Zodiac Sign and Chinese Zodiac by Date of Birth

Enter your date of birth to find your sun sign, your Chinese zodiac animal and the element attached to it.

How to find your zodiac sign and Chinese zodiac animal

Your sun sign depends on your birth day and month (Aries runs from 21 March to 19 April, for instance), your Chinese sign on the lunar year, which starts at Chinese New Year, in a 12-animal cycle, and the Chinese element on that year's last digit. Someone born on 15 August 1990 is a Leo, a Horse, element Metal.

The rules applied

  • Sun sign: a table of fixed dates. Capricorn 22/12-19/01, Aquarius 20/01-18/02, Pisces 19/02-20/03, Aries 21/03-19/04, Taurus 20/04-20/05, Gemini 21/05-20/06, Cancer 21/06-22/07, Leo 23/07-22/08, Virgo 23/08-22/09, Libra 23/09-22/10, Scorpio 23/10-21/11, Sagittarius 22/11-21/12.
  • Chinese sign: the year starts at Lunar New Year, between 21 January and 20 February; (lunar year − 1900) modulo 12, starting from the Rat in 1900, in the order Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
  • Element: last digit of the lunar year, 0-1 Metal, 2-3 Water, 4-5 Wood, 6-7 Fire, 8-9 Earth.

Examples

15 August 1990: Leo; 1990 − 1900 = 90, 90 modulo 12 = 6, the Horse; last digit 0, element Metal. 2026 gives (126 modulo 12 = 6) the Fire Horse. 1985 gives the Wood Ox.

Limits

  • The Chinese sign changes at Lunar New Year: someone born on 1 February 2000, before the New Year of 5 February, gets the Earth Rabbit of 1999. The tool reads this date from the browser's Chinese calendar; a browser without it falls back to the calendar year.
  • The day the Sun changes sign shifts by a day from year to year. If you were born on a cusp, the sign shown may differ from a chart calculated to the hour.
  • The rising sign and Moon position are not calculated here.

Astrology has no scientific validation: the personality traits shown come from tradition and are meant as entertainment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is my sign if I was born on 20 April?

In the table the tool uses, Taurus starts on 20 April and Aries ends on the 19th. Depending on the year, the Sun changes sign on 19 or 20 April, so only a chart cast for your birth time settles cusp days.

How do I find my Chinese zodiac sign?

It depends on your birth year in a 12-year cycle: 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026 are Horse years. If you were born in January or early February, the tool takes Lunar New Year into account: before it, you belong to the previous year's sign.

How is the Chinese element worked out?

From the last digit of the lunar year: 0 or 1 Metal, 2 or 3 Water, 4 or 5 Wood, 6 or 7 Fire, 8 or 9 Earth. 2026 is therefore a Fire Horse year.

What is the difference between sun sign and rising sign?

The sun sign shows where the Sun was on your birthday and depends only on the date. The rising sign needs your time and place of birth; this tool does not calculate it.

Is this tool really free?

Yes, all tools on Kristools are 100% free and accessible without registration.

Is my data protected?

Yes. All processing is performed directly and securely inside your browser. No personal data is sent to our servers.