🐰Chinese Zodiac (12 Animals)
Show the Chinese zodiac animal (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit...) and heavenly stem from birth year. Useful for new-year greetings, holiday cards, saju/compatibility inputs, and checking a child's birth-year sign.
How to use
- 1Enter your birth year.
- 2See your zodiac animal and stem-branch (60-jiazi).
FAQ
What about births before lunar Ipchun?+
Traditionally, zodiac follows lunar Ipchun (early February), so Jan–Feb births may belong to the previous year's sign. Saju uses Ipchun; everyday usage often uses Jan 1.
What is the order of the 12 animals?+
Rat (자), Ox (축), Tiger (인), Rabbit (묘), Dragon (진), Snake (사), Horse (오), Goat (미), Monkey (신), Rooster (유), Dog (술), Pig (해).
What is the 60-jiazi (sexagenary cycle)?+
10 stems × 12 branches combine in a 60-year cycle. Names like '경자년' or '갑오년' come from this.
Same zodiac in Korea, China, Japan?+
Nearly the same, with small differences. Japan's 'rabbit' is sometimes 'wild boar'; Vietnam uses 'cat' instead of 'rabbit'.
What's this year's zodiac?+
Enter the current year — 2026 is Horse, 2027 is Goat (by Ipchun).