Chinese Zodiac Calculator

Enter your birth date to find your Chinese zodiac animal and element. The year starts at the lunar new year, between 21 January and 20 February, not on 1 January.

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Worked example

Born 5 May 1990

Metal Horse

Yang · year began 27 Jan 1990

  1. The lunar new year in 1990 fell on 27 January, the new moon in China Standard Time between 21 January and 20 February.
  2. 5 May 1990 is after 27 January, so the zodiac year is 1990: Metal Horse (Yang).
  3. Someone born on 20 January 1990 is before that new year, so they belong to 1989: Earth Snake (Yin).

Chinese zodiac years

Chinese zodiac years and new year dates, 1900–2100

Each year’s animal, element and polarity, and the date its lunar new year began (China Standard Time).

1900s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1900s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1900RatMetalYang31 Jan 1900
1901OxMetalYin19 Feb 1901
1902TigerWaterYang8 Feb 1902
1903RabbitWaterYin29 Jan 1903
1904DragonWoodYang16 Feb 1904
1905SnakeWoodYin4 Feb 1905
1906HorseFireYang25 Jan 1906
1907GoatFireYin13 Feb 1907
1908MonkeyEarthYang2 Feb 1908
1909RoosterEarthYin22 Jan 1909
1910s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1910s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1910DogMetalYang10 Feb 1910
1911PigMetalYin30 Jan 1911
1912RatWaterYang18 Feb 1912
1913OxWaterYin6 Feb 1913
1914TigerWoodYang26 Jan 1914
1915RabbitWoodYin14 Feb 1915
1916DragonFireYang4 Feb 1916
1917SnakeFireYin23 Jan 1917
1918HorseEarthYang11 Feb 1918
1919GoatEarthYin1 Feb 1919
1920s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1920s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1920MonkeyMetalYang21 Jan 1920
1921RoosterMetalYin8 Feb 1921
1922DogWaterYang28 Jan 1922
1923PigWaterYin16 Feb 1923
1924RatWoodYang5 Feb 1924
1925OxWoodYin24 Jan 1925
1926TigerFireYang13 Feb 1926
1927RabbitFireYin2 Feb 1927
1928DragonEarthYang23 Jan 1928
1929SnakeEarthYin10 Feb 1929
1930s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1930s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1930HorseMetalYang30 Jan 1930
1931GoatMetalYin17 Feb 1931
1932MonkeyWaterYang6 Feb 1932
1933RoosterWaterYin26 Jan 1933
1934DogWoodYang14 Feb 1934
1935PigWoodYin4 Feb 1935
1936RatFireYang24 Jan 1936
1937OxFireYin11 Feb 1937
1938TigerEarthYang31 Jan 1938
1939RabbitEarthYin19 Feb 1939
1940s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1940s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1940DragonMetalYang8 Feb 1940
1941SnakeMetalYin27 Jan 1941
1942HorseWaterYang15 Feb 1942
1943GoatWaterYin5 Feb 1943
1944MonkeyWoodYang25 Jan 1944
1945RoosterWoodYin13 Feb 1945
1946DogFireYang2 Feb 1946
1947PigFireYin22 Jan 1947
1948RatEarthYang10 Feb 1948
1949OxEarthYin29 Jan 1949
1950s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1950s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1950TigerMetalYang17 Feb 1950
1951RabbitMetalYin6 Feb 1951
1952DragonWaterYang27 Jan 1952
1953SnakeWaterYin14 Feb 1953
1954HorseWoodYang3 Feb 1954
1955GoatWoodYin24 Jan 1955
1956MonkeyFireYang12 Feb 1956
1957RoosterFireYin31 Jan 1957
1958DogEarthYang18 Feb 1958
1959PigEarthYin8 Feb 1959
1960s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1960s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1960RatMetalYang28 Jan 1960
1961OxMetalYin15 Feb 1961
1962TigerWaterYang5 Feb 1962
1963RabbitWaterYin25 Jan 1963
1964DragonWoodYang13 Feb 1964
1965SnakeWoodYin2 Feb 1965
1966HorseFireYang21 Jan 1966
1967GoatFireYin9 Feb 1967
1968MonkeyEarthYang30 Jan 1968
1969RoosterEarthYin17 Feb 1969
1970s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1970s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1970DogMetalYang6 Feb 1970
1971PigMetalYin27 Jan 1971
1972RatWaterYang15 Feb 1972
1973OxWaterYin3 Feb 1973
1974TigerWoodYang23 Jan 1974
1975RabbitWoodYin11 Feb 1975
1976DragonFireYang31 Jan 1976
1977SnakeFireYin18 Feb 1977
1978HorseEarthYang7 Feb 1978
1979GoatEarthYin28 Jan 1979
1980s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1980s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1980MonkeyMetalYang16 Feb 1980
1981RoosterMetalYin5 Feb 1981
1982DogWaterYang25 Jan 1982
1983PigWaterYin13 Feb 1983
1984RatWoodYang2 Feb 1984
1985OxWoodYin21 Jan 1985
1986TigerFireYang9 Feb 1986
1987RabbitFireYin29 Jan 1987
1988DragonEarthYang17 Feb 1988
1989SnakeEarthYin6 Feb 1989
1990s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 1990s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
1990HorseMetalYang27 Jan 1990
1991GoatMetalYin15 Feb 1991
1992MonkeyWaterYang4 Feb 1992
1993RoosterWaterYin23 Jan 1993
1994DogWoodYang10 Feb 1994
1995PigWoodYin31 Jan 1995
1996RatFireYang19 Feb 1996
1997OxFireYin7 Feb 1997
1998TigerEarthYang28 Jan 1998
1999RabbitEarthYin16 Feb 1999
2000s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2000s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2000DragonMetalYang5 Feb 2000
2001SnakeMetalYin24 Jan 2001
2002HorseWaterYang12 Feb 2002
2003GoatWaterYin1 Feb 2003
2004MonkeyWoodYang22 Jan 2004
2005RoosterWoodYin9 Feb 2005
2006DogFireYang29 Jan 2006
2007PigFireYin18 Feb 2007
2008RatEarthYang7 Feb 2008
2009OxEarthYin26 Jan 2009
2010s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2010s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2010TigerMetalYang14 Feb 2010
2011RabbitMetalYin3 Feb 2011
2012DragonWaterYang23 Jan 2012
2013SnakeWaterYin10 Feb 2013
2014HorseWoodYang31 Jan 2014
2015GoatWoodYin19 Feb 2015
2016MonkeyFireYang8 Feb 2016
2017RoosterFireYin28 Jan 2017
2018DogEarthYang16 Feb 2018
2019PigEarthYin5 Feb 2019
2020s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2020s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2020RatMetalYang25 Jan 2020
2021OxMetalYin12 Feb 2021
2022TigerWaterYang1 Feb 2022
2023RabbitWaterYin22 Jan 2023
2024DragonWoodYang10 Feb 2024
2025SnakeWoodYin29 Jan 2025
2026HorseFireYang17 Feb 2026
2027GoatFireYin6 Feb 2027
2028MonkeyEarthYang26 Jan 2028
2029RoosterEarthYin13 Feb 2029
2030s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2030s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2030DogMetalYang3 Feb 2030
2031PigMetalYin23 Jan 2031
2032RatWaterYang11 Feb 2032
2033OxWaterYin31 Jan 2033
2034TigerWoodYang19 Feb 2034
2035RabbitWoodYin8 Feb 2035
2036DragonFireYang28 Jan 2036
2037SnakeFireYin15 Feb 2037
2038HorseEarthYang4 Feb 2038
2039GoatEarthYin24 Jan 2039
2040s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2040s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2040MonkeyMetalYang12 Feb 2040
2041RoosterMetalYin1 Feb 2041
2042DogWaterYang22 Jan 2042
2043PigWaterYin10 Feb 2043
2044RatWoodYang30 Jan 2044
2045OxWoodYin17 Feb 2045
2046TigerFireYang6 Feb 2046
2047RabbitFireYin26 Jan 2047
2048DragonEarthYang14 Feb 2048
2049SnakeEarthYin2 Feb 2049
2050s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2050s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2050HorseMetalYang23 Jan 2050
2051GoatMetalYin11 Feb 2051
2052MonkeyWaterYang1 Feb 2052
2053RoosterWaterYin19 Feb 2053
2054DogWoodYang8 Feb 2054
2055PigWoodYin28 Jan 2055
2056RatFireYang15 Feb 2056
2057OxFireYin4 Feb 2057
2058TigerEarthYang24 Jan 2058
2059RabbitEarthYin12 Feb 2059
2060s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2060s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2060DragonMetalYang2 Feb 2060
2061SnakeMetalYin21 Jan 2061
2062HorseWaterYang9 Feb 2062
2063GoatWaterYin29 Jan 2063
2064MonkeyWoodYang17 Feb 2064
2065RoosterWoodYin5 Feb 2065
2066DogFireYang26 Jan 2066
2067PigFireYin14 Feb 2067
2068RatEarthYang3 Feb 2068
2069OxEarthYin23 Jan 2069
2070s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2070s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2070TigerMetalYang11 Feb 2070
2071RabbitMetalYin31 Jan 2071
2072DragonWaterYang19 Feb 2072
2073SnakeWaterYin7 Feb 2073
2074HorseWoodYang27 Jan 2074
2075GoatWoodYin15 Feb 2075
2076MonkeyFireYang5 Feb 2076
2077RoosterFireYin24 Jan 2077
2078DogEarthYang12 Feb 2078
2079PigEarthYin2 Feb 2079
2080s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2080s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2080RatMetalYang22 Jan 2080
2081OxMetalYin9 Feb 2081
2082TigerWaterYang29 Jan 2082
2083RabbitWaterYin17 Feb 2083
2084DragonWoodYang6 Feb 2084
2085SnakeWoodYin26 Jan 2085
2086HorseFireYang14 Feb 2086
2087GoatFireYin3 Feb 2087
2088MonkeyEarthYang24 Jan 2088
2089RoosterEarthYin10 Feb 2089
2090s10 years
Chinese zodiac, 2090s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2090DogMetalYang30 Jan 2090
2091PigMetalYin18 Feb 2091
2092RatWaterYang7 Feb 2092
2093OxWaterYin27 Jan 2093
2094TigerWoodYang15 Feb 2094
2095RabbitWoodYin5 Feb 2095
2096DragonFireYang25 Jan 2096
2097SnakeFireYin12 Feb 2097
2098HorseEarthYang1 Feb 2098
2099GoatEarthYin21 Jan 2099
2100s1 years
Chinese zodiac, 2100s
YearAnimalElementYin / yangYear starts
2100MonkeyMetalYang9 Feb 2100

Method

How this calculator works

Your birth date is compared with the lunar new year of your birth year. Each new year is the new moon, in China Standard Time, falling between 21 January and 20 February, computed with astronomy-engine and checked against a published list. The animal follows a 12-year cycle and the element a 10-year cycle, both counted from 1984, a Wood Rat year.

Full methodAccuracy against NASA JPL

Questions

Chinese Zodiac questions

What is my Chinese zodiac animal?

The animal of the lunar year you were born in. The twelve animals repeat every twelve years, and each lunar year begins at the Chinese new year, between 21 January and 20 February.

I was born in January or February. Which animal am I?

It depends on whether you were born before or after that year’s lunar new year. Before it, you belong to the previous year’s animal. The calculator checks the exact date.

What is my element?

Each year also has one of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal or water. Each element covers two years in a row, the first yang and the second yin, giving a 60-year cycle.

How are the new year dates worked out?

Each new year is the new moon, in China Standard Time (UTC+8), that falls between 21 January and 20 February. The table on this page is computed that way for 1900–2100 and checked against a published list.