Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Enter your year of birth to discover your Chinese zodiac animal and element.
Important: the Lunar New Year
The Chinese zodiac year does not start on January 1 but on the Lunar New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20. If you were born in January or early February, check the Lunar New Year date for your birth year – your animal may be the one of the previous year.
The twelve animals
| Animal | Recent years |
|---|---|
| 🐀 Rat | 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| 🐂 Ox | 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| 🐅 Tiger | 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| 🐇 Rabbit | 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| 🐉 Dragon | 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| 🐍 Snake | 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| 🐎 Horse | 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| 🐐 Goat | 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 |
| 🐒 Monkey | 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 |
| 🐓 Rooster | 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 |
| 🐕 Dog | 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 |
| 🐖 Pig | 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 |
Read more in our guide: Chinese Zodiac: Find Your Animal.