🐲 Chinese Zodiac Calculator

📖 How It Works

The Chinese zodiac follows a repeating 12-year cycle, with each year assigned to one of twelve animals — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. The animal of your birth year shapes your zodiac sign, and the cycle repeats every 12 years, so someone born in 2024 and someone born in 2012 are both Dragons.

Each animal year also carries one of five elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water — which changes every two years. Combined, the 12 animals and 5 elements create a full 60-year astrological cycle, so a "Wood Dragon" only appears once every 60 years. One note: people born in January or early February should check whether they were born before or after Chinese New Year, since the animal can differ from the Western calendar year.

📋 Chinese Zodiac Animals by Year

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