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26 August 2026

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Your sign is written in the lunar calendar

Enter your birth date to discover your zodiac animal, element, and lunar-year boundary — calculated at Chinese New Year, never assumed from January 1.

Any date from 1901-02-19 to 2100-02-08.

Explore all 12 animals

The twelve animals

  1. Rat鼠
  2. Ox牛
  3. Tiger虎
  4. Rabbit兔
  5. Dragon龙
  6. Snake蛇
  7. Horse马
  8. Goat羊
  9. Monkey猴
  10. Rooster鸡
  11. Dog狗
  12. Pig猪

The 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

Twelve animals repeat in a fixed cycle, each paired with an earthly branch. Every animal below opens a full guide with years, elements, traditional character, and compatibility.

  1. Rat
  2. Ox
  3. Tiger
  4. Rabbit
  5. Dragon
  6. Snake
  7. Horse
  8. Goat
  9. Monkey
  10. Rooster
  11. Dog
  12. Pig
  1. Rat鼠2020 · next 2032
  2. Ox牛2021 · next 2033
  3. Tiger虎2022 · next 2034
  4. Rabbit兔2023 · next 2035
  5. Dragon龙2024 · next 2036
  6. Snake蛇2025 · next 2037
  7. Horse马2026 · next 2038
  8. Goat羊2015 · next 2027
  9. Monkey猴2016 · next 2028
  10. Rooster鸡2017 · next 2029
  11. Dog狗2018 · next 2030
  12. Pig猪2019 · next 2031

Check a birth date The zodiac year changes at Chinese New Year, not 1 January.

Calendar boundary

Your sign does not change on January 1

The zodiac year begins at Chinese New Year, which falls between 21 January and 20 February. People born in January or early February often belong to the previous animal year — the calculator and the year tables on this site use the verified boundary from the Hong Kong Observatory conversion tables.

Browse zodiac years and New Year dates

2026

Yang Fire Horse

马 · 丙午

Begins 2026-02-17 · ends 2027-02-05

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