Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Find your Chinese zodiac animal, element, yin-yang polarity and stem-branch year from a birth date, with Chinese New Year boundary handling for January and February birthdays.
Supported range January 31, 1900 - December 31, 2050. The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not January 1.
Chinese zodiac by birth date
English search results for Chinese zodiac calculators increasingly expect full birth-date handling, because the zodiac year does not start on January 1. January and February birthdays often need the Chinese New Year boundary.
Y_zodiac is the Chinese zodiac year. D is the birth date. CNY(Y) is Chinese New Year in the Gregorian year Y.
Animal, element, yin and yang
The tool returns the 12-year animal sign and the 60-year stem-branch context. Personality, lucky colors, numbers and compatibility are cultural/entertainment interpretations, not predictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources and References
- Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Conversion TableHong Kong Observatory
- What year is it today?Hong Kong Observatory
- The 12-Year Animal CycleHong Kong Observatory
- Chinese Zodiac by Birth DateChineseZodiacCalculator.net
- Chinese zodiacWikipedia
Calculations are based on the listed reference sources. Links open in a new tab.
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