Chinese Zodiac Calculator – What Is My Chinese Zodiac Sign?

Similar to the Western twelve zodiac signs, the Chinese twelve zodiac animals can also help us interpret zodiac fortune, personality traits, romantic compatibility, career prospects, and health conditions. The core difference between the two lies in this: Western astrology divides the year according to the 12 months of the Gregorian calendar, whereas the Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle, with each year corresponding to one animal. A person’s Chinese zodiac sign is determined by the lunar year of birth.

One important caveat: the Chinese zodiac New Year begins with the Spring Festival (Chinese Lunar New Year), not January 1 of the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian date of the Spring Festival varies from year to year, mostly falling between mid-January and mid-February.

For example: 1980 was the Year of the Monkey, and the Spring Festival that year fell on January 18, 1980. If you were born between 1980-01-18 and 1980-12-31: your zodiac sign is the Monkey; If you were born between 1980-01-01 and 1980-01-17: you still belong to the previous zodiac sign — the Goat.

Therefore, people born in January or February can easily mistake their own zodiac sign. You can use our free zodiac calculator above — simply enter your Gregorian date of birth and get an accurate result: including your true zodiac sign, its corresponding Five Elements attribute, personality characteristics, lucky numbers, lucky colors, auspicious flowers, and the zodiac partner best suited to you.

In addition, we have prepared a complete in-depth analysis for each zodiac sign: including annual zodiac fortune predictions, personality profiling, career trends, health tips, and romantic compatibility guides. If you are interested, you can click on the zodiac image or zodiac name below to read the full content.