Chinese Astrology: 12 Animal Signs Chart, Calendar

  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Animal signs order
  • Chinese calendar
  • Birth calendar
  • Years of the Rat Years of the Ox Years of the Tiger Years of the Rabbit
  • Years of the Dragon Years of the Snake Years of the Horse Years of the Goat
  • Years of the Monkey Years of the Rooster Years of the Dog Years of the Pig

Chinese zodiac: Annual lunar calendar, horoscopes and meaning of your sign and animal element according to your date of birth

What is my Chinese zodiac sign?

Find out the date, character and predictions for your Chinese zodiac animal sign and element. The following birth calculation charts give you a direct insight into the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Based on the Chinese horoscope, use our free Chinese zodiac calculator or the calendar below to discover what is your Chinese zodiac animal. The Chinese zodiac race order is:

  1. Rat
  2. Ox
  3. Tiger
  4. Rabbit
  5. Dragon
  6. Snake
  7. Horse
  8. Goat
  9. Monkey
  10. Rooster
  11. Dog
  12. Pig

The 12 Chinese zodiac animals

Each of the 12 animals (or signs) of the Chinese zodiac are associated with the cyclical rotation of the 5elements of Chinese cosmology (Wu Xing), changing every sixty years (12×5=60 years for the 12 signs, 5×2 = 10 years for the 5 elements that follow each other in pairs, with a Yang then Yin polarity).

According to the Chinese zodiac, every year, every month, every day and every hour are directlv associated with a Chinese zodiac animal and a corresponding element. Each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs also possess their own embedded set of elements.

The relationships between the five elements of Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac animals are mainly linked to creation, filiation and destruction cycles.

Differences between the order of the 12 animals and that of the lunar months

In the Chinese horoscope, the first month of a Chinese New Year always begins with the Month of the Tiger. This is the first month of the lunar year. One must not confuse the position of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar (3rd Chinese zodiac sign) with its position as an animal governing the 1st lunar month of the year. Thus, the Month of the Tiger is the 1st month of the lunar year, followed by the Month of the Rabbit, 2nd month of the lunar year, then the Month of the Dragon, 3rd lunar month and so on in the order of 12 Chinese astrology animals. The Chinese Year always ends with the Month of the Ox, the 12th Chinese lunar month. This rule applies to all Chinese years. In the table below, you will find the complete list arranged in the respective order of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs and 12 lunar months.

List of the 12 animals of Chinese astrology and corresponding lunar months

The Chinese calendar

The Chinese zodiac calendar is based on the cycles of the Moon, while the Western calendar (or Gregorian calendar) is a solar calendar.

As such, the Chinese lunar years have different start and end dates from the classic Gregorian calendar, when New Year’s Day is on January 1st. The beginning and ending dates below give you the exact duration of each Chinese Year, translated into Gregorian calendar dates, allowing you to identify which animal (or sign) you belong to, with your date of birth.

While Lunar New Year’s Day, used in Chinese astrology to determine your Chinese zodiac sign, changes every year, remember that this is not the case of the Luo Shu square system traditionally used in Feng Shui. The astrological year of this 9 years cycle system always begins on February 4.

The 12 zodiac signs Chinese astrology are shown according to their year of birth, from 1944 to 2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,2027 and 2028. Also note the Yin Yang polarity & main element of each Chinese zodiac animal (not to be confused with the annual element).

12 Chinese zodiac signs’ year of birth calendar (1920 to 2031)

Rat (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rat, Mouse

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rat

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rat (1924, 1936, 1948,1960,1972,1984,1996, 2008, 2020). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rat here: Rat Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Rat

OX (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Ox, Buffalo

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Ox

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Ox (1925, 1937,1949,1961,1973,1985,1997,2009, 2021). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Ox here: Ox Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Ox

Tiger (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Tiger

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Tiger (1926,1938,1950,1962,1974,1986,1998,2010, 2022). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger here: Tiger Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Tiger

Rabbit (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rabbit, Hare, Cat

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rabbit

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rabbit (1927,1939,1951,1963,1975,1987,1999,2011, 2023). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rabbit here:Rabbit Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Rabbit

Dragon (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Dragon

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dragon

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Dragon (1928,1940,1952,1964,1976,1988,2000,2021, 2024). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dragon here:Dragon Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Dragon

Snake (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Snake

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Snake (1929,1941,1953,1965,1977,1989,2001,2013,2025). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake here: Snake Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Snake

Horse (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Horse

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Horse

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Horse (1930,1942,1954,1966,1978,1990,2002,2014,2026). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Horse here: Horse Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Horse

Goat (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Goat, Sheep

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Goat

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Goat (1931,1943,1955,1967,1979,1991,2003,2015, 2027). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Goat here: Goat Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Goat

Monkey (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Monkey

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Monkey

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Monkey (1920,1932,1944,1956,1968,1980,1992,2004, 2016, 2028). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Monkey here: Monkey Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Monkey

Rooster (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rooster, Chicken

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rooster

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rooster (1921,1933,1945,1957,1969,1981,1993,2005,2017, 2029). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rooster here: Rooster Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Rooster

Dog (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Dog

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dog

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Dog (1922, 1934,1946,1958,1970,1982,1994,2006,2018, 2030). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dog here: Dog Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Dog

Pig (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Pig, Boar

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Pig

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Pig (1923, 1935,1947,1959,1971,1983,1995,2007,2019, 2031). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Pig here: Pig Chinese horoscope

Birth calendar of the Year of the Pig

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