The Chinese Solar Year usually begins on the day called the Beginning of Spring . This usually falls on February 4th or 5th of every year.

The table below is based on the CHINESE SOLAR CALENDAR (HSIA) which is used in the four pillars of destiny calculations.

After you have determined your Year Animal Sign from the table chart, please click animal icon down below (after table chart) to learn more about your earthly animal sign.


YEAR OF BIRTH and EARTHLY ANIMAL

Note: (+) means Yang, while (-) means Yin

True birth element of a person is determined by the Day Pillar.

* Time is in military time format.

** For those people who are born on either Feb 4th or 5th, please take note of the hour of your birth in determining your Animal Year Sign.
Example: A person born on Feb 4, 1941 at 8:30 (or before 12:50 hour) is still considered to have been born in the year of +Metal Dragon or Dragon year.

However, a person born on Feb 4, 1941 after 12:49 hour is considered to have been born in the year of -Metal Snake or Snake year.

TIME YEAR STARTED*	YEAR	TIME YEAR ENDED*	EARTHLY ANIMAL
7:08 Hour	Feb 5, 1940 - Feb 4, 1941	12:49 Hour	+Metal Dragon
12:50 Hour	Feb 4, 1941 - Feb 4, 1942	18:48 Hour	-Metal Snake
18:49 Hour	Feb 4, 1942 - Feb 5, 1943	:39 Hour	+Water Horse
:40 Hour	Feb 5, 1943 - Feb 5, 1944	6:22 Hour	-Water Goat
6:23 Hour	Feb 5, 1944 - Feb 4, 1945	12:19 Hour	+Wood Monkey
12:20 Hour	Feb 4, 1945 - Feb 4, 1946	18:03 Hour	-Wood Rooster
18:04 Hour	Feb 4, 1946 - Feb 4, 1947	23:50 Hour	+Fire Dog
23:51 Hour	Feb 4, 1947 - Feb 5, 1948	5:41 Hour	-Fire Pig
5:42 Hour	Feb 5, 1948 - Feb 4, 1949	11:22 Hour	+Earth Rat
11:23 Hour	Feb 4, 1949 - Feb 4, 1950	17:20 Hour	-Earth Ox
17:21 Hour	Feb 4, 1950 - Feb 4, 1951	23:13 Hour	+Metal Tiger
23:14 Hour	Feb 4, 1951 - Feb 5, 1952	4:52 Hour	-Metal Rabbit
4:53 Hour	Feb 5, 1952 - Feb 4, 1953	10:45 Hour	+Water Dragon
10:46 Hour	Feb 4, 1953 - Feb 4, 1954	16:30 Hour	-Water Snake
16:31 Hour	Feb 4, 1954 - Feb 4, 1955	22:17 Hour	+Wood Horse
22:18 Hour	Feb 4, 1955 - Feb 5, 1956	4:11 Hour	-Wood Goat
4:12 Hour	Feb 5, 1956 - Feb 4, 1957	9:54 Hour	+Fire Monkey
9:55 Hour	Feb 4, 1957 - Feb 4, 1958	15:48 Hour	-Fire Rooster
15:49 Hour	Feb 4, 1958 - Feb 4, 1959	21:41 Hour	+Earth Dog
21:42 Hour	Feb 4, 1959 - Feb 5, 1960	3:23 Hour	-Earth Pig
3:24 Hour	Feb 5, 1960 - Feb 4, 1961	9:21 Hour	+Metal Rat
9:22 Hour	Feb 4, 1961 - Feb 4, 1962	15:17 Hour	-Metal Ox
15:18 Hour	Feb 4, 1962 - Feb 4, 1963	21:07 Hour	+Water Tiger
21:08 Hour	Feb 4, 1963 - Feb 5, 1964	3:04 Hour	-Water Rabbit
3:05 Hour	Feb 5, 1964 - Feb 4, 1965	8:45 Hour	+Wood Dragon
8:46 Hour	Feb 4, 1965 - Feb 4, 1966	14:37 Hour	-Wood Snake
14:38 Hour	Feb 4, 1966 - Feb 4, 1967	20:30 Hour	+Fire Horse
20:31 Hour	Feb 4, 1967 - Feb 5, 1968	2:07 Hour	-Fire Goat
2:08 Hour	Feb 5, 1968 - Feb 4, 1969	7:58 Hour	+Earth Monkey
7:59 Hour	Feb 4, 1969 - Feb 4, 1970	13:45 Hour	-Earth Rooster
13:46 Hour	Feb 4, 1970 - Feb 4, 1971	19:25 Hour	+Metal Dog
19:26 Hour	Feb 4, 1971 - Feb 5, 1972	1:19 Hour	-Metal Pig
1:20 Hour	Feb 5, 1972 - Feb 4, 1973	7:03 Hour	+Water Rat
7:04 Hour	Feb 4, 1973 - Feb 4, 1974	12:59 Hour	-Water Ox
13:00 Hour	Feb 4, 1974 - Feb 4, 1975	18:58 Hour	+Wood Tiger
18:59 Hour	Feb 4, 1975 - Feb 5, 1976	:39 Hour	-Wood Rabbit
:40 Hour	Feb 5, 1976 - Feb 4, 1977	6:33 Hour	+Fire Dragon
6:34 Hour	Feb 4, 1977 - Feb 4, 1978	12:26 Hour	-Fire Snake
12:27 Hour	Feb 4, 1978 - Feb 4, 1979	18:12 Hour	+Earth Horse
18:13 Hour	Feb 4, 1979 - Feb 5, 1980	:09 Hour	-Earth Goat
:10 Hour	Feb 5, 1980 - Feb 4, 1981	5:55	+Metal Monkey
5:56 Hour	Feb 4, 1981 - Feb 4, 1982	11:45	-Metal Rooster
11:46 Hour	Feb 4, 1982 - Feb 4, 1983	17:39	+Water Dog
17:40 Hour	Feb 4, 1983 - Feb 4, 1984	23:18	-Water Pig
23:19 Hour	Feb 4, 1984 - Feb 4, 1985	5:11	+Wood Rat
5:12 Hour	Feb 4, 1985 - Feb 4, 1986	11:07	-Wood Ox
11:08 Hour	Feb 4, 1986 - Feb 4, 1987	16:51	+Fire Tiger
16:52 Hour	Feb 4, 1987 - Feb 4, 1988	22:42	-Fire Rabbit
22:43 Hour	Feb 4, 1988 - Feb 4, 1989	4:26	+Earth Dragon
4:27 Hour	Feb 4, 1989 - Feb 4, 1990	10:14	-Earth Snake
10:15 Hour	Feb 4, 1990 - Feb 4, 1991	16:08	+Metal Horse
16:09 Hour	Feb 4, 1991 - Feb 4, 1992	21:48	-Metal Goat
21:49 Hour	Feb 4, 1992 - Feb 4, 1993	3:37	+Water Monkey
3:38 Hour	Feb 4, 1993 - Feb 4, 1994	9:30	-Water Rooster
9:31 Hour	Feb 4, 1994 - Feb 4, 1995	15:12	+Wood Dog
15:13 Hour	Feb 4, 1995 - Feb 4, 1996	21:07	-Wood Pig
21:08 Hour	Feb 4, 1996 - Feb 4, 1997	3:01	+Fire Rat
3:02 Hour	Feb 4, 1997 - Feb 4, 1998	8:56	-Fire Ox
8:57 Hour	Feb 4, 1998 - Feb 4, 1999	14:57	+Earth Tiger
14:58 Hour	Feb 4, 1999 - Feb 4, 2000	20:40	-Earth Rabbit
20:41 Hour	Feb 4, 2000 - Feb 4, 2001	2:29	+Metal Dragon
2:30 Hour	Feb 4, 2001 - Feb 4, 2002	8:25	-Metal Snake
8:26 Hour	Feb 4, 2002 - Feb 4, 2003	14:06	+Water Horse
14:07 Hour	Feb 4, 2003 - Feb 4, 2004	19:57	-Water Goat
19:58 Hour	Feb 4, 2004 - Feb 4, 2005	1:44	+Wood Monkey
1:45 Hour	Feb 4, 2005 - Feb 4, 2006	7:28	-Wood Rooster
7:29 Hour	Feb 4, 2006 - Feb 4, 2007	13:19	+Fire Dog
13:20 Hour	Feb 4, 2007 - Feb 4, 2008	19:01	-Fire Pig
19:02 Hour	Feb 4, 2008 - Feb 4, 2009	:50	+Earth Rat
:51 Hour	Feb 4, 2009 - Feb 4, 2010	6:48	-Earth Ox
6:49 Hour	Feb 4, 2010 - Feb 4, 2011	12:33	+Metal Tiger Ox