Chinese Zodiac Sign Calculator
Find your Chinese Zodiac sign by birthday using the traditional lunar calendar. The 12 signs — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig — each carry unique personality traits, lucky elements, and daily fortune readings rooted in thousands of years of Chinese metaphysics.
How to Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign
Enter your date of birth below. Because the Chinese zodiac follows the lunar calendar, your sign may differ from your birth year — especially if you were born in January or February before Chinese New Year.
Daily Fortune for All 12 Zodiac Signs
Each day carries different energy for each zodiac sign, based on traditional Chinese almanac (黄历) principles. Check your daily fortune, lucky actions, and what to avoid — updated every day for all 12 signs.
🔮 Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign
The Chinese Zodiac follows the lunar calendar — your sign may differ from what you expect. Enter your birthday for an accurate result, or tap your sign directly to see today's fortune.
Please enter a valid date (1900–2100).
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⚠️ Zodiac signs follow the lunar calendar. If you were born in January or February, your sign is determined by the exact date of Chinese New Year that year — not simply your birth year.
✦ THE SYSTEM BEHIND YOUR SIGN
Your Sign Is One Layer. The Elements Are the Depth.
Each of the 12 zodiac signs belongs to one of the Five Elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water. Your element shapes how your sign's energy expresses itself: the same sign born in different elemental years carries a subtly different character. This is the layer beneath the animal.
The Five Elements & Their Zodiac Signs
🌿 Wood — Tiger, Rabbit · Growth, creativity, expansion
🔥 Fire — Snake, Horse · Passion, transformation, visibility
🌍 Earth — Ox, Dragon, Goat, Dog · Stability, patience, groundedness
⚔️ Metal — Monkey, Rooster · Precision, discipline, clarity
💧 Water — Rat, Pig · Intuition, adaptability, depth
💬 WHAT PEOPLE ASK
Chinese Zodiac Sign — Common Questions
Is the Chinese zodiac the same as Western astrology?
No. Western astrology assigns a sign by the sun's position at birth — one sign per month. The Chinese zodiac follows the lunar calendar and assigns a sign by year, with each of the 12 animals carrying distinct elemental energy and compatibility dynamics rooted in thousands of years of Chinese metaphysics. They are parallel systems, not translations of each other.
How accurate is this zodiac sign calculator?
This calculator uses verified Chinese New Year dates from 1900 to 2030 to determine your sign based on the lunar calendar — more accurate than a simple birth-year lookup, which misses the January–February boundary. For BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) analysis, the exact hour of birth is also needed. For zodiac sign identification, date of birth is sufficient.
What is BaZi and how is it different from the zodiac?
BaZi (八字, Four Pillars of Destiny) is a deeper layer of Chinese astrology that uses your birth year, month, day, and hour to construct a full energetic profile. Your zodiac sign is the Year Pillar — one of four. BaZi reveals how all four pillars interact, giving a more nuanced picture of personality, timing, and life patterns. Learn about Earthly Branches →
Can two people with the same zodiac sign be compatible?
Yes — same-sign pairs are considered neutral in the traditional system, neither naturally harmonious nor in conflict. The relationship is shaped more by individual character and elemental year than by the sign itself. For a full compatibility reading, use the Compatibility Calculator →