🐲 Chinese zodiac

How it works

The Chinese calendar is lunar - Lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 20. If you were born before your year\'s Chinese New Year, you belong to the previous year\'s animal. We use a precise lookup table from 1920 to 2030.

The full cycle is 60 years: 12 animals × 5 elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). Even years are Yang, odd years are Yin.

Fun facts

• The Year of the Dragon has the most births of all twelve - Chinese parents plan their children for the auspicious year.
• The Boar (Pig) is the only animal that arrives last in the legend of the Jade Emperor\'s race.