This horoscope corresponds to the Chinese calendar, which is a lunar calendar (based on the cycles of the Moon instead of the Sun), and is made up of 12-year cycles.
Each year corresponds to an animal: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. And depending on the year, it can be one of these five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Earth and Fire .
If you want to know how to calculate the sign and the element that correspond to you, look for it in the list that we give you below and, when you have it located, discover how you are according to your Chinese horoscope, or you can also check here what this destination has in store for you year.
How to calculate your Chinese horoscope: your sign and your element
Look for the time interval in which your date of birth is included to discover what your sign and your element of the Chinese horoscope are.
- February 19, 1939 to February 7, 1940: Rabbit - Earth
- February 8, 1940 to January 26, 1941: Dragon - Metal
- January 27, 1941 to February 14, 1942: Snake - Metal
- February 15, 1942 to February 4, 1943: Horse - Water
- February 5, 1943 to January 24, 1944: Goat - Water
- January 25, 1944 to February 12, 1945: Monkey-Wood
- February 13, 1945 to February 1, 1946: Rooster - Wood
- February 2, 1946 to January 1, 1947: Dog - Fire
- January 22, 1947 to February 9, 1948: Pig - Fire
- February 10, 1948 to January 28, 1949: Rat - Earth
- January 26, 1949 to February 16, 1950: Ox - Earth
- February 17, 1950 to February 5, 1951: Tigre - Metal
- February 6, 1951 to January 26, 1952: Rabbit - Metal
- January 27, 1952 to February 13, 1953: Dragon - Water
- February 14, 1953 to February 2, 1954: Serpent - Water
- February 3, 1954 to January 23, 1955: Horse - Wood
- January 24, 1955 to February 11, 1956: Goat - Wood
- February 12, 1956 to January 30, 1957: Monkey - Fire
- January 31, 1957 to February 17, 1958: Rooster - Fire
- February 18, 1958 to February 7, 1959: Dog -Earth
- February 8, 1959 to January 27, 1960: Pig - Earth
- January 28, 1960 to February 14, 1961: Rat - Metal
- February 15, 1961 to February 4, 1962: Ox-Metal
- February 5, 1962 to January 24, 1963: Tigre - Water
- January 25, 1963 to February 12, 1964: Rabbit - Water
- February 13, 1964 to February 1, 1965: Dragon-Wood
- February 2, 1965 to January 20, 1966: Snake - Wood
- January 21, 1966 to February 8, 1967: Horse - Fire
- February 9, 1967 to January 29, 1968: Goat - Fire
- January 30, 1968 to February 16, 1969: Mono - Earth
- February 17, 1969 to February 5, 1970: Gallo - Earth
- February 6, 1970 to January 25, 1971: Dog - Metal
- January 27, 1971 to January 15, 1972: Pig - Metal
- January 16, 1972 to February 2, 1973: Rat - Water
- February 3, 1973 to January 22, 1974: Ox-Water
- January 23, 1974 to February 10, 1975: Tigre-Wood
- February 11, 1975 to January 30, 1976: Rabbit-Wood
- January 31, 1976 to January 17, 1977: Dragon - Fire
- February 18, 1977 to February 6, 1978: Serpent - Fire
- February 7, 1978 to January 27, 1979: Horse - Earth
- January 28, 1979 to February 15, 1980: Goat - Earth
- February 16, 1980 to February 4, 1981: Mono-Metal
- February 5, 1981 to January 24, 1982: Gallo - Metal
- January 25, 1982 to February 12, 1983: Dog - Water
- February 13, 1983 to February 1, 1984: Pig - Water
- February 2, 1984 to February 19, 1985: Rat-Wood
- February 20, 1985 to February 8, 1986: Ox-Wood
- February 9, 1986 to January 28, 1987: Tigre - Fire
- January 29, 1987 to February 16, 1988: Rabbit - Fire
- February 17, 1988 to February 5, 1989: Dragon - Earth
- February 6, 1989 to January 26, 1990: Serpent - Earth
- January 27, 1990 to February 14, 1991: Horse - Metal
- February 15, 1991 to February 3, 1992: Goat - Metal
- February 4, 1992 to January 22, 1993: Mono - Water
- January 23, 1993 to February 9, 1994: Gallo - Water
- February 10, 1994 to January 30, 1995: Dog - Wood
- January 31, 1995 to February 18, 1996: Pig - Wood
- February 19, 1996 to February 7, 1997: Rat - Fire
- February 8, 1997 to January 27, 1998: Ox - Fire
- January 28, 1998 to February 15, 1999: Tigre - Earth
- February 16, 1999 to February 4, 2000: Rabbit - Earth
- February 5, 2000 to January 23, 2001: Dragon - Metal
- January 24, 2001 to February 11, 2002: Snake - Metal
- February 12, 2002 to January 31, 2003: Horse - Water
- February 1, 2003 to January 21, 2004: Goat-Water
- January 22, 2004 to February 8, 2005: Mono - Wood
- February 9, 2005 to January 28, 2006: Gallo - Wood
- January 29, 2006 to February 17, 2007: Dog - Fire
- January 18, 2007 to February 6, 2008: Pig - Fire
- February 7, 2008 to January 25, 2009: Rat - Earth
- January 26, 2009 to February 23, 2010: Ox - Earth
- February 24, 2010 to February 2, 2011: Tigre - Metal
- February 3, 2011 to January 22, 2012: Rabbit-Metal
- January 23, 2012 to February 9, 2013: Dragon -Water
- February 10, 2013 to January 30, 2014: Snake -Water
- January 31, 2014 to February 18, 2015: Horse -Wood
- February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016: Goat-Wood
- February 8, 2016 to January 27, 2017: Mono-Fire
- January 28, 2017 to February 15, 2018: Rooster -Fire
- February 16, 2018 to February 4, 2019: Dog-Earth
- February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020: Pig-Earth
The origin of the Chinese horoscope
According to the most widespread legend, the list of animals and their order originated when an ancient emperor organized a race to establish what the signs of the Chinese horoscope would be and the order in which they were arriving was the one that determined their position.
