Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Enter your birth year to discover your zodiac animal, Five Elements, GanZhi, personality, and compatibility. Click any animal in the wheel below to look up a zodiac sign.
About the Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is based on the 12 Earthly Branches, cycling through 12 animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each 12-year cycle combines with the 10 Heavenly Stems to form the 60-year Sexagenary Cycle. The zodiac permeates Chinese daily life — from marriage compatibility to zodiac-year traditions.
Each zodiac year corresponds to one of the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin or Yang. Heavenly Stems determine the element: Jia-Yi = Wood, Bing-Ding = Fire, Wu-Ji = Earth, Geng-Xin = Metal, Ren-Gui = Water. The Five Elements follow generating and overcoming cycles: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood; Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood.
Zodiac compatibility includes San He (Triple Harmony) and Liu He (Six Combinations). San He groups: Monkey-Rat-Dragon, Pig-Rabbit-Goat, Tiger-Horse-Dog, Snake-Rooster-Ox. Liu He pairs: Rat-Ox, Tiger-Pig, Rabbit-Dog, Dragon-Rooster, Snake-Monkey, Horse-Goat. Liu Chong (Six Clashes) are opposing pairs: Rat-Horse, Ox-Goat, Tiger-Monkey, Rabbit-Rooster, Dragon-Dog, Snake-Pig.
About This Tool
This tool uses professional astronomical algorithms covering years 1900–2100. Enter any year to get precise zodiac animal, GanZhi, Five Elements, Yin-Yang, and compatibility analysis. All calculations run locally in your browser — no internet needed, completely free.