In addition to the traditional astrology and zodiac that most people are familiar with, there is the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is comprised of 12 animals to represent the different personalities of people.

These 12 animals are the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. The animals represent the basis of the Chinese zodiac and rotate throughout the years. This is where the common phrase “Year of the Rat” or “Year of the Pig” is heard from.

To find out what animal sign you have, you must use your birthday and year. The Chinese zodiac is based on a lunar year, not a solar year. This means that a new lunar year starts on February 3^rd. This affects the result you may get when calculating what Chinese zodiac sign your birthday falls under. Those born before February 3^rd will have the zodiac sign of the year before.

Future and Previous Years

Rabbit- 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939, 1927

Dragon- 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928

Snake- 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929

Horse- 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, 1942, 1930

Sheep- 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955, 1943, 1931

Monkey- 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944, 1932

Rooster- 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933

Dog- 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934

Pig- 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959, 1947, 1935

Rat- 2020, 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936

Ox- 2021, 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949, 1937

Tiger- 2022, 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938