Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Your animal sign, element and matches from your birth date
Determined by the Lunar New Year — accurate for Jan–Feb birthdays
Metal Dragon
Lunar year 2000
Confident and passionate, always chasing big dreams — a natural go-getter.
Best matches (trine & secret friend)
Clash sign
🐕 DogTraditionally seen as challenging — just for fun!
What is my Chinese zodiac sign
Enter your birth date and find your exact Chinese zodiac animal, determined by the Lunar New Year. If you were born in January or February you may belong to the previous year's sign — this calculator figures that out automatically using the lunar calendar. See your personality traits, your Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water element, and which signs match or clash with yours. Everything runs in your browser.
Based on the Lunar New Year, not the calendar year — accurate for Jan–Feb birthdays.
Get your Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water element with personality traits.
See your best matches (trine and secret friend) and your clash sign.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The zodiac changes at the Lunar New Year, not on January 1st. If you were born before it, you belong to the previous year's sign — this calculator handles that automatically.
Based on the traditional trine groups (three signs four years apart) and the secret friend pairing, while the sign directly opposite is considered a clash.
Each year also carries one of five elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water — so the same animal repeats in a different combination every 60 years (e.g., Metal Rat vs Water Rat).