Chinese zodiac
Meet your lunar-year animal. One birthday can also start your Western and Zi Wei chart.
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Life overview · natal themes
Sign descriptions are cultural symbols, not scientific measurements of personality.
Recent and future outlook
This tool calculates natal Sun, Moon and optional Ascendant positions only. It has no current-transit or forecasting model and does not generate forecasts.
Life overview · natal themes
These are long-term themes in a traditional natal chart, for reflection rather than a fixed account of your life.
Everyday life themes
Chart & terminology (optional)
Natal chart
Palaces, stars and decade intervals for reference alongside the readings.
Choices made in this chart: the year turns at Lunar New Year (not at the start of spring); a late Zi hour (from 23:00) counts as the next day; the first fifteen days of a leap month count as that month and the sixteenth onward as the next; the Geng-year transformations are taken as Sun, Wu Qu, Tai Yin, Tian Tong. Schools differ on these points, and another school would cast it differently.
How to read this chart
Western signs use the tropical zodiac and approximate astronomical calculations. Lunar dates for 1901–2100 use Hong Kong Observatory conversion data; dates outside this range are marked as approximate. Zi Wei uses UTC+8, a day beginning at 23:00, and a leap-month rule that switches to the next month from day 16. No apparent solar-time correction is made. Other schools may differ. These readings are for cultural exploration and reflection, not scientific personality assessment or event prediction.
The twelve animal friends
Rat
Notice small clues
Ox
A steady little step
Tiger
Room for courage
Rabbit
Gentle, with direction
Dragon
A little room to dream
Snake
A quiet moment to think
Horse
Follow a fresh trail
Goat
Make room for softness
Monkey
Try a different angle
Rooster
Notice what matters
Dog
Care with clear boundaries
Pig
Enjoy the little things
Chinese zodiac
We match the Gregorian birthday you enter to the Hong Kong Observatory lunar calendar. The animal changes on Lunar New Year, not 1 January or Li Chun. This date-only cultural lookup uses your recorded local birthday without converting it to another time zone; time of birth is not required.
Zi Wei is separate: it converts the birth instant to Beijing time and uses its own late-Zi-hour day rule. Near a date or New Year boundary, its chart year can differ. Neither result predicts your future.
Calendar source · Hong Kong ObservatoryThe twelve signs
Read about each sign.
Aries21 March – 19 AprilInitiative and action
Taurus20 April – 20 MayStability and experience
Gemini21 May – 21 JuneCuriosity and communication
Cancer22 June – 22 JulyBelonging and care
Leo23 July – 22 AugustExpression and recognition
Virgo23 August – 22 SeptemberOrganisation and improvement
Libra23 September – 23 OctoberCoordination and fairness
Scorpio24 October – 22 NovemberDepth and trust
Sagittarius23 November – 21 DecemberExploration and perspective
Capricorn22 December – 19 JanuaryProgress and responsibility
Aquarius20 January – 18 FebruaryIndependence and fresh perspectives
Pisces19 February – 20 MarchImagination and feelingThe fourteen Zi Wei stars
Read about each star.