Zodiac Calculator
What’s My Chinese Zodiac Sign?
The zodiac year turns at Chinese New Year — a date that moves between January 21 and February 20. Enter your birth date and we’ll place it in the right lunar year, element and all.
Please enter a valid date between 1900 and 2100.
Why January and February birthdays trip people up
Most quick zodiac lookups map a whole Gregorian year to one animal — 1990 the Horse, 1991 the Goat — and for birthdays from March onward that shortcut works. But the zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, and its year begins at Chinese New Year, which lands anywhere from late January to late February.
Take 1990: Chinese New Year fell on January 27. A birthday on January 20, 1990 lands before it, so that person is a Snake of the 1989 lunar year — not a Horse, as a simple year lookup would claim. A February 1 birthday, on the other hand, falls after the boundary and is a Horse. The only reliable method is to check your date against the actual New Year boundary — which is exactly what this calculator does, using the historical table below.
Chinese New Year dates, 1924–2044
Each zodiac year runs from the listed date to the day before the next one.
| Year | New Year’s Day | Sign of the year | Element year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 甲子 | February 5, 1924 | Year of the Rat | Wood Rat |
| 1925 乙丑 | January 24, 1925 | Year of the Ox | Wood Ox |
| 1926 丙寅 | February 13, 1926 | Year of the Tiger | Fire Tiger |
| 1927 丁卯 | February 2, 1927 | Year of the Rabbit | Fire Rabbit |
| 1928 戊辰 | January 23, 1928 | Year of the Dragon | Earth Dragon |
| 1929 己巳 | February 10, 1929 | Year of the Snake | Earth Snake |
| 1930 庚午 | January 30, 1930 | Year of the Horse | Metal Horse |
| 1931 辛未 | February 17, 1931 | Year of the Goat | Metal Goat |
| 1932 壬申 | February 6, 1932 | Year of the Monkey | Water Monkey |
| 1933 癸酉 | January 26, 1933 | Year of the Rooster | Water Rooster |
| 1934 甲戌 | February 14, 1934 | Year of the Dog | Wood Dog |
| 1935 乙亥 | February 4, 1935 | Year of the Pig | Wood Pig |
| 1936 丙子 | January 24, 1936 | Year of the Rat | Fire Rat |
| 1937 丁丑 | February 11, 1937 | Year of the Ox | Fire Ox |
| 1938 戊寅 | January 31, 1938 | Year of the Tiger | Earth Tiger |
| 1939 己卯 | February 19, 1939 | Year of the Rabbit | Earth Rabbit |
| 1940 庚辰 | February 8, 1940 | Year of the Dragon | Metal Dragon |
| 1941 辛巳 | January 27, 1941 | Year of the Snake | Metal Snake |
| 1942 壬午 | February 15, 1942 | Year of the Horse | Water Horse |
| 1943 癸未 | February 5, 1943 | Year of the Goat | Water Goat |
| 1944 甲申 | January 25, 1944 | Year of the Monkey | Wood Monkey |
| 1945 乙酉 | February 13, 1945 | Year of the Rooster | Wood Rooster |
| 1946 丙戌 | February 2, 1946 | Year of the Dog | Fire Dog |
| 1947 丁亥 | January 22, 1947 | Year of the Pig | Fire Pig |
| 1948 戊子 | February 10, 1948 | Year of the Rat | Earth Rat |
| 1949 己丑 | January 29, 1949 | Year of the Ox | Earth Ox |
| 1950 庚寅 | February 17, 1950 | Year of the Tiger | Metal Tiger |
| 1951 辛卯 | February 6, 1951 | Year of the Rabbit | Metal Rabbit |
| 1952 壬辰 | January 27, 1952 | Year of the Dragon | Water Dragon |
| 1953 癸巳 | February 14, 1953 | Year of the Snake | Water Snake |
| 1954 甲午 | February 3, 1954 | Year of the Horse | Wood Horse |
| 1955 乙未 | January 24, 1955 | Year of the Goat | Wood Goat |
| 1956 丙申 | February 12, 1956 | Year of the Monkey | Fire Monkey |
| 1957 丁酉 | January 31, 1957 | Year of the Rooster | Fire Rooster |
| 1958 戊戌 | February 18, 1958 | Year of the Dog | Earth Dog |
| 1959 己亥 | February 8, 1959 | Year of the Pig | Earth Pig |
| 1960 庚子 | January 28, 1960 | Year of the Rat | Metal Rat |
| 1961 辛丑 | February 15, 1961 | Year of the Ox | Metal Ox |
| 1962 壬寅 | February 5, 1962 | Year of the Tiger | Water Tiger |
| 1963 癸卯 | January 25, 1963 | Year of the Rabbit | Water Rabbit |
| 1964 甲辰 | February 13, 1964 | Year of the Dragon | Wood Dragon |
| 1965 乙巳 | February 2, 1965 | Year of the Snake | Wood Snake |
| 1966 丙午 | January 21, 1966 | Year of the Horse | Fire Horse |
| 1967 丁未 | February 9, 1967 | Year of the Goat | Fire Goat |
| 1968 戊申 | January 30, 1968 | Year of the Monkey | Earth Monkey |
| 1969 己酉 | February 17, 1969 | Year of the Rooster | Earth Rooster |
| 1970 庚戌 | February 6, 1970 | Year of the Dog | Metal Dog |
| 1971 辛亥 | January 27, 1971 | Year of the Pig | Metal Pig |
| 1972 壬子 | February 15, 1972 | Year of the Rat | Water Rat |
| 1973 癸丑 | February 3, 1973 | Year of the Ox | Water Ox |
| 1974 甲寅 | January 23, 1974 | Year of the Tiger | Wood Tiger |
| 1975 乙卯 | February 11, 1975 | Year of the Rabbit | Wood Rabbit |
| 1976 丙辰 | January 31, 1976 | Year of the Dragon | Fire Dragon |
| 1977 丁巳 | February 18, 1977 | Year of the Snake | Fire Snake |
| 1978 戊午 | February 7, 1978 | Year of the Horse | Earth Horse |
| 1979 己未 | January 28, 1979 | Year of the Goat | Earth Goat |
| 1980 庚申 | February 16, 1980 | Year of the Monkey | Metal Monkey |
| 1981 辛酉 | February 5, 1981 | Year of the Rooster | Metal Rooster |
| 1982 壬戌 | January 25, 1982 | Year of the Dog | Water Dog |
| 1983 癸亥 | February 13, 1983 | Year of the Pig | Water Pig |
| 1984 甲子 | February 2, 1984 | Year of the Rat | Wood Rat |
| 1985 乙丑 | February 20, 1985 | Year of the Ox | Wood Ox |
| 1986 丙寅 | February 9, 1986 | Year of the Tiger | Fire Tiger |
| 1987 丁卯 | January 29, 1987 | Year of the Rabbit | Fire Rabbit |
| 1988 戊辰 | February 17, 1988 | Year of the Dragon | Earth Dragon |
| 1989 己巳 | February 6, 1989 | Year of the Snake | Earth Snake |
| 1990 庚午 | January 27, 1990 | Year of the Horse | Metal Horse |
| 1991 辛未 | February 15, 1991 | Year of the Goat | Metal Goat |
| 1992 壬申 | February 4, 1992 | Year of the Monkey | Water Monkey |
| 1993 癸酉 | January 23, 1993 | Year of the Rooster | Water Rooster |
| 1994 甲戌 | February 10, 1994 | Year of the Dog | Wood Dog |
| 1995 乙亥 | January 31, 1995 | Year of the Pig | Wood Pig |
| 1996 丙子 | February 19, 1996 | Year of the Rat | Fire Rat |
| 1997 丁丑 | February 7, 1997 | Year of the Ox | Fire Ox |
| 1998 戊寅 | January 28, 1998 | Year of the Tiger | Earth Tiger |
| 1999 己卯 | February 16, 1999 | Year of the Rabbit | Earth Rabbit |
| 2000 庚辰 | February 5, 2000 | Year of the Dragon | Metal Dragon |
| 2001 辛巳 | January 24, 2001 | Year of the Snake | Metal Snake |
| 2002 壬午 | February 12, 2002 | Year of the Horse | Water Horse |
| 2003 癸未 | February 1, 2003 | Year of the Goat | Water Goat |
| 2004 甲申 | January 22, 2004 | Year of the Monkey | Wood Monkey |
| 2005 乙酉 | February 9, 2005 | Year of the Rooster | Wood Rooster |
| 2006 丙戌 | January 29, 2006 | Year of the Dog | Fire Dog |
| 2007 丁亥 | February 18, 2007 | Year of the Pig | Fire Pig |
| 2008 戊子 | February 7, 2008 | Year of the Rat | Earth Rat |
| 2009 己丑 | January 26, 2009 | Year of the Ox | Earth Ox |
| 2010 庚寅 | February 14, 2010 | Year of the Tiger | Metal Tiger |
| 2011 辛卯 | February 3, 2011 | Year of the Rabbit | Metal Rabbit |
| 2012 壬辰 | January 23, 2012 | Year of the Dragon | Water Dragon |
| 2013 癸巳 | February 10, 2013 | Year of the Snake | Water Snake |
| 2014 甲午 | January 31, 2014 | Year of the Horse | Wood Horse |
| 2015 乙未 | February 19, 2015 | Year of the Goat | Wood Goat |
| 2016 丙申 | February 8, 2016 | Year of the Monkey | Fire Monkey |
| 2017 丁酉 | January 28, 2017 | Year of the Rooster | Fire Rooster |
| 2018 戊戌 | February 16, 2018 | Year of the Dog | Earth Dog |
| 2019 己亥 | February 5, 2019 | Year of the Pig | Earth Pig |
| 2020 庚子 | January 25, 2020 | Year of the Rat | Metal Rat |
| 2021 辛丑 | February 12, 2021 | Year of the Ox | Metal Ox |
| 2022 壬寅 | February 1, 2022 | Year of the Tiger | Water Tiger |
| 2023 癸卯 | January 22, 2023 | Year of the Rabbit | Water Rabbit |
| 2024 甲辰 | February 10, 2024 | Year of the Dragon | Wood Dragon |
| 2025 乙巳 | January 29, 2025 | Year of the Snake | Wood Snake |
| 2026 丙午 | February 17, 2026 | Year of the Horse | Fire Horse |
| 2027 丁未 | February 6, 2027 | Year of the Goat | Fire Goat |
| 2028 戊申 | January 26, 2028 | Year of the Monkey | Earth Monkey |
| 2029 己酉 | February 13, 2029 | Year of the Rooster | Earth Rooster |
| 2030 庚戌 | February 3, 2030 | Year of the Dog | Metal Dog |
| 2031 辛亥 | January 23, 2031 | Year of the Pig | Metal Pig |
| 2032 壬子 | February 11, 2032 | Year of the Rat | Water Rat |
| 2033 癸丑 | January 31, 2033 | Year of the Ox | Water Ox |
| 2034 甲寅 | February 19, 2034 | Year of the Tiger | Wood Tiger |
| 2035 乙卯 | February 8, 2035 | Year of the Rabbit | Wood Rabbit |
| 2036 丙辰 | January 28, 2036 | Year of the Dragon | Fire Dragon |
| 2037 丁巳 | February 15, 2037 | Year of the Snake | Fire Snake |
| 2038 戊午 | February 4, 2038 | Year of the Horse | Earth Horse |
| 2039 己未 | January 24, 2039 | Year of the Goat | Earth Goat |
| 2040 庚申 | February 12, 2040 | Year of the Monkey | Metal Monkey |
| 2041 辛酉 | February 1, 2041 | Year of the Rooster | Metal Rooster |
| 2042 壬戌 | January 22, 2042 | Year of the Dog | Water Dog |
| 2043 癸亥 | February 10, 2043 | Year of the Pig | Water Pig |
| 2044 甲子 | January 30, 2044 | Year of the Rat | Wood Rat |