Chinese Zodiac Guide

Chinese Zodiac Birth Year Chart 1924–2043: Find Your Sign by Year Born

13 3 月, 2026 · anleey

Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign by Birth Year

The Chinese Zodiac birth year chart below shows which animal sign corresponds to each year from 1924 to 2043. Remember: the Chinese Zodiac year starts on Chinese New Year (between January 21 and February 20), not January 1. If you were born in January or early February, check the exact date to ensure you’re looking at the right year.

Quick tip: Use our free calculator for instant, accurate results that account for Chinese New Year dates.

Complete Birth Year Chart

Year Range Animal Element Yin/Yang
Jan 24, 1924 – Feb 12, 1925 🐭 Rat Wood Yang
Feb 13, 1925 – Feb 1, 1926 🐮 Ox Wood Yin
Feb 2, 1926 – Jan 22, 1927 🐯 Tiger Fire Yang
Jan 23, 1927 – Feb 9, 1928 🐰 Rabbit Fire Yin
Feb 10, 1928 – Jan 29, 1929 🐲 Dragon Earth Yang
Jan 30, 1929 – Jan 29, 1930 🐍 Snake Earth Yin
Jan 30, 1930 – Feb 16, 1931 🐴 Horse Metal Yang
Feb 17, 1931 – Feb 5, 1932 🐐 Goat Metal Yin
Feb 6, 1932 – Jan 25, 1933 🐵 Monkey Water Yang
Jan 26, 1933 – Feb 13, 1934 🐔 Rooster Water Yin
Feb 14, 1934 – Feb 3, 1935 🐶 Dog Wood Yang
Feb 4, 1935 – Jan 23, 1936 🐷 Pig Wood Yin
Jan 24, 1936 – Feb 10, 1937 🐭 Rat Fire Yang
Feb 11, 1937 – Jan 30, 1938 🐮 Ox Fire Yin
Jan 31, 1938 – Feb 18, 1939 🐯 Tiger Earth Yang
Feb 19, 1939 – Feb 7, 1940 🐰 Rabbit Earth Yin
Feb 8, 1940 – Jan 26, 1941 🐲 Dragon Metal Yang
Jan 27, 1941 – Feb 14, 1942 🐍 Snake Metal Yin
Feb 15, 1942 – Feb 4, 1943 🐴 Horse Water Yang
Feb 5, 1943 – Jan 24, 1944 🐐 Goat Water Yin
Jan 25, 1944 – Feb 12, 1945 🐵 Monkey Wood Yang
Feb 13, 1945 – Feb 1, 1946 🐔 Rooster Wood Yin
Feb 2, 1946 – Jan 21, 1947 🐶 Dog Fire Yang
Jan 22, 1947 – Feb 9, 1948 🐷 Pig Fire Yin
Feb 10, 1948 – Jan 28, 1949 🐭 Rat Earth Yang
Jan 29, 1949 – Feb 16, 1950 🐮 Ox Earth Yin
Feb 17, 1950 – Feb 5, 1951 🐯 Tiger Metal Yang
Feb 6, 1951 – Jan 26, 1952 🐰 Rabbit Metal Yin
Jan 27, 1952 – Feb 13, 1953 🐲 Dragon Water Yang
Feb 14, 1953 – Feb 2, 1954 🐍 Snake Water Yin
Feb 3, 1954 – Jan 23, 1955 🐴 Horse Wood Yang
Jan 24, 1955 – Feb 11, 1956 🐐 Goat Wood Yin
Feb 12, 1956 – Jan 30, 1957 🐵 Monkey Fire Yang
Jan 31, 1957 – Feb 17, 1958 🐔 Rooster Fire Yin
Feb 18, 1958 – Feb 7, 1959 🐶 Dog Earth Yang
Feb 8, 1959 – Jan 27, 1960 🐷 Pig Earth Yin
Jan 28, 1960 – Feb 14, 1961 🐭 Rat Metal Yang
Feb 15, 1961 – Feb 4, 1962 🐮 Ox Metal Yin
Feb 5, 1962 – Jan 24, 1963 🐯 Tiger Water Yang
Jan 25, 1963 – Feb 12, 1964 🐰 Rabbit Water Yin
Feb 13, 1964 – Feb 1, 1965 🐲 Dragon Wood Yang
Feb 2, 1965 – Jan 20, 1966 🐍 Snake Wood Yin
Jan 21, 1966 – Feb 8, 1967 🐴 Horse Fire Yang
Feb 9, 1967 – Jan 29, 1968 🐐 Goat Fire Yin
Jan 30, 1968 – Feb 16, 1969 🐵 Monkey Earth Yang
Feb 17, 1969 – Feb 5, 1970 🐔 Rooster Earth Yin
Feb 6, 1970 – Jan 26, 1971 🐶 Dog Metal Yang
Jan 27, 1971 – Feb 14, 1972 🐷 Pig Metal Yin
Feb 15, 1972 – Feb 2, 1973 🐭 Rat Water Yang
Feb 3, 1973 – Jan 22, 1974 🐮 Ox Water Yin
Jan 23, 1974 – Feb 10, 1975 🐯 Tiger Wood Yang
Feb 11, 1975 – Jan 30, 1976 🐰 Rabbit Wood Yin
Jan 31, 1976 – Feb 17, 1977 🐲 Dragon Fire Yang
Feb 18, 1977 – Feb 6, 1978 🐍 Snake Fire Yin
Feb 7, 1978 – Jan 27, 1979 🐴 Horse Earth Yang
Jan 28, 1979 – Feb 15, 1980 🐐 Goat Earth Yin
Feb 16, 1980 – Feb 4, 1981 🐵 Monkey Metal Yang
Feb 5, 1981 – Jan 24, 1982 🐔 Rooster Metal Yin
Jan 25, 1982 – Feb 12, 1983 🐶 Dog Water Yang
Feb 13, 1983 – Feb 1, 1984 🐷 Pig Water Yin
Feb 2, 1984 – Feb 19, 1985 🐭 Rat Wood Yang
Feb 20, 1985 – Feb 8, 1986 🐮 Ox Wood Yin
Feb 9, 1986 – Jan 28, 1987 🐯 Tiger Fire Yang
Jan 29, 1987 – Feb 16, 1988 🐰 Rabbit Fire Yin
Feb 17, 1988 – Feb 5, 1989 🐲 Dragon Earth Yang
Feb 6, 1989 – Jan 26, 1990 🐍 Snake Earth Yin
Jan 27, 1990 – Feb 14, 1991 🐴 Horse Metal Yang
Feb 15, 1991 – Feb 3, 1992 🐐 Goat Metal Yin
Feb 4, 1992 – Jan 22, 1993 🐵 Monkey Water Yang
Jan 23, 1993 – Feb 9, 1994 🐔 Rooster Water Yin
Feb 10, 1994 – Jan 30, 1995 🐶 Dog Wood Yang
Jan 31, 1995 – Feb 18, 1996 🐷 Pig Wood Yin
Feb 19, 1996 – Feb 6, 1997 🐭 Rat Fire Yang
Feb 7, 1997 – Jan 27, 1998 🐮 Ox Fire Yin
Jan 28, 1998 – Feb 15, 1999 🐯 Tiger Earth Yang
Feb 16, 1999 – Feb 4, 2000 🐰 Rabbit Earth Yin
Feb 5, 2000 – Jan 23, 2001 🐲 Dragon Metal Yang
Jan 24, 2001 – Feb 11, 2002 🐍 Snake Metal Yin
Feb 12, 2002 – Jan 31, 2003 🐴 Horse Water Yang
Feb 1, 2003 – Jan 21, 2004 🐐 Goat Water Yin
Jan 22, 2004 – Feb 8, 2005 🐵 Monkey Wood Yang
Feb 9, 2005 – Jan 28, 2006 🐔 Rooster Wood Yin
Jan 29, 2006 – Feb 17, 2007 🐶 Dog Fire Yang
Feb 18, 2007 – Feb 6, 2008 🐷 Pig Fire Yin
Feb 7, 2008 – Jan 25, 2009 🐭 Rat Earth Yang
Jan 26, 2009 – Feb 13, 2010 🐮 Ox Earth Yin
Feb 14, 2010 – Feb 2, 2011 🐯 Tiger Metal Yang
Feb 3, 2011 – Jan 22, 2012 🐰 Rabbit Metal Yin
Jan 23, 2012 – Feb 9, 2013 🐲 Dragon Water Yang
Feb 10, 2013 – Jan 30, 2014 🐍 Snake Water Yin
Jan 31, 2014 – Feb 18, 2015 🐴 Horse Wood Yang
Feb 19, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016 🐐 Goat Wood Yin
Feb 8, 2016 – Jan 27, 2017 🐵 Monkey Fire Yang
Jan 28, 2017 – Feb 15, 2018 🐔 Rooster Fire Yin
Feb 16, 2018 – Feb 4, 2019 🐶 Dog Earth Yang
Feb 5, 2019 – Jan 24, 2020 🐷 Pig Earth Yin
Jan 25, 2020 – Feb 11, 2021 🐭 Rat Metal Yang
Feb 12, 2021 – Jan 31, 2022 🐮 Ox Metal Yin
Feb 1, 2022 – Jan 21, 2023 🐯 Tiger Water Yang
Jan 22, 2023 – Feb 9, 2024 🐰 Rabbit Water Yin
Feb 10, 2024 – Jan 28, 2025 🐲 Dragon Wood Yang
Jan 29, 2025 – Feb 16, 2026 🐍 Snake Wood Yin
Feb 17, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027 🐴 Horse Fire Yang
Feb 6, 2027 – Jan 25, 2028 🐐 Goat Fire Yin
Jan 26, 2028 – Feb 12, 2029 🐵 Monkey Earth Yang
Feb 13, 2029 – Feb 2, 2030 🐔 Rooster Earth Yin
Feb 3, 2030 – Jan 22, 2031 🐶 Dog Metal Yang
Jan 23, 2031 – Feb 10, 2032 🐷 Pig Metal Yin
Feb 11, 2032 – Jan 30, 2033 🐭 Rat Water Yang
Jan 31, 2033 – Feb 18, 2034 🐮 Ox Water Yin
Feb 19, 2034 – Feb 7, 2035 🐯 Tiger Wood Yang
Feb 8, 2035 – Jan 27, 2036 🐰 Rabbit Wood Yin
Jan 28, 2036 – Feb 14, 2037 🐲 Dragon Fire Yang
Feb 15, 2037 – Feb 3, 2038 🐍 Snake Fire Yin
Feb 4, 2038 – Jan 23, 2039 🐴 Horse Earth Yang
Jan 24, 2039 – Feb 11, 2040 🐐 Goat Earth Yin
Feb 12, 2040 – Jan 31, 2041 🐵 Monkey Metal Yang
Feb 1, 2041 – Jan 21, 2042 🐔 Rooster Metal Yin
Jan 22, 2042 – Feb 9, 2043 🐶 Dog Water Yang
Feb 10, 2043 – Jan 29, 2044 🐷 Pig Water Yin

How to Use This Chart

  1. Find your birth year in the chart
  2. Check if you were born before or after Chinese New Year that year
  3. If you were born before Chinese New Year, use the previous year’s animal
  4. Note your animal sign, element, and Yin/Yang polarity

For instant, accurate results, use our free Chinese Zodiac calculator — it handles Chinese New Year dates automatically.

Understanding Your Results

Your Chinese Zodiac profile has three layers:

  • Animal sign: Your core personality archetype (12-year cycle)
  • Element: Modifies your animal’s traits (10-year cycle)
  • Yin or Yang: Your fundamental energy polarity

Together, these create 60 unique combinations — the full sexagenary cycle (干支) that forms the basis of Chinese chronology. Explore each animal in depth on our Chinese Zodiac Signs page.