Chinese Zodiac: 12 Animal Signs, Horoscope, Calendar

📅 Chinese zodiac: Annual lunar calendar, horoscopes and meaning of your sign and animal element according to your date of birth

By KarmaWeather - 4 February 2023
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Chinese horoscope

Find out the date, character and predictions for your Chinese zodiac animal sign and element. The following birth calculation charts give you a direct insight into the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

Based on the Chinese horoscope, use our free Chinese zodiac calculator or the calendar below to discover what your Chinese zodiac animal is: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. The 12 Chinese zodiac signs are always listed in that same order.

In addition to the complete list of years, months and hours of the Chinese lunar calendar, you can also discover the Chinese zodiac element of your year of birth according to the Chinese horoscope, the monthly Chinese zodiac calendar of 2023 (and 2024), and the season of your birth.

Chinese zodiac 2023

Written for the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, read the free and complete Year of the Rabbit 2023 Forecast, starting on Lunar New Year's Day, January 22, 2023, aka CNY. KarmaWeather's annual predictions include personalized information for love, money, and work, as well as colors, amulets, and births in 2023.

The 12 Chinese zodiac animals

Each of the 12 animals (or signs) of the Chinese zodiac are associated with the cyclical rotation of the 5 elements of Chinese cosmology (Wu Xing), changing every sixty years (12 x 5 = 60 years for the 12 signs, 5 x 2 = 10 years for the 5 elements that follow each other in pairs, with a Yang then Yin polarity).

According to the Chinese zodiac, every year, every month, every day and every hour are directly associated with a Chinese zodiac animal and a corresponding element. Each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs also possess their own embedded set of elements.

The relationships between the five elements of Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac animals are mainly linked to creation, filiation and destruction cycles.

Differences between the order of the 12 animals and that of the lunar months

In the Chinese horoscope, the first month of a Chinese New Year always begins with the Month of the Tiger. This is the first month of the lunar year. One must not confuse the position of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar (3rd Chinese zodiac sign) with its position as an animal governing the 1st lunar month of the year. Thus, the Month of the Tiger is the 1st month of the lunar year, followed by the Month of the Rabbit, 2nd month of the lunar year, then the Month of the Dragon, 3rd lunar month and so on in the order of 12 Chinese astrology animals. The Chinese Year always ends with the Month of the Ox, the 12th Chinese lunar month. This rule applies to all Chinese years. In the table below, you will find the complete list arranged in the respective order of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs and 12 lunar months.

List of the 12 animals of Chinese astrology and corresponding lunar months

Distribution of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs and of the 12 lunar months
	Chinese Zodiac Name	Animal Sign Order	Monthly Order
🐭	Rat	1st Chinese zodiac sign	11th lunar month
🐮	Ox	2nd Chinese zodiac sign	12th lunar month
🐯	Tiger	3rd Chinese zodiac sign	1st lunar month
🐰	Rabbit	4th Chinese zodiac sign	2nd lunar month
🐲	Dragon	5th Chinese zodiac sign	3rd lunar month
🐍	Snake	6th Chinese zodiac sign	4th lunar month
🐴	Horse	7th Chinese zodiac sign	5th lunar month
🐐	Goat	8th Chinese zodiac sign	6th lunar month
🐵	Monkey	9th Chinese zodiac sign	7th lunar month
🐔	Rooster	10th Chinese zodiac sign	8th lunar month
🐶	Dog	11th Chinese zodiac sign	9th lunar month
🐷	Pig	12th Chinese zodiac sign	10th lunar month

The Chinese calendar

The Chinese zodiac calendar is based on the cycles of the Moon, while the Western calendar (or Gregorian calendar) is a solar calendar.

As such, the Chinese lunar years have different start and end dates from the classic Gregorian calendar, when New Year's Day is on January 1st. The beginning and ending dates below give you the exact duration of each Chinese Year, translated into Gregorian calendar dates, allowing you to identify which animal (or sign) you belong to, with your date of birth.

While Lunar New Year's Day, used in Chinese astrology to determine your Chinese zodiac sign, changes every year, remember that this is not the case of the Luo Shu square system traditionally used in Feng Shui. The astrological year of this 9 years cycle system always begins on February 4.

Chinese zodiac calendar years — **Chinese Zodiac: Animal and element of the year of the Chinese calendar**
The 12 zodiac signs Chinese astrology are shown according to their year of birth, from 1944 to 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. Also note the Yin Yang polarity & main element of each Chinese zodiac animal (not to be confused with the annual element)

Chinese pregnancy calendar

According to Chinese astrology, you can determine the sex of your baby with the Chinese calendar baby gender predictor.

The Chinese calendar can also serve as a pregnancy calendar for any expectant mother who wishes to ensure upstream parent-child compatibility of her baby with her and her husband or companion. To do this, first check the compatibility of your Chinese zodiac sign with the zodiac sign corresponding to the Chinese animal of the year during which you are planning the birth of your boy or girl.

According to the Chinese calendar 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, children born between January 25, 2020 and February 11, 2021 are of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Rat, while those born between February 12, 2021 and January 31, 2022 are of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Metal Ox. From February 1, 2022 to January 21, 2023, children born during this period are from the Year of the Water Tiger. Boys and girls born between January 22, 2023 and February 9, 2024 have the Year of the Water Rabbit as their first pillar of destiny.

12 Chinese zodiac signs' year of birth calendar (1920 to 2031)

🐭 Rat (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rat, Mouse

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rat

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rat (1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rat here: Rat Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1924	05/02/1924 24/01/1925	Wood Rat
1936	24/01/1936 10/02/1937	Fire Rat
1948	10/02/1948 28/01/1949	Earth Rat
1960	28/01/1960 14/02/1961	Metal Rat
1972	15/02/1972 02/02/1973	Water Rat
1984	02/02/1984 19/02/1985	Wood Rat
1996	19/02/1996 06/02/1997	Fire Rat
2008	07/02/2008 25/01/2009	Earth Rat
2020	25/01/2020 11/02/2021	Metal Rat

🐮 Ox (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Ox, Buffalo

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Ox

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Ox (1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Ox here: Ox Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1925	25/01/1925 12/02/1926	Wood Ox
1937	11/02/1937 30/01/1938	Fire Ox
1949	29/01/1949 16/02/1950	Earth Ox
1961	15/02/1961 04/02/1962	Metal Ox
1973	03/02/1973 22/01/1974	Water Ox
1985	20/02/1985 08/02/1986	Wood Ox
1997	07/02/1997 27/01/1998	Fire Ox
2009	26/01/2009 13/02/2010	Earth Ox
2021	12/02/2021 31/01/2022	Metal Ox

🐯 Tiger (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Tiger

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Tiger (1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger here: Tiger Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1926	13/02/1926 01/02/1927	Fire Tiger
1938	31/01/1938 18/02/1939	Earth Tiger
1950	17/02/1950 05/02/1951	Metal Tiger
1962	05/02/1962 25/01/1963	Water Tiger
1974	23/01/1974 10/02/1975	Wood Tiger
1986	09/02/1986 28/01/1987	Fire Tiger
1998	28/01/1998 15/02/1999	Earth Tiger
2010	14/02/2010 02/02/2011	Metal Tiger
2022	01/02/2022 21/01/2023	Water Tiger

🐰 Rabbit (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rabbit, Hare, Cat

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rabbit

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rabbit (1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rabbit here: Rabbit Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1927	02/02/1927 22/01/1928	Fire Rabbit
1939	19/02/1939 07/02/1940	Earth Rabbit
1951	06/02/1951 26/01/1952	Metal Rabbit
1963	25/01/1963 12/02/1964	Water Rabbit
1975	11/02/1975 30/01/1976	Wood Rabbit
1987	29/01/1987 16/02/1988	Fire Rabbit
1999	16/02/1999 04/02/2000	Earth Rabbit
2011	03/02/2011 22/01/2012	Metal Rabbit
2023	22/01/2023 09/02/2024	Water Rabbit

🐲 Dragon (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Dragon

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dragon

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2021, 2024). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dragon here: Dragon Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1928	23/01/1928 09/02/1929	Earth Dragon
1940	08/02/1940 26/01/1941	Metal Dragon
1952	27/01/1952 13/02/1953	Water Dragon
1964	13/02/1964 01/02/1965	Wood Dragon
1976	31/01/1976 17/02/1977	Fire Dragon
1988	17/02/1988 05/02/1989	Earth Dragon
2000	05/02/2000 23/01/2001	Metal Dragon
2012	23/01/2012 09/02/2013	Water Dragon
2024	10/02/2024 29/01/2025	Wood Dragon

🐍 Snake (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Snake

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Snake (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake here: Snake Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1929	10/02/1929 09/01/1930	Earth Snake
1941	27/01/1941 14/02/1942	Metal Snake
1953	14/02/1953 02/02/1954	Water Snake
1965	02/02/1965 20/02/1966	Wood Snake
1977	18/02/1977 06/02/1978	Fire Snake
1989	06/02/1989 26/01/1990	Earth Snake
2001	24/01/2001 11/02/2002	Metal Snake
2013	10/02/2013 30/01/2014	Water Snake
2025	29/01/2025 16/02/2026	Wood Snake

🐴 Horse (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Horse

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Horse

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Horse (1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Horse here: Horse Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1930	10/01/1930 16/02/1931	Metal Horse
1942	15/02/1942 04/02/1943	Water Horse
1954	03/02/1954 23/01/1955	Wood Horse
1966	21/01/1966 08/02/1967	Fire Horse
1978	07/02/1978 27/01/1979	Earth Horse
1990	27/01/1990 14/02/1991	Metal Horse
2002	12/02/2002 31/01/2003	Water Horse
2014	31/01/2014 18/02/2015	Wood Horse
2026	17/02/2026 05/02/2027	Fire Horse

🐐 Goat (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Goat, Sheep

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Goat

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Goat (1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979 ,1991, 2003, 2015, 2027). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Goat here: Goat Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1931	17/02/1931 05/02/1932	Metal Goat
1943	05/02/1943 24/01/1944	Water Goat
1955	24/01/1955 11/02/1956	Wood Goat
1967	09/02/1967 29/01/1968	Fire Goat
1979	28/01/1979 15/02/1980	Earth Goat
1991	15/02/1991 03/02/1992	Metal Goat
2003	01/02/2003 21/01/2004	Water Goat
2015	19/02/2015 07/02/2016	Wood Goat
2027	06/02/2027 25/02/2028	Fire Goat

🐵 Monkey (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Monkey

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Monkey

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Monkey (1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Monkey here: Monkey Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1920	20/02/1920 07/02/1921	Metal Monkey
1932	06/02/1932 25/01/1933	Water Monkey
1944	25/01/1944 12/02/1945	Wood Monkey
1956	12/02/1956 30/01/1957	Fire Monkey
1968	30/01/1968 16/02/1969	Earth Monkey
1980	16/02/1980 04/02/1981	Metal Monkey
1992	04/02/1992 22/01/1993	Water Monkey
2004	22/01/2004 08/02/2005	Wood Monkey
2016	08/02/2016 27/01/2017	Fire Monkey
2028	26/01/2028 12/02/2029	Earth Monkey

🐔 Rooster (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Rooster, Chicken

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rooster

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Rooster (1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Rooster here: Rooster Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1921	08/02/1921 27/01/1922	Metal Rooster
1933	26/01/1933 13/02/1934	Water Rooster
1945	13/02/1945 01/02/1946	Wood Rooster
1957	31/01/1957 17/02/1958	Fire Rooster
1969	17/02/1969 05/02/1970	Earth Rooster
1981	05/02/1981 24/01/1982	Metal Rooster
1993	23/01/1993 09/02/1994	Water Rooster
2005	09/02/2005 28/01/2006	Wood Rooster
2017	28/01/2017 15/02/2018	Fire Rooster
2029	13/02/2029 02/02/2030	Earth Rooster

🐶 Dog (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Dog

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dog

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Dog (1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Dog here: Dog Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1922	28/01/1922 15/02/1923	Water Dog
1934	14/02/1934 03/02/1935	Wood Dog
1946	02/02/1946 21/01/1947	Fire Dog
1958	18/02/1958 07/02/1959	Earth Dog
1970	06/02/1970 28/01/1971	Metal Dog
1982	25/01/1982 12/02/1983	Water Dog
1994	10/02/1994 30/01/1995	Wood Dog
2006	29/01/2006 17/02/2007	Fire Dog
2018	16/02/2018 04/02/2019	Earth Dog
2030	03/02/2030 22/01/2031	Metal Dog

🐷 Pig (Chinese zodiac): Years of the Pig, Boar

Birth years of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Pig

If your birth is within the date ranges below, it means you were born in the Year of the Pig (1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031). Read the full horoscope of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Pig here: Pig Chinese horoscope

Year	Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese year
1923	16/02/1923 04/02/1924	Water Pig
1935	04/02/1935 23/01/1936	Wood Pig
1947	22/01/1947 09/02/1948	Fire Pig
1959	08/02/1959 27/01/1960	Earth Pig
1971	27/01/1971 14/02/1972	Metal Pig
1983	13/02/1983 01/02/1984	Water Pig
1995	31/01/1995 18/02/1996	Wood Pig
2007	18/02/2007 06/02/2008	Fire Pig
2019	05/02/2019 24/01/2020	Earth Pig
2031	23/01/2031 10/02/2032	Metal Pig

Monthly Chinese zodiac calendar 2023

Below are listed the Chinese zodiac 2023 ruling animals and elements for each month of the year.* According to the Chinese New Year 2023 calendar, January 22nd, 2023 is the Lunar New Year celebration day, which marks the start of the Year of the Water Rabbit 2023 (the Rabbit being the ruling animal of the year 2023) and the first day of the Month of the Wood Tiger, first month of the lunar calendar of 2023.

Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese lunar month
22/01/2023 19/02/2023	Wood Tiger Month
20/02/2023 19/04/2023	Wood Rabbit Month (doubled month)
20/04/2023 18/05/2023	Fire Dragon Month
19/05/2023 17/06/2023	Fire Snake Month
18/06/2023 17/07/2023	Earth Horse Month
18/07/2023 15/08/2023	Earth Goat Month
16/08/2023 14/09/2023	Metal Monkey Month
15/09/2023 14/10/2023	Metal Rooster Month
15/10/2023 12/11/2023	Water Dog Month
13/11/2023 12/12/2023	Water Pig Month
13/12/2023 10/01/2024	Wood Rat Month
11/01/2024 9/02/2024	Wood Ox Month

* All periods are Chinese horoscope calendar's monthly dates translated into Gregorian dates, just like the yearly dates previously listed for each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

Monthly Chinese zodiac calendar 2024

Below are listed the Chinese zodiac 2024 ruling animals and elements for each month of the year.* According to the Chinese New Year 2024 calendar, February 10, 2024 is the Lunar New Year celebration day, which marks the start of the Year of the Wood Dragon 2024 (the Tiger being the ruling animal of the year 2022) and the first day of the Month of the Fire Tiger, first month of the lunar calendar of 2024.

Date range (DD/MM/YYYY)	Chinese lunar month
10/02/2024 09/03/2024	Fire Tiger Month
10/03/2024 08/04/2024	Fire Rabbit Month
09/04/2024 07/05/2024	Earth Dragon Month
08/05/2024 05/06/2024	Earth Snake Month
06/06/2024 05/07/2024	Metal Horse Month
06/07/2024 03/08/2024	Metal Goat Month
04/08/2024 02/09/2024	Water Monkey Month
03/09/2024 02/10/2024	Water Rooster Month
03/10/2024 31/10/2024	Wood Dog Month
01/11/2024 30/11/2024	Wood Pig Month
01/12/2024 30/12/2024	Fire Rat Month
01/01/2025 28/01/2025	Fire Ox Month

* All periods are Chinese Zodiac Calendar's monthly dates translated into Gregorian dates, just like the Chinese zodiac birth dates previously listed.

Chinese zodiac hours

Discover the Chinese Zodiac Animal and the Element of your hour of birth
You can use the local time of your birth to define the Chinese Zodiac sign of your hour of birth:

Chinese hour	Time range	Chinese zodiac sign's polarity & element
Rat	11:00 pm 00:59 am	Yang Water
Ox	1:00 am 2:59 am	Yin Earth
Tiger	3:00 am 4:59 am	Yang Wood
Rabbit	5:00 am 6:59 am	Yin Wood
Dragon	7:00 am 8:59 am	Yang Earth
Snake	9:00 am 10:59 am	Yin Fire
Horse	11:00 am 12:59 pm	Yang Fire
Goat	01:00 pm 2:59 pm	Yin Earth
Monkey	03:00 pm 4:59 pm	Yang Metal
Rooster	05:00 pm 6:59 pm	Yin Metal
Dog	07:00 pm 8:59 pm	Yang Earth
Pig	09:00 pm 10:59 pm	Yin Water

Chinese seasons' dates and elements

The element of the Chinese season of your birth

	Element	Date range	Chinese Season
🌳	Wood	14/02 17/04	Spring
🗿	Earth	18/04 03/05	5th Season **
🔥	Fire	04/05 17/07	Summer
🗿	Earth	18/07 04/08	5th Season
🛠	Metal	05/08 17/10	Fall
🗿	Earth	18/10 04/11	5th Season
💧	Water	05/11 16/01	Winter
🗿	Earth	17/01 13/02	5th Season

** The fifth season is the last two weeks of each season, during which the Earth element replaces the element of the season that ends.

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