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Chinese zodiac by birth year

Chinese zodiac by birth year

The Chinese year starts at the lunar New Year, in late January or February, not on 1 January. Type your birth date.

Date of birth

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Years by zodiac sign

	Sign	Years (start of the year)
	鼠 Rat shǔ	1948 (10 Feb, earth) · 1960 (28 Jan, metal) · 1972 (15 Feb, water) · 1984 (2 Feb, wood) · 1996 (19 Feb, fire) · 2008 (7 Feb, earth) · 2020 (25 Jan, metal)
	牛 Ox niú	1949 (29 Jan, earth) · 1961 (15 Feb, metal) · 1973 (3 Feb, water) · 1985 (20 Feb, wood) · 1997 (7 Feb, fire) · 2009 (26 Jan, earth) · 2021 (12 Feb, metal)
	虎 Tiger hǔ	1950 (17 Feb, metal) · 1962 (5 Feb, water) · 1974 (23 Jan, wood) · 1986 (9 Feb, fire) · 1998 (28 Jan, earth) · 2010 (14 Feb, metal) · 2022 (1 Feb, water)
	兔 Rabbit tù	1951 (6 Feb, metal) · 1963 (25 Jan, water) · 1975 (11 Feb, wood) · 1987 (29 Jan, fire) · 1999 (16 Feb, earth) · 2011 (3 Feb, metal) · 2023 (22 Jan, water)
	龙 Dragon lóng	1940 (8 Feb, metal) · 1952 (27 Jan, water) · 1964 (13 Feb, wood) · 1976 (31 Jan, fire) · 1988 (17 Feb, earth) · 2000 (5 Feb, metal) · 2012 (23 Jan, water) · 2024 (10 Feb, wood)
	蛇 Snake shé	1941 (27 Jan, metal) · 1953 (14 Feb, water) · 1965 (2 Feb, wood) · 1977 (18 Feb, fire) · 1989 (6 Feb, earth) · 2001 (24 Jan, metal) · 2013 (10 Feb, water) · 2025 (29 Jan, wood)
	马 Horse mǎ	1942 (15 Feb, water) · 1954 (4 Feb, wood) · 1966 (21 Jan, fire) · 1978 (7 Feb, earth) · 1990 (27 Jan, metal) · 2002 (12 Feb, water) · 2014 (31 Jan, wood) · 2026 (17 Feb, fire)
	羊 Goat yáng	1943 (5 Feb, water) · 1955 (24 Jan, wood) · 1967 (9 Feb, fire) · 1979 (28 Jan, earth) · 1991 (15 Feb, metal) · 2003 (1 Feb, water) · 2015 (19 Feb, wood) · 2027 (7 Feb, fire)
	猴 Monkey hóu	1944 (25 Jan, wood) · 1956 (12 Feb, fire) · 1968 (30 Jan, earth) · 1980 (16 Feb, metal) · 1992 (4 Feb, water) · 2004 (22 Jan, wood) · 2016 (8 Feb, fire) · 2028 (26 Jan, earth)
	鸡 Rooster jī	1945 (13 Feb, wood) · 1957 (31 Jan, fire) · 1969 (17 Feb, earth) · 1981 (5 Feb, metal) · 1993 (23 Jan, water) · 2005 (9 Feb, wood) · 2017 (28 Jan, fire) · 2029 (13 Feb, earth)
	狗 Dog gǒu	1946 (2 Feb, fire) · 1958 (18 Feb, earth) · 1970 (6 Feb, metal) · 1982 (25 Jan, water) · 1994 (10 Feb, wood) · 2006 (29 Jan, fire) · 2018 (16 Feb, earth) · 2030 (2 Feb, metal)
	猪 Pig zhū	1947 (22 Jan, fire) · 1959 (8 Feb, earth) · 1971 (27 Jan, metal) · 1983 (13 Feb, water) · 1995 (31 Jan, wood) · 2007 (18 Feb, fire) · 2019 (5 Feb, earth) · 2031 (23 Jan, metal)

Questions and answers

Why does my sign depend on more than the year?

The Chinese year begins at the lunar New Year, between 21 January and 20 February. If you were born in January or early February, your sign may belong to the year before.

What is the element?

Each year belongs to one of five elements — wood, fire, earth, metal, water — which changes every two years. With the animal this makes a 60-year cycle: 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse, 丙午.

What is the sign for 2026?

The Horse 马 mǎ, element fire. The year began on 17 February 2026.

How do I ask someone's sign in Chinese?

你属什么？ Nǐ shǔ shénme? — “What's your sign?” Answer: 我属马 “I'm a Horse”.

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