Chinese zodiac chart: animals and years
The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac repeat every 12 years, each paired with one of five elements. Find your year below, or use the Chinese zodiac calculator for an exact answer.
Rat
1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Ox
1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Tiger
1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Rabbit
1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Dragon
2000, 2012, 2024, 2036
Snake
2001, 2013, 2025, 2037
Horse
2002, 2014, 2026, 2038
Goat
2003, 2015, 2027, 2039
Monkey
2004, 2016, 2028, 2040
Rooster
1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Dog
1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Pig
1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Chinese zodiac by year
- 1925 · Wood Ox
- 1926 · Fire Tiger
- 1927 · Fire Rabbit
- 1928 · Earth Dragon
- 1929 · Earth Snake
- 1930 · Metal Horse
- 1931 · Metal Goat
- 1932 · Water Monkey
- 1933 · Water Rooster
- 1934 · Wood Dog
- 1935 · Wood Pig
- 1936 · Fire Rat
- 1937 · Fire Ox
- 1938 · Earth Tiger
- 1939 · Earth Rabbit
- 1940 · Metal Dragon
- 1941 · Metal Snake
- 1942 · Water Horse
- 1943 · Water Goat
- 1944 · Wood Monkey
- 1945 · Wood Rooster
- 1946 · Fire Dog
- 1947 · Fire Pig
- 1948 · Earth Rat
- 1949 · Earth Ox
- 1950 · Metal Tiger
- 1951 · Metal Rabbit
- 1952 · Water Dragon
- 1953 · Water Snake
- 1954 · Wood Horse
- 1955 · Wood Goat
- 1956 · Fire Monkey
- 1957 · Fire Rooster
- 1958 · Earth Dog
- 1959 · Earth Pig
- 1960 · Metal Rat
- 1961 · Metal Ox
- 1962 · Water Tiger
- 1963 · Water Rabbit
- 1964 · Wood Dragon
- 1965 · Wood Snake
- 1966 · Fire Horse
- 1967 · Fire Goat
- 1968 · Earth Monkey
- 1969 · Earth Rooster
- 1970 · Metal Dog
- 1971 · Metal Pig
- 1972 · Water Rat
- 1973 · Water Ox
- 1974 · Wood Tiger
- 1975 · Wood Rabbit
- 1976 · Fire Dragon
- 1977 · Fire Snake
- 1978 · Earth Horse
- 1979 · Earth Goat
- 1980 · Metal Monkey
- 1981 · Metal Rooster
- 1982 · Water Dog
- 1983 · Water Pig
- 1984 · Wood Rat
- 1985 · Wood Ox
- 1986 · Fire Tiger
- 1987 · Fire Rabbit
- 1988 · Earth Dragon
- 1989 · Earth Snake
- 1990 · Metal Horse
- 1991 · Metal Goat
- 1992 · Water Monkey
- 1993 · Water Rooster
- 1994 · Wood Dog
- 1995 · Wood Pig
- 1996 · Fire Rat
- 1997 · Fire Ox
- 1998 · Earth Tiger
- 1999 · Earth Rabbit
- 2000 · Metal Dragon
- 2001 · Metal Snake
- 2002 · Water Horse
- 2003 · Water Goat
- 2004 · Wood Monkey
- 2005 · Wood Rooster
- 2006 · Fire Dog
- 2007 · Fire Pig
- 2008 · Earth Rat
- 2009 · Earth Ox
- 2010 · Metal Tiger
- 2011 · Metal Rabbit
- 2012 · Water Dragon
- 2013 · Water Snake
- 2014 · Wood Horse
- 2015 · Wood Goat
- 2016 · Fire Monkey
- 2017 · Fire Rooster
- 2018 · Earth Dog
- 2019 · Earth Pig
- 2020 · Metal Rat
- 2021 · Metal Ox
- 2022 · Water Tiger
- 2023 · Water Rabbit
- 2024 · Wood Dragon
- 2025 · Wood Snake
- 2026 · Fire Horse
- 2027 · Fire Goat
- 2028 · Earth Monkey
- 2029 · Earth Rooster
- 2030 · Metal Dog
- 2031 · Metal Pig
- 2032 · Water Rat
- 2033 · Water Ox
- 2034 · Wood Tiger
- 2035 · Wood Rabbit
- 2036 · Fire Dragon
- 2037 · Fire Snake
- 2038 · Earth Horse
- 2039 · Earth Goat
- 2040 · Metal Monkey
Frequently asked questions
What are the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in order?
The animals in order are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
How do I find my Chinese zodiac animal?
Your animal is set by your birth year, but the Chinese zodiac year begins on Chinese New Year (between January 21 and February 20), not January 1. If you were born in January or February, use the Chinese zodiac calculator to check.
What are the five Chinese zodiac elements?
The five elements are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, Earth. Each element lasts two years, so a full cycle of 12 animals and 5 elements takes 60 years.