FREE CHINESE ZODIAC CALCULATOR
What's your
Chinese zodiac sign?
Enter your birth date to instantly find your zodiac animal, ruling element, best matches, and your 2026 outlook. Free, no signup — accurate to the lunar new year.
This free result shows your year animal only. Your complete chart has three animals (year, month & hour), full compatibility, and a detailed yearly forecast — 3 free tokens, no card required.
How the calculator works
Your Chinese zodiac animal is determined by your birth year on the lunar calendar — which is why someone born in January or early February may belong to the previous year's animal. This calculator uses real lunar new year dates from 1924 to 2031, so it gets the cutoff right.
Each year also carries one of the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and a Yin or Yang polarity, on a repeating 60-year cycle. That's why a Fire Horse and a Water Horse are meaningfully different people.
Want the full picture?
This calculator reveals your year animal. In Chinese Astrology you actually have three — your year, month, and hour animals — that together form a layered personality. A full Chinese Astrology reading interprets all three, plus your compatibilities and a detailed forecast for the year ahead.
Read your complete chart
Create a free account, get 3 tokens, and unlock your full Chinese Astrology reading — and five other systems. No card required.
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