Chinese zodiac by birth year (1930–2044)

Pick your birth year to see its animal, element and yin or yang, and the exact day that year's Chinese New Year began.

The zodiac year does not start on January 1. It starts on Chinese New Year, so a birthday in January or early February can belong to the previous year's animal. Check the "New Year starts" column: if you were born before that date, use the animal in the "Before that date" column instead.

If you know your exact birth date, the calculator does this check for you. To see how the years are worked out, read how zodiac years are calculated, or use the age and zodiac guide to guess a sign from someone's age.

Browse by animal: 🐀 Rat · 🐂 Ox · 🐅 Tiger · 🐇 Rabbit · 🐉 Dragon · 🐍 Snake · 🐎 Horse · 🐐 Goat · 🐒 Monkey · 🐓 Rooster · 🐕 Dog · 🐖 Pig

YearAnimalElementYin or yangNew Year startsBefore that date
1930🐎 HorseMetalyangJanuary 30, 1930Snake
1931🐐 GoatMetalyinFebruary 17, 1931Horse
1932🐒 MonkeyWateryangFebruary 6, 1932Goat
1933🐓 RoosterWateryinJanuary 26, 1933Monkey
1934🐕 DogWoodyangFebruary 14, 1934Rooster
1935🐖 PigWoodyinFebruary 4, 1935Dog
1936🐀 RatFireyangJanuary 24, 1936Pig
1937🐂 OxFireyinFebruary 11, 1937Rat
1938🐅 TigerEarthyangJanuary 31, 1938Ox
1939🐇 RabbitEarthyinFebruary 19, 1939Tiger
1940🐉 DragonMetalyangFebruary 8, 1940Rabbit
1941🐍 SnakeMetalyinJanuary 27, 1941Dragon
1942🐎 HorseWateryangFebruary 15, 1942Snake
1943🐐 GoatWateryinFebruary 5, 1943Horse
1944🐒 MonkeyWoodyangJanuary 25, 1944Goat
1945🐓 RoosterWoodyinFebruary 13, 1945Monkey
1946🐕 DogFireyangFebruary 2, 1946Rooster
1947🐖 PigFireyinJanuary 22, 1947Dog
1948🐀 RatEarthyangFebruary 10, 1948Pig
1949🐂 OxEarthyinJanuary 29, 1949Rat
1950🐅 TigerMetalyangFebruary 17, 1950Ox
1951🐇 RabbitMetalyinFebruary 6, 1951Tiger
1952🐉 DragonWateryangJanuary 27, 1952Rabbit
1953🐍 SnakeWateryinFebruary 14, 1953Dragon
1954🐎 HorseWoodyangFebruary 3, 1954Snake
1955🐐 GoatWoodyinJanuary 24, 1955Horse
1956🐒 MonkeyFireyangFebruary 12, 1956Goat
1957🐓 RoosterFireyinJanuary 31, 1957Monkey
1958🐕 DogEarthyangFebruary 18, 1958Rooster
1959🐖 PigEarthyinFebruary 8, 1959Dog
1960🐀 RatMetalyangJanuary 28, 1960Pig
1961🐂 OxMetalyinFebruary 15, 1961Rat
1962🐅 TigerWateryangFebruary 5, 1962Ox
1963🐇 RabbitWateryinJanuary 25, 1963Tiger
1964🐉 DragonWoodyangFebruary 13, 1964Rabbit
1965🐍 SnakeWoodyinFebruary 2, 1965Dragon
1966🐎 HorseFireyangJanuary 21, 1966Snake
1967🐐 GoatFireyinFebruary 9, 1967Horse
1968🐒 MonkeyEarthyangJanuary 30, 1968Goat
1969🐓 RoosterEarthyinFebruary 17, 1969Monkey
1970🐕 DogMetalyangFebruary 6, 1970Rooster
1971🐖 PigMetalyinJanuary 27, 1971Dog
1972🐀 RatWateryangFebruary 15, 1972Pig
1973🐂 OxWateryinFebruary 3, 1973Rat
1974🐅 TigerWoodyangJanuary 23, 1974Ox
1975🐇 RabbitWoodyinFebruary 11, 1975Tiger
1976🐉 DragonFireyangJanuary 31, 1976Rabbit
1977🐍 SnakeFireyinFebruary 18, 1977Dragon
1978🐎 HorseEarthyangFebruary 7, 1978Snake
1979🐐 GoatEarthyinJanuary 28, 1979Horse
1980🐒 MonkeyMetalyangFebruary 16, 1980Goat
1981🐓 RoosterMetalyinFebruary 5, 1981Monkey
1982🐕 DogWateryangJanuary 25, 1982Rooster
1983🐖 PigWateryinFebruary 13, 1983Dog
1984🐀 RatWoodyangFebruary 2, 1984Pig
1985🐂 OxWoodyinFebruary 20, 1985Rat
1986🐅 TigerFireyangFebruary 9, 1986Ox
1987🐇 RabbitFireyinJanuary 29, 1987Tiger
1988🐉 DragonEarthyangFebruary 17, 1988Rabbit
1989🐍 SnakeEarthyinFebruary 6, 1989Dragon
1990🐎 HorseMetalyangJanuary 27, 1990Snake
1991🐐 GoatMetalyinFebruary 15, 1991Horse
1992🐒 MonkeyWateryangFebruary 4, 1992Goat
1993🐓 RoosterWateryinJanuary 23, 1993Monkey
1994🐕 DogWoodyangFebruary 10, 1994Rooster
1995🐖 PigWoodyinJanuary 31, 1995Dog
1996🐀 RatFireyangFebruary 19, 1996Pig
1997🐂 OxFireyinFebruary 7, 1997Rat
1998🐅 TigerEarthyangJanuary 28, 1998Ox
1999🐇 RabbitEarthyinFebruary 16, 1999Tiger
2000🐉 DragonMetalyangFebruary 5, 2000Rabbit
2001🐍 SnakeMetalyinJanuary 24, 2001Dragon
2002🐎 HorseWateryangFebruary 12, 2002Snake
2003🐐 GoatWateryinFebruary 1, 2003Horse
2004🐒 MonkeyWoodyangJanuary 22, 2004Goat
2005🐓 RoosterWoodyinFebruary 9, 2005Monkey
2006🐕 DogFireyangJanuary 29, 2006Rooster
2007🐖 PigFireyinFebruary 18, 2007Dog
2008🐀 RatEarthyangFebruary 7, 2008Pig
2009🐂 OxEarthyinJanuary 26, 2009Rat
2010🐅 TigerMetalyangFebruary 14, 2010Ox
2011🐇 RabbitMetalyinFebruary 3, 2011Tiger
2012🐉 DragonWateryangJanuary 23, 2012Rabbit
2013🐍 SnakeWateryinFebruary 10, 2013Dragon
2014🐎 HorseWoodyangJanuary 31, 2014Snake
2015🐐 GoatWoodyinFebruary 19, 2015Horse
2016🐒 MonkeyFireyangFebruary 8, 2016Goat
2017🐓 RoosterFireyinJanuary 28, 2017Monkey
2018🐕 DogEarthyangFebruary 16, 2018Rooster
2019🐖 PigEarthyinFebruary 5, 2019Dog
2020🐀 RatMetalyangJanuary 25, 2020Pig
2021🐂 OxMetalyinFebruary 12, 2021Rat
2022🐅 TigerWateryangFebruary 1, 2022Ox
2023🐇 RabbitWateryinJanuary 22, 2023Tiger
2024🐉 DragonWoodyangFebruary 10, 2024Rabbit
2025🐍 SnakeWoodyinJanuary 29, 2025Dragon
2026🐎 HorseFireyangFebruary 17, 2026Snake
2027🐐 GoatFireyinFebruary 6, 2027Horse
2028🐒 MonkeyEarthyangJanuary 26, 2028Goat
2029🐓 RoosterEarthyinFebruary 13, 2029Monkey
2030🐕 DogMetalyangFebruary 3, 2030Rooster
2031🐖 PigMetalyinJanuary 23, 2031Dog
2032🐀 RatWateryangFebruary 11, 2032Pig
2033🐂 OxWateryinJanuary 31, 2033Rat
2034🐅 TigerWoodyangFebruary 19, 2034Ox
2035🐇 RabbitWoodyinFebruary 8, 2035Tiger
2036🐉 DragonFireyangJanuary 28, 2036Rabbit
2037🐍 SnakeFireyinFebruary 15, 2037Dragon
2038🐎 HorseEarthyangFebruary 4, 2038Snake
2039🐐 GoatEarthyinJanuary 24, 2039Horse
2040🐒 MonkeyMetalyangFebruary 12, 2040Goat
2041🐓 RoosterMetalyinFebruary 1, 2041Monkey
2042🐕 DogWateryangJanuary 22, 2042Rooster
2043🐖 PigWateryinFebruary 10, 2043Dog
2044🐀 RatWoodyangJanuary 30, 2044Pig

Dates are Chinese New Year in China Standard Time. See how we calculate and check them.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find my Chinese zodiac animal from my birth year?

Look up your birth year in the table on this page. If you were born in January or February, also check the New Year date in the same row: a birthday before that date belongs to the previous year's animal.

Why is my Chinese zodiac animal different from what my birth year suggests?

The Chinese zodiac year starts on Chinese New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20, not on January 1. A birthday before the New Year date takes the previous year's animal.

How often does the same animal come back?

Every 12 years. The same animal and element together come back every 60 years.

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