Chinese Zodiac
Twelve animals · five elements · sixty-year cycle
Discover the symbolism of your birth year and how the animal, annual element and yin or yang combine in the Chinese calendar.
Meet the twelve animalsYour birth date and sign
If you were born in January or February, your animal may belong to the preceding Chinese year.
Meet the twelve animals
Lunisolar calendar ≠ BaZi
The popular animal zodiac changes at Lunar New Year. BaZi (Four Pillars) commonly uses the solar term Lìchūn instead: these are distinct year-boundary conventions.
A cultural interpretation, not a scientific personality test or a prediction of events.
Calendar sources
New-year boundaries for 1900–2100 use the ICU Chinese calendar, with 2024–2030 cross-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory; 2027 and 2030 boundaries were corrected to official dates. Very distant future dates may be revised.
Hong Kong Observatory — Gregorian–Lunar Calendar