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Chinese Zodiac Calculator

Find your Chinese zodiac animal and element from your birth year — with the exact Lunar New Year date for every year, so January and February birthdays get the right sign.

This year Year of the Fire Horse February 17, 2026 – February 6, 2027

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Born in January or February? Add the month and day — you may belong to the year before, because the Chinese year starts at Lunar New Year.

The 12 animals and their years

Rat

1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020 2032

1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021 2033

Tiger

1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022 2034

Rabbit

1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 2035

Dragon

1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024

Snake

1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025

Horse

1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026

Goat

1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027

Monkey

1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028

Rooster

1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029

Dog

1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030

Pig

1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

Chinese zodiac years 1924–2035

Each year starts at Lunar New Year. Born before the start date? Your animal is the previous year’s.

Year	Sign	Starts	Ends
2035	Wood Rabbit	Feb 8, 2035	Jan 27, 2036
2034	Wood Tiger	Feb 19, 2034	Feb 7, 2035
2033	Water Ox	Jan 31, 2033	Feb 18, 2034
2032	Water Rat	Feb 11, 2032	Jan 30, 2033
2031	Metal Pig	Jan 23, 2031	Feb 10, 2032
2030	Metal Dog	Feb 2, 2030	Jan 22, 2031
2029	Earth Rooster	Feb 13, 2029	Feb 1, 2030
2028	Earth Monkey	Jan 26, 2028	Feb 12, 2029
2027	Fire Goat	Feb 7, 2027	Jan 25, 2028
2026	Fire Horse	Feb 17, 2026	Feb 6, 2027
2025	Wood Snake	Jan 29, 2025	Feb 16, 2026
2024	Wood Dragon	Feb 10, 2024	Jan 28, 2025
2023	Water Rabbit	Jan 22, 2023	Feb 9, 2024
2022	Water Tiger	Feb 1, 2022	Jan 21, 2023
2021	Metal Ox	Feb 12, 2021	Jan 31, 2022
2020	Metal Rat	Jan 25, 2020	Feb 11, 2021
2019	Earth Pig	Feb 5, 2019	Jan 24, 2020
2018	Earth Dog	Feb 16, 2018	Feb 4, 2019
2017	Fire Rooster	Jan 28, 2017	Feb 15, 2018
2016	Fire Monkey	Feb 8, 2016	Jan 27, 2017
2015	Wood Goat	Feb 19, 2015	Feb 7, 2016
2014	Wood Horse	Jan 31, 2014	Feb 18, 2015
2013	Water Snake	Feb 10, 2013	Jan 30, 2014
2012	Water Dragon	Jan 23, 2012	Feb 9, 2013
2011	Metal Rabbit	Feb 3, 2011	Jan 22, 2012
2010	Metal Tiger	Feb 14, 2010	Feb 2, 2011
2009	Earth Ox	Jan 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2010
2008	Earth Rat	Feb 7, 2008	Jan 25, 2009
2007	Fire Pig	Feb 18, 2007	Feb 6, 2008
2006	Fire Dog	Jan 29, 2006	Feb 17, 2007
2005	Wood Rooster	Feb 9, 2005	Jan 28, 2006
2004	Wood Monkey	Jan 22, 2004	Feb 8, 2005
2003	Water Goat	Feb 1, 2003	Jan 21, 2004
2002	Water Horse	Feb 12, 2002	Jan 31, 2003
2001	Metal Snake	Jan 24, 2001	Feb 11, 2002
2000	Metal Dragon	Feb 5, 2000	Jan 23, 2001
1999	Earth Rabbit	Feb 16, 1999	Feb 4, 2000
1998	Earth Tiger	Jan 28, 1998	Feb 15, 1999
1997	Fire Ox	Feb 7, 1997	Jan 27, 1998
1996	Fire Rat	Feb 19, 1996	Feb 6, 1997
1995	Wood Pig	Jan 31, 1995	Feb 18, 1996
1994	Wood Dog	Feb 10, 1994	Jan 30, 1995
1993	Water Rooster	Jan 23, 1993	Feb 9, 1994
1992	Water Monkey	Feb 4, 1992	Jan 22, 1993
1991	Metal Goat	Feb 15, 1991	Feb 3, 1992
1990	Metal Horse	Jan 27, 1990	Feb 14, 1991
1989	Earth Snake	Feb 6, 1989	Jan 26, 1990
1988	Earth Dragon	Feb 17, 1988	Feb 5, 1989
1987	Fire Rabbit	Jan 29, 1987	Feb 16, 1988
1986	Fire Tiger	Feb 9, 1986	Jan 28, 1987
1985	Wood Ox	Feb 20, 1985	Feb 8, 1986
1984	Wood Rat	Feb 2, 1984	Feb 19, 1985
1983	Water Pig	Feb 13, 1983	Feb 1, 1984
1982	Water Dog	Jan 25, 1982	Feb 12, 1983
1981	Metal Rooster	Feb 5, 1981	Jan 24, 1982
1980	Metal Monkey	Feb 16, 1980	Feb 4, 1981
1979	Earth Goat	Jan 28, 1979	Feb 15, 1980
1978	Earth Horse	Feb 7, 1978	Jan 27, 1979
1977	Fire Snake	Feb 18, 1977	Feb 6, 1978
1976	Fire Dragon	Jan 31, 1976	Feb 17, 1977
1975	Wood Rabbit	Feb 11, 1975	Jan 30, 1976
1974	Wood Tiger	Jan 23, 1974	Feb 10, 1975
1973	Water Ox	Feb 3, 1973	Jan 22, 1974
1972	Water Rat	Feb 15, 1972	Feb 2, 1973
1971	Metal Pig	Jan 27, 1971	Feb 14, 1972
1970	Metal Dog	Feb 6, 1970	Jan 26, 1971
1969	Earth Rooster	Feb 17, 1969	Feb 5, 1970
1968	Earth Monkey	Jan 30, 1968	Feb 16, 1969
1967	Fire Goat	Feb 9, 1967	Jan 29, 1968
1966	Fire Horse	Jan 21, 1966	Feb 8, 1967
1965	Wood Snake	Feb 2, 1965	Jan 20, 1966
1964	Wood Dragon	Feb 13, 1964	Feb 1, 1965
1963	Water Rabbit	Jan 25, 1963	Feb 12, 1964
1962	Water Tiger	Feb 5, 1962	Jan 24, 1963
1961	Metal Ox	Feb 15, 1961	Feb 4, 1962
1960	Metal Rat	Jan 28, 1960	Feb 14, 1961
1959	Earth Pig	Feb 8, 1959	Jan 27, 1960
1958	Earth Dog	Feb 18, 1958	Feb 7, 1959
1957	Fire Rooster	Jan 31, 1957	Feb 17, 1958
1956	Fire Monkey	Feb 12, 1956	Jan 30, 1957
1955	Wood Goat	Jan 24, 1955	Feb 11, 1956
1954	Wood Horse	Feb 4, 1954	Jan 23, 1955
1953	Water Snake	Feb 14, 1953	Feb 3, 1954
1952	Water Dragon	Jan 27, 1952	Feb 13, 1953
1951	Metal Rabbit	Feb 6, 1951	Jan 26, 1952
1950	Metal Tiger	Feb 17, 1950	Feb 5, 1951
1949	Earth Ox	Jan 29, 1949	Feb 16, 1950
1948	Earth Rat	Feb 10, 1948	Jan 28, 1949
1947	Fire Pig	Jan 22, 1947	Feb 9, 1948
1946	Fire Dog	Feb 2, 1946	Jan 21, 1947
1945	Wood Rooster	Feb 13, 1945	Feb 1, 1946
1944	Wood Monkey	Jan 25, 1944	Feb 12, 1945
1943	Water Goat	Feb 5, 1943	Jan 24, 1944
1942	Water Horse	Feb 15, 1942	Feb 4, 1943
1941	Metal Snake	Jan 27, 1941	Feb 14, 1942
1940	Metal Dragon	Feb 8, 1940	Jan 26, 1941
1939	Earth Rabbit	Feb 19, 1939	Feb 7, 1940
1938	Earth Tiger	Jan 31, 1938	Feb 18, 1939
1937	Fire Ox	Feb 11, 1937	Jan 30, 1938
1936	Fire Rat	Jan 24, 1936	Feb 10, 1937
1935	Wood Pig	Feb 4, 1935	Jan 23, 1936
1934	Wood Dog	Feb 14, 1934	Feb 3, 1935
1933	Water Rooster	Jan 26, 1933	Feb 13, 1934
1932	Water Monkey	Feb 6, 1932	Jan 25, 1933
1931	Metal Goat	Feb 17, 1931	Feb 5, 1932
1930	Metal Horse	Jan 30, 1930	Feb 16, 1931
1929	Earth Snake	Feb 10, 1929	Jan 29, 1930
1928	Earth Dragon	Jan 23, 1928	Feb 9, 1929
1927	Fire Rabbit	Feb 2, 1927	Jan 22, 1928
1926	Fire Tiger	Feb 13, 1926	Feb 1, 1927
1925	Wood Ox	Jan 24, 1925	Feb 12, 1926
1924	Wood Rat	Feb 5, 1924	Jan 23, 1925

Also see your Western sign on Zodiac Signs, or get everything at once in the Birthday Report.

About the Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac tells you your animal sign and element from your birth year — and gets it right for January and February birthdays, which most charts miss. The Chinese zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, between January 21 and February 20, so someone born before it belongs to the previous year’s animal. Every year from 1924 to 2035 has a page with its exact start and end dates, its element and yin or yang, and every animal has a page listing its years and its best and worst matches.

How to use it

1 Enter your birth year, and the month and day if you were born in January or February.
2 See your animal, element and yin or yang.
3 Open your year to see when it started and ended.
4 Check the animals you match and clash with.

Frequently asked questions

What are the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in order?

Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The cycle repeats every 12 years, and each year also has one of five elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water — giving a full cycle of 60 years.

What is the Chinese zodiac for 2026?

2026 is the year of the Fire Horse. It starts at Lunar New Year on February 17, 2026 and runs until February 5, 2027, when the year of the Fire Goat begins.

Why is my Chinese zodiac different from my birth year?

Because the Chinese zodiac year begins at Lunar New Year, not on January 1. If you were born in January or early February before that year’s Lunar New Year, your animal is the one for the year before. Enter your full birth date to check.

Where do the Lunar New Year dates come from?

They are worked out from the Chinese lunisolar calendar (the same calculation used by the Unicode ICU calendar library), which places Lunar New Year on the second new moon after the winter solstice in Chinese time.

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