Chinese zodiac reference
Chinese Zodiac Years Chart
Find the zodiac animal that begins in each Gregorian year, plus its exact Chinese New Year date. For an accurate result, use your full birth dateโnot only your birth year.
Why Chinese New Year changes the answer
The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle, but a zodiac year begins on Chinese New Year rather than January 1. People born in January or early February may therefore belong to the previous animal.
For example, the Year of the Horse begins on February 17, 2026. A person born on February 16, 2026 is still in the Year of the Snake.
Calculate your zodiac sign by birth dateChinese Zodiac Years: 1960โ2031
Each row links to a year guide and its zodiac animal.
| Year | Zodiac animal | Chinese New Year begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Rat | January 28, 1960 |
| 1961 | Ox | February 15, 1961 |
| 1962 | Tiger | February 5, 1962 |
| 1963 | Rabbit | January 25, 1963 |
| 1964 | Dragon | February 13, 1964 |
| 1965 | Snake | February 2, 1965 |
| 1966 | Horse | January 21, 1966 |
| 1967 | Goat | February 9, 1967 |
| 1968 | Monkey | January 30, 1968 |
| 1969 | Rooster | February 17, 1969 |
| 1970 | Dog | February 6, 1970 |
| 1971 | Pig | January 27, 1971 |
| 1972 | Rat | February 15, 1972 |
| 1973 | Ox | February 3, 1973 |
| 1974 | Tiger | January 23, 1974 |
| 1975 | Rabbit | February 11, 1975 |
| 1976 | Dragon | January 31, 1976 |
| 1977 | Snake | February 18, 1977 |
| 1978 | Horse | February 7, 1978 |
| 1979 | Goat | January 28, 1979 |
| 1980 | Monkey | February 16, 1980 |
| 1981 | Rooster | February 5, 1981 |
| 1982 | Dog | January 25, 1982 |
| 1983 | Pig | February 13, 1983 |
| 1984 | Rat | February 2, 1984 |
| 1985 | Ox | February 20, 1985 |
| 1986 | Tiger | February 9, 1986 |
| 1987 | Rabbit | January 29, 1987 |
| 1988 | Dragon | February 17, 1988 |
| 1989 | Snake | February 6, 1989 |
| 1990 | Horse | January 27, 1990 |
| 1991 | Goat | February 15, 1991 |
| 1992 | Monkey | February 4, 1992 |
| 1993 | Rooster | January 23, 1993 |
| 1994 | Dog | February 10, 1994 |
| 1995 | Pig | January 31, 1995 |
| 1996 | Rat | February 19, 1996 |
| 1997 | Ox | February 7, 1997 |
| 1998 | Tiger | January 28, 1998 |
| 1999 | Rabbit | February 16, 1999 |
| 2000 | Dragon | February 5, 2000 |
| 2001 | Snake | January 24, 2001 |
| 2002 | Horse | February 12, 2002 |
| 2003 | Goat | February 1, 2003 |
| 2004 | Monkey | January 22, 2004 |
| 2005 | Rooster | February 9, 2005 |
| 2006 | Dog | January 29, 2006 |
| 2007 | Pig | February 18, 2007 |
| 2008 | Rat | February 7, 2008 |
| 2009 | Ox | January 26, 2009 |
| 2010 | Tiger | February 14, 2010 |
| 2011 | Rabbit | February 3, 2011 |
| 2012 | Dragon | January 23, 2012 |
| 2013 | Snake | February 10, 2013 |
| 2014 | Horse | January 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | Goat | February 19, 2015 |
| 2016 | Monkey | February 8, 2016 |
| 2017 | Rooster | January 28, 2017 |
| 2018 | Dog | February 16, 2018 |
| 2019 | Pig | February 5, 2019 |
| 2020 | Rat | January 25, 2020 |
| 2021 | Ox | February 12, 2021 |
| 2022 | Tiger | February 1, 2022 |
| 2023 | Rabbit | January 22, 2023 |
| 2024 | Dragon | February 10, 2024 |
| 2025 | Snake | January 29, 2025 |
| 2026 | Horse | February 17, 2026 |
| 2027 | Goat | February 6, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monkey | January 26, 2028 |
| 2029 | Rooster | February 13, 2029 |
| 2030 | Dog | February 3, 2030 |
| 2031 | Pig | January 23, 2031 |
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