Chinese Sign Finder

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Chinese Zodiac Calculator

What is my Chinese zodiac sign? Enter your complete Gregorian birth date to find the animal of your lunar birth year. A birth year alone shows the animal year that begins in that Gregorian year; January and February birthdays can belong to the preceding animal year.

1902–2030

How would you like to search?

This shows the lunar year that begins in your birth year. Born in January or February? Choose the exact date tab to check the boundary.

Calculation runs in your browser. Birth dates are not uploaded. No account or saved history.

Your result

Your year.
Your zodiac sign.

Look up a year, then use your full birth date if your birthday falls near Chinese New Year.

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The twelve-animal cycle

Chinese zodiac signs at a glance

The signs repeat every twelve lunar years. Each year in this list names the animal of the lunar year that starts in that calendar year. Your full birthday decides which side of that start date you belong to.

  1. Rat2020
  2. Ox2021
  3. Tiger2022
  4. Rabbit2023
  5. Dragon2024
  6. Snake2025
  7. Horse2026
  8. Goat2027
  9. Monkey2028
  10. Rooster2029
  11. Dog2030
  12. Pig2019

Recent and upcoming years

Zodiac year lookup, 2019–2030

Read the start date before using a year label. For example, someone born before February 17, 2026 belongs to the preceding Snake lunar year; the Horse year starts on February 17.

Chinese New Year start dates and animal signs
Calendar yearLunar year startsAnimal
2019Pig
2020Rat
2021Ox
2022Tiger
2023Rabbit
2024Dragon
2025Snake
2026Horse
2027Goat
2028Monkey
2029Rooster
2030Dog

Start dates are drawn from the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar tables. For dates outside this short list, use the calculator above; it covers 1902–2030.

Beyond the year label

What your result can and cannot tell you

Reading about traits?

Animal descriptions are cultural traditions, not a personality test. Start by confirming the correct animal and element here, especially for a birthday close to Chinese New Year.

The calendar, made clear

How this answer is calculated

01

Start with your date

Enter a complete Gregorian birth date for an exact sign. A birth year gives the animal for the lunar year starting in that Gregorian year.

02

Check the year boundary

We compare your birthday with that year’s Chinese New Year date. A birthday before it belongs to the previous lunar year.

03

Read the animal and element

The animal and heavenly stem come from the lunar year. The stem determines the traditional five element shown in your result.

Scope & sources

What this calculator covers

Supported Gregorian birth dates: January 1, 1902 through December 31, 2030. Birth-year mode accepts 1902 through 2030. The Chinese New Year boundaries and annual animal names are taken from the Hong Kong Observatory’s Gregorian–Lunar Calendar Conversion Tables. Each year’s result can be checked in its linked annual table.

The Hong Kong Observatory’s animal-cycle guide explains the twelve signs. Element names follow the heavenly stem correspondence documented by Shandong University’s Center for Zhouyi & Ancient Chinese Philosophy. The lunar month and day are counted from the Observatory’s published lunar-month start dates.

Common questions

Questions about your sign

What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in January or February?

Use your complete birth date. The animal changes at Chinese New Year, which does not always fall on the same Gregorian date.

Can I use this Chinese zodiac sign calculator with only a birth year?

Yes. Birth-year mode shows the sign of the lunar year that begins in that Gregorian year. Enter the full date to resolve a birthday before the New Year boundary.

How does Chinese zodiac by birth year differ from birth date?

The year-only answer names the lunar year that starts in that year. A complete date lets the calculator check whether your birth occurred before or after that start.

Why do two Chinese zodiac calculators give me different results?

Compare the complete birth date, whether either tool used only a year, and whether each uses Lunar New Year or Start of Spring as its boundary. See the three-check diagnosis with a worked 2018 example.

Born near a year boundary? See the worked January–February 2026 Snake or Horse guide.

Unsure whether you need an exact hour? Read what birth time changes—and what this calculator actually uses.

Born around Start of Spring in 2027? See why February 4 and February 6 give different boundary dates.

For the upcoming Fire Goat year, see what the Goat means and how the 2027 birth dates compare with the 1967 Fire Goat year.

More worked answers: Goat or Sheep in 2027, 2028 Earth Monkey dates and two leap-calendar features, 2029 Earth Rooster birthday dates, 2030 Metal Dog and the two February boundaries, 2031 Metal Pig starts January 23 (with its own 2031 date checker), exact Year of the Tiger birthday dates and five year elements, 1950 Earth Ox or Metal Tiger birthday check, a February 29 birthday, births near midnight, and year-only versus exact-date results.

Comparing two people? See how a full birth date can change a traditional compatibility label.

Wondering about Wood, Fire, or Earth? Use the Chinese zodiac elements chart by year and start date. For the cultural associations of all twelve animals, read the Chinese zodiac signs meaning guide. See the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in order to follow the cycle from Rat to Pig and back; compare versions of the Great Race story to see why tellers disagree about Cat. To compare your animal with a Western Sun sign, read how the two zodiac systems use your birthday. A birth month can have a separate animal label: see why two Chinese zodiac month tables may disagree. For pair results, see whether this site's compatibility label uses the five elements.

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