Similar to a Western calendar, the Lunar Calendar of the Chinese is a yearly one, where the beginning of the lunar year depends on the cycles of the moon. Consequentially, due to this cyclical dating, the start of the year may fall somewhere between late Jan to the mid Feb.

USE THE CHART BELOW TO FIND YOUR ZODIAC ANIMAL CORRESPONDING TO THE YEAR OF YOUR BIRTH:

Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008
Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009
Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010
Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011
Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012
Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013
Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Sheep 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015
Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016
Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017
Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018
Boar 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019