12 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Your sign iswritten in thelunar calendar
Enter your birth date to discover your zodiac animal, element, and lunar-year boundary.
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.
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, so their birth date must be checked against that year's exact boundary.
2026
Yang Fire Horse
马 · 丙午
Begins 2026-02-17 · ends 2027-02-05
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