Chinese Zodiac Calculator

Your Chinese zodiac sign is the animal of the Chinese year that contains your birthday. The year changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1, so the surest way to find it is to enter your exact date of birth. For personality and matches for every animal, see the 12 Chinese zodiac signs

Enter your month, day, and year of birth. We convert that date to the Chinese calendar year, then read the animal, element, and Yin or Yang for that year.

No. The Chinese zodiac year follows Lunar New Year, usually in late January or February. Someone born in January 1992 is still a Goat, because the Monkey year did not begin until February 4, 1992. Exact dates for every year are on the Chinese Zodiac Years Chart

Each Chinese year also has one of the Five Elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water. Together with your animal, that makes a full sign such as Metal Dragon or Wood Snake. The result above shows both. For a deeper look, open the Chinese Zodiac Element Calculator

In order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. The animals repeat every 12 years. The animal plus element repeats on a longer 60-year cycle. Read each animal on the Chinese zodiac signs page

If your birthday is before that year's Chinese New Year, you still belong to the previous animal year. That is why a birth year alone is often wrong for winter birthdays. Check the boundary dates on the Chinese Zodiac Years Chart

Some pairs are traditionally seen as easier, and some as more difficult. To compare two signs, use our Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Calculator