Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Find your Chinese zodiac animal and its element from your birth date. The Chinese year begins at Chinese New Year, so this tool is honest about the January and February boundary.
About your animal
How this works. Your animal follows a 12 year cycle and your element a 10 year cycle (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, each in a yang then yin year), both computed from your birth year in your browser. The Chinese zodiac year does not start on January 1, it starts at Chinese New Year (which falls between late January and mid February). If you were born in January or the first part of February, this tool shows both possibilities so nothing is stated falsely.
For entertainment and reflection. The Chinese zodiac is a symbolic tradition. It is not medical, psychological, legal or financial advice.