Discover Your Sign with Our Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Someone has likely asked you the question differently before: what year were you born? Depending on the reply, an elder in the room nods, smiles, or raises an eyebrow. Finding out what your chinese zodiac sign is isn’t about reading a morning horoscope. It connects to a collective memory, passed down aloud for generations, placing each person within a twelve-year cycle before they have chosen anything for themselves.
The system assigns one of twelve animals to each birth year, following a fixed order that repeats indefinitely. It has been recorded in Chinese astronomical writings since at least the Han dynasty, and remains an active framework of reference across East and Southeast Asia today, both in family conversation and in choosing a gift.
Find your sign in the collection
Use Our Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Enter your complete birth date, not just the year: the Chinese New Year never falls on January 1st, as it follows the lunar calendar and shifts each year between January 21st and February 20th. If you were born during this window, your sign may differ from what the civil calendar alone would indicate.
If you prefer to check visually, here is the complete cycle:
| Animal | Birth years |
|---|---|
| Rat | 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032 |
| Ox | 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033 |
| Tiger | 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034 |
| Rabbit | 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035 |
| Dragon | 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Snake | 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Horse | 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Goat | 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 |
| Monkey | 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 |
| Rooster | 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 |
| Dog | 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 |
| Pig | 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 |
What Each Sign Carries With It
Rat: the first of the cycle, associated with quick wit and the ability to seize an opportunity before others.
Ox: steadfastness, representing someone who advances through repeated effort rather than flashes of brilliance.
Tiger: courage that does not wait for permission, creating a presence noticed without seeking attention.
Rabbit: clever prudence, choosing diplomacy because it works rather than out of weakness.
Dragon: the only mythological animal in the cycle, associated with ambition and a form of earned fortune.
Snake: silent intuition, observing for a long time before speaking, and generally being right.
Horse: movement for its own sake, possessing an energy that needs space to remain itself.
Goat: softness that is not passivity, reflecting an aesthetic sense and attention to others.
Monkey: playful intelligence, solving problems while enjoying the process.
Rooster: directness that can be abrupt yet remains honest, holding a sharp sense for the order of things.
Dog: loyalty as a central value, someone to rely upon when everything else wavers.
Pig: sincere generosity, the last of the cycle, associated with abundance and a heart that does not calculate.
Each of these twelve animals exists in an engraved form, selected precisely according to the birth year provided at checkout across our stone, silver, and jade pieces. The approach remains simple: offer or wear the sign that truly corresponds to you, rather than a generic version.
