Metal RabbitYin
1952Jan 27, 1952 to Feb 13, 1953Water DragonYang
1953Feb 14, 1953 to Feb 2, 1954Water SnakeYin
1954Feb 3, 1954 to Jan 23, 1955Wood HorseYang
1955Jan 24, 1955 to Feb 11, 1956Wood GoatYin
1956Feb 12, 1956 to Jan 30, 1957Fire MonkeyYang
1957Jan 31, 1957 to Feb 17, 1958Fire RoosterYin
1958Feb 18, 1958 to Feb 7, 1959Earth DogYang
1959Feb 8, 1959 to Jan 27, 1960Earth PigYin
1960Jan 28, 1960 to Feb 14, 1961Metal RatYang
1961Feb 15, 1961 to Feb 4, 1962Metal OxYin
1962Feb 5, 1962 to Jan 24, 1963Water TigerYang
1963Jan 25, 1963 to Feb 12, 1964Water RabbitYin
1964Feb 13, 1964 to Feb 1, 1965Wood DragonYang
1965Feb 2, 1965 to Jan 20, 1966Wood SnakeYin
1966Jan 21, 1966 to Feb 8, 1967Fire HorseYang
1967Feb 9, 1967 to Jan 29, 1968Fire GoatYin
1968Jan 30, 1968 to Feb 16, 1969Earth MonkeyYang
1969Feb 17, 1969 to Feb 5, 1970Earth RoosterYin
1970Feb 6, 1970 to Jan 26, 1971Metal DogYang
1971Jan 27, 1971 to Feb 14, 1972Metal PigYin
1972Feb 15, 1972 to Feb 2, 1973Water RatYang
1973Feb 3, 1973 to Jan 22, 1974Water OxYin
1974Jan 23, 1974 to Feb 10, 1975Wood TigerYang
1975Feb 11, 1975 to Jan 30, 1976Wood RabbitYin
1976Jan 31, 1976 to Feb 17, 1977Fire DragonYang
1977Feb 18, 1977 to Feb 6, 1978Fire SnakeYin
1978Feb 7, 1978 to Jan 27, 1979Earth HorseYang
1979Jan 28, 1979 to Feb 15, 1980Earth GoatYin
1980Feb 16, 1980 to Feb 4, 1981Metal MonkeyYang
1981Feb 5, 1981 to Jan 24, 1982Metal RoosterYin
1982Jan 25, 1982 to Feb 12, 1983Water DogYang
1983Feb 13, 1983 to Feb 1, 1984Water PigYin
1984Feb 2, 1984 to Feb 19, 1985Wood RatYang
1985Feb 20, 1985 to Feb 8, 1986Wood OxYin
1986Feb 9, 1986 to Jan 28, 1987Fire TigerYang
1987Jan 29, 1987 to Feb 16, 1988Fire RabbitYin
1988Feb 17, 1988 to Feb 5, 1989Earth DragonYang
1989Feb 6, 1989 to Jan 26, 1990Earth SnakeYin
1990Jan 27, 1990 to Feb 14, 1991Metal HorseYang
1991Feb 15, 1991 to Feb 3, 1992Metal GoatYin
1992Feb 4, 1992 to Jan 22, 1993Water MonkeyYang
1993Jan 23, 1993 to Feb 9, 1994Water RoosterYin
1994Feb 10, 1994 to Jan 30, 1995Wood DogYang
1995Jan 31, 1995 to Feb 18, 1996Wood PigYin
1996Feb 19, 1996 to Feb 6, 1997Fire RatYang
1997Feb 7, 1997 to Jan 27, 1998Fire OxYin
1998Jan 28, 1998 to Feb 15, 1999Earth TigerYang
1999Feb 16, 1999 to Feb 4, 2000Earth RabbitYin
2000Feb 5, 2000 to Jan 23, 2001Metal DragonYang
2001Jan 24, 2001 to Feb 11, 2002Metal SnakeYin
2002Feb 12, 2002 to Jan 31, 2003Water HorseYang
2003Feb 1, 2003 to Jan 21, 2004Water GoatYin
2004Jan 22, 2004 to Feb 8, 2005Wood MonkeyYang
2005Feb 9, 2005 to Jan 28, 2006Wood RoosterYin
2006Jan 29, 2006 to Feb 17, 2007Fire DogYang
2007Feb 18, 2007 to Feb 6, 2008Fire PigYin
2008Feb 7, 2008 to Jan 25, 2009Earth RatYang
2009Jan 26, 2009 to Feb 13, 2010Earth OxYin
2010Feb 14, 2010 to Feb 2, 2011Metal TigerYang
2011Feb 3, 2011 to Jan 22, 2012Metal RabbitYin
2012Jan 23, 2012 to Feb 9, 2013Water DragonYang
2013Feb 10, 2013 to Jan 30, 2014Water SnakeYin
2014Jan 31, 2014 to Feb 18, 2015Wood HorseYang
2015Feb 19, 2015 to Feb 7, 2016Wood GoatYin
2016Feb 8, 2016 to Jan 27, 2017Fire MonkeyYang
2017Jan 28, 2017 to Feb 15, 2018Fire RoosterYin
2018Feb 16, 2018 to Feb 4, 2019Earth DogYang
2019Feb 5, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020Earth PigYin
2020Jan 25, 2020 to Feb 11, 2021Metal RatYang
2021Feb 12, 2021 to Jan 31, 2022Metal OxYin
2022Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 21, 2023Water TigerYang
2023Jan 22, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024Water RabbitYin
2024Feb 10, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025Wood DragonYang
2025Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026Wood SnakeYin
2026Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027Fire HorseYang
2027Feb 6, 2027 to Jan 25, 2028Fire GoatYin
2028Jan 26, 2028 to Feb 12, 2029Earth MonkeyYang
2029Feb 13, 2029 to Feb 2, 2030Earth RoosterYin
2030Feb 3, 2030 to Jan 22, 2031Metal DogYang
2031Jan 23, 2031 to Feb 10, 2032Metal PigYin

Questions

Why is my Chinese zodiac sign different from what I expected?

The Chinese zodiac year starts on Chinese New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20, not on January 1. If you were born in January or early February, you may belong to the previous year’s animal.

What is my Chinese zodiac element?

Each year also has one of five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), which changes every two years. Combined with the twelve animals, this makes a 60-year cycle, so a Fire Horse year comes around once every 60 years.

Does the Chinese zodiac use my birth time?

Your year animal only needs your birth date. Full Chinese astrology (BaZi, the Four Pillars) also uses month, day and hour, and some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun around February 4 instead of at Chinese New Year.

Which time zone is used?

Chinese New Year dates follow China Standard Time (UTC+8). Use the date of your birth where you were born.

Related

Check how two signs get along with the Chinese zodiac compatibility calculator, or read about the 2027 Year of the Fire Goat.