Chinese Zodiac Finder
Find your Chinese zodiac animal and a fun East-meets-West crossover with your star sign. Entertainment only.
Enter your birth year to reveal your zodiac.
Your animal depends on the lunar new year, not January
The Chinese zodiac assigns one of twelve animals to each year, but the year changes at Chinese New Year — a date that moves between 21 January and 21 February — not on 1 January. If you were born in January or early February, the animal you have been told you are may well be wrong. It is the single most common zodiac mistake.
Someone born on 5 February 2000 is a Dragon, because Chinese New Year in 2000 fell on 5 February; a person born two days earlier is a Rabbit. The cut-off is different every year, which is why a date lookup is more reliable than a year-to-animal list.
The twelve animals in order
The cycle runs Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, then repeats. Each animal is paired with one of the twelve Earthly Branches and, in the full system, with one of the ten Heavenly Stems — which is why the complete cycle takes 60 years to return to the same combination rather than 12.
Frequently asked questions
- What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in January?
- It depends on the exact date. The zodiac year begins at Chinese New Year, which falls between 21 January and 21 February, so a January birthday almost always belongs to the previous zodiac animal. Enter your date to check rather than relying on the year alone.
- Is the Chinese zodiac the same as BaZi?
- No. The zodiac animal is only the year pillar of a BaZi chart. A full Four Pillars reading also uses the month, day and hour of birth, which is why two people born in the same year can receive very different readings.
- How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac?
- Twelve, repeating in a fixed order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Combined with the ten Heavenly Stems, the full cycle takes 60 years to repeat.
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