Born in 1967: the Goat

1967 is a yin year, a Fire Goat. In the traditional calendar it carries the two-part name 丁未 (dīngwèi), year 44 of the 60-year cycle. The Fire element adds a dynamic, warm and a little restless streak to the Goat's base character (gentle, creative, empathetic), and this is the quieter, more reflective half of the cycle.

The 1967 lunar year ran from February 9, 1967 up to the day before Chinese New Year 1968 (January 30, 1968). If you were born on or after February 9, 1967 you are a Goat; if you were born earlier in 1967, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Horse. Someone born in 1967 turns 59 in 2026 (or 58 until their birthday for the year).

Calendar note: 1967's Chinese New Year fell on a Thursday, and that lunar year ran 355 days — an ordinary 12-month lunar year.

What the Fire element adds

Fire is the element of summer, energy and passion. A Fire year turns the volume up — more drive, more warmth, more willingness to take a risk — but also a shorter fuse and less patience for slow, routine work.

The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Fire Goat year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1967 was 1907, and the next is 2027. People born in it are said to combine gentle and creative with the element's dynamic nature. Every Goat year is yin (the quieter, inward type). See the Fire element and the full Fire Goat profile.

1967 at a glance

Animal	🐐 Goat (羊)
Element	Fire
Yin or yang	yin
Traditional year name	丁未 (dīngwèi)
Place in the 60-year cycle	44 of 60
Zodiac year runs	February 9, 1967 to January 29, 1968
Age in 2026	58–59
Traditional best match	Horse
Traditional hardest match	Ox
Lucky numbers	3, 4, 9
Lucky colors	green, red, purple

Goat compatibility

In the traditional chart, a 1967 Goat gets on best with the Horse (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rabbit and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Ox, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Goat compatibility table.

Where a birthday around 1967 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 1967 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to February 8, 1967	Horse (the 1966 year)
February 9, 1967 to December 31, 1967	Goat
January 1, 1968 to January 29, 1968	Goat (still the 1967 year)
January 30, 1968 onward	Monkey (the 1968 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 1967 Goat

The next own-sign year for someone born in 1967 is 2027, around age 60, then 2039, around age 72. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián. Despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.

The element pair: 1967 and 1966

Fire years come in pairs. 1967 is the yin year and 1966 is the yang year, the Horse. So a 1967 Goat and a 1966 Horse share an element and sit one year apart in the cycle. The traditional chart rates the Goat and Horse pairing as excellent: one of the six classic 'secret friend' pairings — a naturally supportive, stabilizing match. See the Goat and Horse pairing.

Other Goat years

1931 1943 1955 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027 2039

Full Goat personality profile →   Goat compatibility with every sign →

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What a Fire year changes for the Goat

Talking. In conversation, a Fire Goat leans further into action, saying yes before thinking it all the way through, which is the main way 1967's version differs from the same animal born under another element.

Work. Fire intensifies and adds urgency to the Goat's usual working style, so a 1967 Goat tends to run things hotter and faster than most. The kind of work the sign suits stays the same; the element changes how the job gets done.

Love. Fire is the element of summer, energy and passion, so in a relationship a Fire Goat shows affection loudly and quickly.

For the sign as a whole (how the Goat communicates, works and loves in every element) see the Goat profile. This page covers what is different about 1967.

Known Goats

Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman were born in the 1967 lunar year, exact Fire Goat matches for this page. Other well-known Goats, from other years, include Bill Gates and Mick Jagger. A shared sign says nothing about how anyone's life goes; these are simply familiar names to put to the sign.