About the Chinese Calendar
The Chinese Calendar is based on the lunar system. Therefore, it deviates from the Gregorian Calendar - a solar calendar. The Chinese New Year's Day - also known as Spring Festival - moves slightly between January and February in the solar calendar.
The Chinese Zodiac consists of a 12 year cycle where each year is related to a different animal that impacts distinct characteristics to its year:
- Monkey
- Rooster / Cock
- Dog
- Pig / Boar
- Rat / Mouse
- Ox
- Tiger
- Rabbit
- Dragon
- Snake
- Horse
- Goat / Sheep
Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is the determining factor for its personality traits, physical and mental attributes and degree of success and happiness througout his lifetime.
Please, look in the following list to find your personal animal sign of the Chinese Zodiac! The list gives the date of the Chinese New Year's Day in the common solar calendar.
Example: if you are born in 1922 earlier than Jan. 28th (according to solar calendar) your animal sign is rooster, if you are born on Jan. 28th or later in that year your animal sign is dog.
For calculation of other dates you can use the Chinese Calendar Converter or simply add multiples of twelve to one of the years given.
| Year | Animal | Chinese New Year's Day |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 | Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat | February 20. February 8. January 28. February 16. February 5. January 24. February 13. February 2. January 23. February 10. January 30. February 17. February 6. January 26. February 14. February 4. January 24. February 11. January 31. February 19. February 8. January 27. February 15. February 5. January 25. February 13 February 2. January 22. February 10. January 29. February 17. February 6. January 27. February 14. February 3. January 24. February 12. January 31. February 18. February 8. January 28. February 15. February 5. January 25. February 13. February 2. January 21. February 9. January 30. February 17. February 6. January 27. February 15. February 3. January 23. February 11. January 31. February 18. February 7. January 28. February 16. February 5. January 25. February 13. February 2. February 20. February 9, January 29. February 17. February 6. January 27. February 15. February 4. January 23. February 10. January 31. February 19. February 7. January 28. February 16. February 5. January 24. February 12. February 1. January 22. February 9. January 29. February 18. February 7. January 26. February 14. February 3. January 23. February 10. January 31. February 19. February 8. January 28. February 16. February 5. January 25. |