Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese zodiac consist of a 12 year cycle. Each year of the 12 year cycle has been named after one of the original 12 animals. Every animal has a different characteristic and personality. Chinese astrology is based on the lunar calendar, there are no equivalent constellations like those of the occidental zodiac. As per Chinese astrology, the year in which a person is born plays the primary role in determining the individual's traits, success, and happiness in their lifetime.

The Lunar Calendar 60 year cycle consist of two separate cycles interacting with each other. The first is the cycle of ten heavenly stems, namely The Five Elements : wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The second is the cycle of the twelve zodiac animal signs. They are in order as follows:

1. Rat

• Year of birth : January 24 1936 to February 10 1937; February 10 1948 to February 14 1949; January 28 1960 to February 14 1961; January 16 1972 to February 02 1973; February 02 1984 to February 19 1985; 1996; 2008; 20202.

2. Ox

• Year of birth : February 11 1937 to 30 January 1938; January 29 1949 to February 16 1950; February 15 1961 to February 4 1962; February 3 1973 to January 22 1974; February 20 1985 to February 8 1986; 1997; 2008; 2021

3. Tiger

• Year of birth : January 31 1938 to February 18 1939; February 17 1950 to February 05 1951; February 05 1962 to January 24 1963; January 23 1974 to February 10 1975; January 09 1986 to January 28 1987; 1998; 2010; 2022

4. Rabbit

• Year of birth : February 19 1939 to February 07 1940; February 06 1951 to January 26 1952; January 25 1963 to February 12 1964; February 11 1975 to January 30 1976; January 29 1987 to February 16 1988; 1999; 2011; 2023

5. Dragon

• Year of birth : February 08 1940 to January 26 1941; January 27 1952 to February 13 1953; February 13 1964 to February 01 1965; January 31 1976 to February 17 1977; February 17 1988 to February 05 1989; 2000; 2012; 2024

6. Snake

• Year of birth : January 27 1941 to February 14 1942; February 14 1953 to February 02 1954; February 02 1965 to January 20 1966; February 18 1977 to February 06 1978; February 06 1989 to January 26 1990; 2001; 2013; 2025

7. Horse

• Year of birth : January 15 1942 to February 04 1943; February 03 1954 to January 23 1955; January 21 1966 to February 08 1967; February 07 1978 to January 27 1979; January 27 1990 to February 14 1991; 2002; 2014; 2026

8. Goat

• Year of birth : January 05 1943 to January 24 1944; January 24 1955 to February 11 1956; February 09 1967 to 28 January 1968; January 28 1979 to February 15 1980; February 15 1991 to February 03 1992; 2003; 2015; 2027

9. Monkey

• Year of birth : January 25 1944 to February 12 1945;February 12 1956 to January 30 1957; January 30 1968 to February 16 1969; February 16 1980 to February 04 1981; February 04 1992 to January 22 1993; 2004; 2016; 2028

10. Rooster

• Year of birth : February 13 1945 to February 01 1945; January 31 1957 to February 17 1958; February 17 1969 to February 05 1970; February 05 1981 to January 24 1982; January 23 1993 to February 09 1994; 2005; 2017; 2029

11. Dog

• Year of birth : February 02 1946 to January 21 1947; February 18 1958 to February 07 1959; February 06 1970 to January 26 1971; January 25 1982 to February 12 1983; February 10 1994 to January 30 1995; 2007; 2019; 2031

12. Pig

• Year of birth : January 22 1947 to February 09 1948; February 08 1959 to January 27 1960; January 27 1991 to January 15 1972; February 13 1983 to February 01 1984; January 31 1995 to February 18 1996