Birth dates, time of birth, and location are all important in determining the future. In particular, the system of Four Pillars calculation relies on this information to set out your future. With the Chinese horoscope, we look at the nature of the beast determined by the Tung Shu to calculate good and bad days and what the year has in store for you.
The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar cycle and does not match the Julian calendar that most of the West is accustomed to.
The fact that the Chinese New Year starts on a different date each year (from the Western viewpoint – occurring in January or February), makes it somewhat tricky to determine what animal sign you were born under.
Find your Animal from the table below to determine which animal sign you were born under. If you were born in mid-January or early February it is possible your animal sign is for the previous year, check the Chinese Zodiac Sign Calculator for an accurate reading.
Chinese Zodiac Years Calendar
| 1912 – RAT 1913 – OX 1914 – TIGER 1915 – RABBIT 1916 – DRAGON 1917 – SNAKE 1918 – HORSE 1919 – SHEEP 1920 – MONKEY 1921 – ROOSTER 1922 – DOG 1923 – PIG 1924 – RAT 1925 – OX 1926- TIGER 1927 – RABBIT 1928 – DRAGON 1929 – SNAKE 1930 – HORSE 1931- SHEEP 1932 – MONKEY 1933 – ROOSTER 1934 – DOG 1935 – PIG 1936 – RAT 1937 – OX 1938 – TIGER 1939 – RABBIT 1940 – DRAGON 1941- SNAKE 1942 – HORSE 1943 – SHEEP 1944 – MONKEY 1945 – ROOSTER 1946 – DOG 1947 – PIG 1948 – RAT 1949 – OX 1950 – TIGER |
1951- RABBIT 1952 – DRAGON 1953 – SNAKE 1954 – HORSE 1955 – SHEEP 1956 – MONKEY 1957 – ROOSTER 1958 – DOG 1959 – PIG 1960 – RAT 1961 – OX 1962 – TIGER 1963 – RABBIT 1964 – DRAGON 1965 – SNAKE 1966 – HORSE 1967 – SHEEP 1968- MONKEY 1969 – ROOSTER 1970 – DOG 1971 – PIG 1972 – RAT 1973 – OX 1974 – TIGER 1975 – RABBIT 1976 – DRAGON 1977 – SNAKE 1978 – HORSE 1979 – SHEEP 1980 – MONKEY 1981 – ROOSTER 1982 – DOG 1983 – PIG 1984 – RAT 1985 – OX 1986 – TIGER 1987 – RABBIT 1988 – DRAGON 1989 – SNAKE |
1990- HORSE 1991 – SHEEP 1992 – MONKEY 1993 – ROOSTER 1994 – DOG 1995 – PIG 1996 – RAT 1997 – OX 1998 – TIGER 1999 – RABBIT 2000 – DRAGON 2001 – SNAKE 2002 – HORSE 2003 – SHEEP 2004 – MONKEY 2005 – ROOSTER 2006 – DOG 2007 – PIG 2008 – RAT 2009 – OX 2010 – TIGER 2011 – RABBIT 2012 – DRAGON 2013 – SNAKE 2014 – HORSE 2015 – SHEEP 2016 – MONKEY 2017 – ROOSTER 2018 – DOG 2019 – PIG 2020 – RAT 2021 – OX 2022 – TIGER 2023 – RABBIT 2024 – DRAGON 2025 – SNAKE 2026 – HORSE 2027 – SHEEP 2028 – MONKEY |
The Chinese New Year 2023 starts on Sunday, January 22. Rabbit is a lucky sign, and all people born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to have a few extra advantages. Discover the Chinese Horoscope 2023 for each zodiac sign.
What is the Story Behind the Chinese Zodiac?
There are many legends pertaining to the naming of the Chinese years after the animals of the world.
One such story here suggests that the great Buddha told His disciples to invite all the animals into his domain in heaven so that He could determine their places in the zodiac according to their own free will.
His disciple approached each animal with Buddha’s invitation, and it was the rat who first used his wiles to be chosen. He in turn approached his best friend the Cat and said, “Let’s wake each other up so that we shall be the first to...
