Chinese Zodiac Calculator and chart
The Chinese Zodiac is calculated according to Chinese lunar calendar and it has a 12-year cycle. 2018 is the year of dog. Not sure what your Chinese Zodiac sign is? The below zodiac calculator and zodiac years chart will help you determine your Chinese zodiac animal.
Now find your own zodiac sign according to your birth year/month/day below.
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Birth Year 1948-1971 |
Birth Year 1972-1995 |
Zodiac Animal |
Birth Year 1996-2019 |
Birth Year 2020-2043 |
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Feb 10 1948–Jan 28 1949 |
Feb 15 1972–Feb 02 1973 |
Rat |
Feb 19 1996–Feb 06 1997 |
Jan 25 2020–Feb. 11 2021 |
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Jan 29 1949–Feb 16 1950 |
Feb 03 1973–Jan 22 1974 |
Ox |
Feb 07 1997–Jan 27 1998 |
Feb 12 2021–Jan 31 2022 |
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Feb 17 1950–Feb 05 1951 |
Jan 23 1974–Feb 10 1975 |
Tiger |
Jan 28 1998–Feb 15 1999 |
Feb 01 2022–Jan 21 2023 |
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Feb 06 1951–Jan 26 1952 |
Feb 11 1975–Jan 30 1976 |
Rabbit |
Feb 16 1999–Feb 04 2000 |
Jan 22 2023–Feb 09 2024 |
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Jan 27 1952–Feb 13 1953 |
Jan 31 1976–Feb 17 1977 |
Dragon |
Feb 05 2000–Jan 23 2001 |
Feb 10 2024–Jan 28 2025 |
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Feb 14 1953–Feb 02 1954 |
Feb 18 1977–Feb 06 1978 |
Snake |
Jan 24 2001–Feb 11 2002 |
Jan 29 2025–Feb 16 2026 |
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Feb 03 1954–Jan 23 1955 |
Feb 07 1978–Jan 27 1979 |
Horse |
Feb 12 2002–Jan 31 2003 |
Feb 17 2026–Feb 05 2027 |
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Jan 24 1955–Feb 11 1956 |
Jan 28 1979–Feb 15 1980 |
Sheep |
Feb 01 2003–Jan 21 2004 |
Feb 06 2027–Jan 25 2028 |
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Feb 12 1956–Jan 30 1957 |
Feb 16 1980–Feb 04 1981 |
Monkey |
Jan 22 2004–Feb 08 2005 |
Jan 26 2028–Feb 12 2029 |
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Jan 31 1957–Feb 17 1958 |
Feb 05 1981–Jan 24 1982 |
Rooster |
Feb 09 2005–Jan 28 2006 |
Feb 13 2029–Feb 02 2030 |
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Feb 18 1958–Feb 07 1959 |
Jan 25 1982–Feb 12 1983 |
Dog |
Jan 29 2006–Feb 17 2007 |
Feb 03 2030–Jan 22 2031 |
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Feb 08 1959–Jan 27 1960 |
Feb 13 1983–Feb 01 1984 |
Pig |
Feb 18 2007–Feb 06 2008 |
Jan 23 2031–Feb 10 2032 |
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Jan 28 1960–Feb 14 1961 |
Feb 02 1984–Feb 19 1985 |
Rat |
Feb 07 2008–Jan 25 2009 |
Feb 11 2032–Jan 30 2033 |
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Feb 15 1961–Feb 04 1962 |
Feb 20 1985–Feb 08 1986 |
Ox |
Jan 26 2009–Feb 13 2010 |
Jan 31 2033–Feb 18 2034 |
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Feb 05 1962–Jan 24 1963 |
Feb 09 1986–Jan 28 1987 |
Tiger |
Feb 14 2010–Feb 02 2011 |
Feb 19 2034–Feb 07 2035 |
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Jan 25 1963–Feb 12 1964 |
Jan 29 1987–Feb 16 1988 |
Rabbit |
Feb 03 2011–Jan 22 2012 |
Feb 08 2035–Jan 27 2036 |
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Feb 13 1964–Feb 01 1965 |
Feb 17 1988–Feb 05 1989 |
Dragon |
Jan 23 2012–Feb 09 2013 |
Jan 28 2036–Feb 14 2037 |
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Feb 02 1965–Jan 20 1966 |
Feb 06 1989–Jan 26 1990 |
Snake |
Feb 10 2013–Jan 30 2014 |
Feb 15 2037–Feb 03 2038 |
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Jan 21 1966–Feb 08 1967 |
Jan 27 1990–Feb 14 1991 |
Horse |
Jan 31 2014–Feb 18 2015 |
Feb 04 2038–Jan 23 2039 |
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Feb 09 1967–Jan 29 1968 |
Feb 15 1991–Feb 03 1992 |
Sheep |
Feb 19 2015–Feb 07 2016 |
Jan 24 2039–Feb 11 2040 |
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Jan 30 1968–Feb 16 1969 |
Feb 04 1992–Jan 22 1993 |
Monkey |
Feb 08 2016–Jan 27 2017 |
Feb 12 2040–Jan 31 2041 |
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Feb 17 1969–Feb 05 1970 |
Jan 23 1993– Feb 09 1994 |
Rooster |
Jan 28 2017–Feb 15 2018 |
Feb 01 2041–Jan 21 2042 |
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Feb 06 1970–Jan 26 1971 |
Feb 10 1994–Jan 30 1995 |
Dog |
Feb 16 2018–Feb 04 2019 |
Jan 22 2042–Feb 09 2043 |
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Jan 27 1971–Feb 14 1972 |
Jan 31 1995–Feb 18 1996 |
Pig |
Feb 05 2019–Jan 24 2020 |
Feb 10 2043–Jan 29 2044 |
Now you have found your zodiac sign. Would you like to know more about your zodiac characteristics, love compatibility or fortune predictions in 2018? Click your zodiac sign and you can find what you need.
Calculating methods of the Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a set of symbols used in the calendar year and it’s a part of the ancient astronomical calendar, too. It has become a commonly accepted lunar calendar. Yet how to calculate the zodiac year remains a dispute. Hereinafter will introduce two main viewpoints relating to the Chinese zodiac calculation.
Method 1: A New Zodiac Sign Starts with Lichun
About half of the Chinese people insists that a new zodiac sign should start with Lichun instead of beginning with “the Spring Festival”. They provide several reasons for this.
(1) The Chinese agriculture calendar has been used since Han dynasty, and the traditional Spring Festival refers to “Lichun”, which is the first of the twenty-four solar terms. This theory has been circulating for thousands of years, forming an integral part of Chinese traditional culture!
(2) The date and time (shichen) for Lichun was exactly figured up by calendar scholars basing on the rotation and revolution of the earth and it has accurate scientific basis.
(3) The fundamental cycle rule for Lichun is 365 days while the rule for the Spring Festival is varied from years, short to 354 days and long to 384 days.
(4) The Chinese almanac, as well as the traditional folklore, such as numerology and divination all regard “Lichun” as the basis of the zodiac.
Method 2: A New Zodiac Animal Begins with “Chuyi” (the first day of January in Chinese lunar calendar)
Another half of the Chinese people think that a new zodiac animal should begin with “Chuyi”. Their opinions are listed below.
1. In the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913), an official document stipulated that the Spring Festival begins on the first day of the first month in Chinese lunar calendar.
2. Some experts in folklore, eg. Zhao Shu, the chairman of Beijing folk association supports this theory. In his opinion, Lichun is a solar term, which is used by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural production services. But it’s not the starting point of a year. It is possible to start early in the spring, or at the end of the year, even we cannot find this solar term in some years. However, the Spring festival, which is traditionally used for a living timing, represents the boundary between two years, so it should certainly be the start of a new zodiac year.
Method 3: Calculate Zodiac Mathematically
How to calculate your zodiac animal sign mathematically? Firstly, you should remember the zodiac animal chart below . Then divide your year of birth by 12 and read the remainder. If the number of your birth year can be divided with no remainder, then take the remainder as zero, i.e. your zodiac sign is monkey. Other remainders correspond to the animal signs in the chart.
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0-monkey |
1-rooster |
2-dog |
3-pig |
4-rat |
5-ox |
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6-tiger |
7-rabbit |
8-dragon |
9-snake |
10-horse |
11-sheep |
Here are some examples for your reference.
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Donald Trump was born in 1946. 1946/12=162 with remainder 2. So his zodiac sigh is dog. |
Donald Trump was born in 1946. 1929/12=160 with remainder 9. So her zodiac sigh is snake. |
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