Find Your Sign
October 20, 2007 by zenca3
How to Find Your Chinese Zodiac Animal Sign
Chinese astrology is based on the lunar calendar, which follows the cycles of the moon and is adjusted to coincide with the 365 days of the solar-based Gregorian calendar, the main calendar in use throughout the world today.
Each lunar year begins on the second new moon following the winter solstice, usually around mid-January to early-February. To get an accurate horoscope reading, you must find your correct animal sign according to the exact date of when you were born.
For example, this year is the Year of the Fire Pig 2007 (Chinese calendar 4704) but the new year started on February 18, 2007.
So if you were born on February 17 or in January of 2007, you would belong to last year’s sign: Year of the Fire Dog. Your animal sign would be a Dog and not a Pig. Only those born between Feb. 18, 2007 through Feb. 6, 2008 would belong to the sign of the Pig.
Find out which animal sign you belong to by looking up your birthday and matching it to the corresponding animal of the Chinese zodiac. Then click the Categories to the right to read your daily horoscope forecast.
RAT
- 1900 Jan. 31, 1900 - Feb. 18, 1901 Metal Rat
- 1912 Feb. 18, 1912 - Feb. 5, 1913 Water Rat
- 1924 Feb. 5, 1924 - Jan. 24, 1925 Wood Rat
- 1936 Jan. 24, 1936 - Feb. 10, 1937 Fire Rat
- 1948 Feb. 10, 1948 - Jan. 28, 1949 Earth Rat
- 1960 Jan. 28, 1960 - Feb. 14, 1961 Metal Rat
- 1972 Feb. 15, 1972 - Feb. 2, 1973 Water Rat
- 1984 Feb. 2, 1984 - Feb. 19, 1985 Wood Rat
- 1996 Feb. 19, 1996 - Feb. 6, 1997 Fire Rat
- 2008 Feb. 7, 2008 - Jan. 25, 2009 Earth Rat
OX
- 1901 Feb. 19, 1901 - Feb. 7, 1902 Metal Ox
- 1913 Feb. 6, 1913 - Jan. 25, 1914 Water Ox
- 1925 Jan. 25, 1925 - Feb. 12, 1926 Wood Ox
- 1937 Feb. 11, 1937 - Jan. 30, 1938 Fire Ox
- 1949 Jan. 29, 1949 - Feb. 16, 1950 Earth Ox
- 1961 Feb. 15, 1961 - Feb. 4, 1962 Metal Ox
- 1973 Feb. 3, 1973 - Jan. 22, 1974 Water Ox
- 1985 Feb. 20, 1985 - Feb. 8, 1986 Wood Ox
- 1997 Feb. 7, 1997 - Jan. 27, 1998 Fire Ox
- 2009 Jan. 26 2009 - Feb. 13, 2010 Earth Ox
TIGER
- 1902 Feb. 8, 1902 - Jan. 28, 1903 Water Tiger
- 1914 Jan. 26, 1914 - Feb. 13, 1915 Wood Tiger
- 1926 Feb. 13, 1926 - Feb. 1, 1927 Fire Tiger
- 1938 Jan. 31, 1938 - Feb. 18, 1939 Earth Tiger
- 1950 Feb. 17, 1950 - Feb. 5, 1951 Metal Tiger
- 1962 Feb. 5, 1962 - Jan. 24, 1963 Water Tiger
- 1974 Jan. 23, 1974 - Feb. 10, 1975 Wood Tiger
- 1986 Feb. 9, 1986 - Jan. 28, 1987 Fire Tiger
- 1998 Jan. 28, 1998 - Feb. 15, 1999 Earth Tiger
- 2010 Feb. 14, 2010 - Feb. 2, 2011 Metal Tiger
RABBIT
- 1903 Jan. 29, 1903 - Feb. 15, 1904 Water Rabbit
- 1915 Feb. 14, 1915 - Feb. 2, 1916 Wood Rabbit
- 1927 Feb. 2, 1927 - Jan. 22, 1928 Fire Rabbit
- 1939 Feb. 19, 1939 - Feb. 7, 1940 Earth Rabbit
- 1951 Feb. 6, 1951 - Jan. 26, 1952 Metal Rabbit
- 1963 Jan. 25, 1963 - Feb. 12, 1964 Water Rabbit
- 1975 Feb. 11, 1975 - Jan. 30, 1976 Wood Rabbit
- 1987 Jan. 29, 1987 - Feb. 16, 1988 Fire Rabbit
- 1999 Feb. 16, 1999 - Feb. 4, 2000 Earth Rabbit
- 2011 Feb. 3, 2011 - Jan. 22, 2012 Metal Rabbit
DRAGON
- 1904 Feb. 16, 1904 - Feb. 3, 1905 Wood Dragon
- 1916 Feb. 3, 1916 - Jan. 22, 1917 Fire Dragon
- 1928 Jan. 23, 1928 - Feb. 9, 1929 Earth Dragon
- 1940 Feb. 8, 1940 - Jan. 26, 1941 Metal Dragon
- 1952 Jan. 27, 1952 - Feb. 13, 1953 Water Dragon
- 1964 Feb. 13, 1964 - Feb. 1, 1965 Wood Dragon
- 1976 Jan. 31, 1976 - Feb. 17, 1977 Fire Dragon
- 1988 Feb. 17, 1988 - Feb. 5, 1989 Earth Dragon
- 2000 Feb. 5, 2000 - Jan. 23, 2001 Metal Dragon
- 2012 Jan. 23, 2012 - Feb. 9, 2013 Water Dragon
SNAKE
- 1905 Feb. 4, 1905 - Jan. 24, 1906 Wood Snake
- 1917 Jan. 23, 1917 - Feb. 10, 1918 Fire Snake
- 1929 Feb. 10, 1929 - Jan. 29, 1930 Earth Snake
- 1941 Jan. 27, 1941 - Feb. 14, 1942 Metal Snake
- 1953 Feb. 14, 1953 - Feb. 2, 1954 Water Snake
- 1965 Feb. 2, 1965 - Jan. 20, 1966 Wood Snake
- 1977 Feb. 18, 1977 - Feb. 6, 1978 Fire Snake
- 1989 Feb. 6, 1989 - Jan. 26, 1990 Earth Snake
- 2001 Jan. 24, 2001 - Feb. 11, 2002 Metal Snake
- 2013 Feb. 10, 2013 - Jan. 30, 2014 Water Snake
HORSE
- 1906 Jan. 25, 1906 - Feb. 12, 1907 Fire Horse
- 1918 Feb. 11, 1918 - Jan. 31, 1919 Earth Horse
- 1930 Jan. 30, 1930 - Feb. 16, 1931 Metal Horse
- 1942 Feb. 15, 1942 - Feb. 4, 1943 Water Horse
- 1954 Feb. 3 ,1954 - Jan. 23, 1955 Wood Horse
- 1966 Jan. 21, 1966 - Feb. 8, 1967 Fire Horse
- 1978 Feb. 7, 1978 - Jan. 27, 1979 Earth Horse
- 1990 Jan. 27, 1990 - Feb. 14, 1991 Metal Horse
- 2002 Feb. 12, 2002 - Jan. 31, 2003 Water Horse
- 2014 Jan. 31, 2014 - Feb. 18, 2015 Wood Horse
GOAT
- 1907 Feb. 13, 1907 - Feb. 1, 1908 Fire Goat
- 1919 Feb. 1, 1919 - Feb. 19, 1920 Earth Goat
- 1931 Feb. 17, 1931 - Feb. 5, 1932 Metal Goat
- 1943 Feb. 5, 1943 - Jan. 24, 1944 Water Goat
- 1955 Jan. 24, 1955 - Feb. 11, 1956 Wood Goat
- 1967 Feb. 9, 1967 - Jan. 29, 1968 Fire Goat
- 1979 Jan. 28, 1979 - Feb. 15, 1980 Earth Goat
- 1991 Feb. 15, 1991 - Feb. 3, 1992 Metal Goat
- 2003 Feb. 1, 2003 - Jan. 21, 2004 Water Goat
- 2015 Feb. 19, 2015 - Feb. 7, 2016 Wood Goat
MONKEY
- 1908 Feb. 2, 1908 - Jan. 21, 1909 Earth Monkey
- 1920 Feb. 20, 1920 - Feb. 7, 1921 Metal Monkey
- 1932 Feb. 6, 1932 - Jan. 25, 1933 Water Monkey
- 1944 Jan. 25, 1944 - Feb. 12, 1945 Wood Monkey
- 1956 Feb. 12, 1956 - Jan. 30, 1957 Fire Monkey
- 1968 Jan. 30, 1968 - Feb. 16, 1969 Earth Monkey
- 1980 Feb. 16, 1980 - Feb. 4, 1981 Metal Monkey
- 1992 Feb. 4, 1992 - Jan. 22, 1993 Water Monkey
- 2004 Jan. 22, 2004 - Feb. 8, 2005 Wood Monkey
- 2016 Feb. 8, 2016 - Jan. 27, 2017 Fire Monkey
ROOSTER
- 1909 Jan. 22, 1909 - Feb. 9, 1910 Earth Rooster
- 1921 Feb. 8, 1921 - Jan. 27, 1992 Metal Rooster
- 1933 Jan. 26, 1933 - Feb. 13, 1934 Water Rooster
- 1945 Feb. 13, 1945 - Feb. 1, 1946 Wood Rooster
- 1957 Jan. 31, 1957 - Feb. 17, 1958 Fire Rooster
- 1969 Feb. 17, 1969 - Feb. 5, 1970 Earth Rooster
- 1981 Feb. 5, 1981 - Jan. 24, 1982 Metal Rooster
- 1993 Jan. 23, 1993 - Feb. 9, 1994 Water Rooster
- 2005 Feb. 9, 2005 - Jan. 28, 2006 Wood Rooster
- 2017 Jan. 28, 2017 - Feb. 15, 2018 Fire Rooster
DOG
- 1910 Feb. 10, 1910 - Jan. 29, 1911 Metal Dog
- 1922 Jan. 28, 1922 - Feb. 15, 1923 Water Dog
- 1934 Feb. 14, 1934 - Feb. 3, 1935 Wood Dog
- 1946 Feb. 2, 1946 - Jan. 21, 1947 Fire Dog
- 1958 Feb. 18, 1958 - Feb. 7, 1959 Earth Dog
- 1970 Feb. 6, 1970 - Jan. 26, 1971 Metal Dog
- 1982 Jan. 25, 1982 - Feb. 12, 1983 Water Dog
- 1994 Feb. 10, 1994 - Jan. 30, 1995 Wood Dog
- 2006 Jan. 29, 2006 - Feb. 17, 2007 Fire Dog
- 2018 Feb. 16, 2018 - Feb. 4, 2019 Earth Dog
PIG
- 1911 Jan. 30, 1911 - Feb. 17, 1912 Metal Pig
- 1923 Feb. 16, 1923 - Feb. 4, 1924 Water Pig
- 1935 Feb. 4, 1935 - Jan. 23, 1936 Wood Pig
- 1947 Jan. 22, 1947 - Feb. 9, 1948 Fire Pig
- 1959 Feb. 8, 1959 - Jan. 27, 1960 Earth Pig
- 1971 Jan. 27, 1971 - Feb. 14, 1972 Metal Pig
- 1983 Feb. 13, 1983 - Feb. 1, 1984 Water Pig
- 1995 Jan. 31, 1995 - Feb. 18, 1996 Wood Pig
- 2007 Feb. 18, 2007 - Feb. 6, 2008 Fire Pig
- 2019 Feb. 5, 2019 - Jan. 24, 2020 Earth Pig
Thanks for helping me remember that I am a rooster.
I am a Fire-Monkey - born at 6:20 am on 1/6/1957.
I want to find more information about my prospects in the year of 2008. Do you have any specific details or can you recommend another web-site to help?
Thank you!
Regards,
Charly O.
I’m a Water Dog - born at 16.55pm on April, 21st 1982. I’m curious to know about my prospects in 2008. Please recommend me some website where I can see in detail?
Thanks
Regards,
Chirag Dandiwala
Hi,
You can visit any of the sites that I source for my daily horoscopes. The most detailed annual outlook is from Master Rao at asiaflash.com.
They all provide general forecasts (I’m still working on the ones for this site), which will give you a good guideline of what to expect for the year. A paid service is usually available if you want a specific reading based on your exact date of birth.