Chinese Lunar Calendar

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600 BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. Like the western calendar, The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a year! with the start of the lunar year being based on the cycles of the moon.

Therefore, because of this cyclical dating, the beginning of the year can fall anywhere between late January and the middle of February. A complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five cycles of 12 years each.

The Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the twelve years after an animal. Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying "This is the animal that hides in your heart.

To find out which sign you were born under, find the year you were born in the table below, then click the name of the animal on the same line as the year you were born.

Chinese Lunar Calendar
Rat	1924	1936	1948	1960	1972	1984	1996	2008
Ox	1925	1937	1949	1961	1973	1985	1997	2009
Tiger	1926	1938	1950	1962	1974	1986	1998	2010
Rabbit	1927	1939	1951	1963	1975	1987	1999	2011
Dragon	1928	1940	1952	1964	1976	1988	2000	2012
Snake	1929	1941	1953	1965	1977	1989	2001	2013
Horse	1930	1942	1954	1966	1978	1990	2002	2014
Sheep (Goat)	1931	1943	1955	1967	1979	1991	2003	2015
Monkey	1932	1944	1956	1968	1980	1992	2004	2016
Rooster	1933	1945	1957	1969	1981	1993	2005	2017
Dog	1934	1946	1958	1970	1982	1994	2006	2018
Pig (Boar)	1935	1947	1959	1971	1983	1995	2007	2019

  

Personality

They are charmed creatures with more than their fair share of talent, beauty, intelligent, fun and confidence. They are natural leaders. Full of drive, determination and energy, they tend to leap before they look.

Finance

With luck, they invariably escape serious problems.

Relationship

Narrow-minded by nature, it is difficult for Tiger to trust others but deep down they are sensitive and loving.

Best Partner

Horses and Dragons

Famous Tigers

Sir David Attenborough, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beethoven, Tony Bennett, Chuch Berry, Richard Branson, Garth Brooks, Mel Brooks, Agatha Christie, Phil Collins, Jason Connery, Gemma Craven, Tom Cruise, Emily Dickenson, Roberta Flack, Jodie Foster, Connie Francis, Crystal Gayle, Susan George, Elliott Gould, Buddy Greco, Willia Hurt, Derek Jacobi, Dorothy Lamour, Stan Laurel, Marilyn Monroe, Demi Moore, The Queen, Oliver Reed, Lionel Richie, Diana Rigg, Kenny Rogers, The Princess Royal, Sir Jimmy Saville, Phillip Schoefield, Pamela Stephenson, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dylan Thomas, Liv Ullman, John Voigt, Julie Walters, Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, Terry Wogan, Stevie Wonder.

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Personality

They usually succeed where all others fail, very down-to-earth, cautious and unlikely to take to new ideas. Ox personifies strength and stability. They are also intelligent but not imaginative.

Finance

They are good at business being very shrewd and completely reliable.

Relationship

They are bossy and unromantic.

Best Partner

Roosters, Rats and Snake.

Famous Oxen

Johann Sebastian Bach, Warren Beatty, Jon Bon Jovi, Jeff Bridges, King Carlos of Spain, Barbara Cartland, Charlie Chaplin, Natalie Cole, Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Tony curtis, Walt Disney, Patrick Duffy, Jane Fonda, Gerald Ford, Edward Fox, Michael J. Fox, Peter Gabriel, Richard Gere, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariel Hemingway, Robert Hardy, Nigel Havers, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins, Billy Joel, Don Johnson, B.B. King, Mark Lemmon, Alison Moyet, Eddie Murphy, Napoleon, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Steiger, Meryl Streep, Elaine Stritch, Loretta Swit, Mary Tyler Moore, Lady Thatcher, Twiggy, Dick Van Dyke, the Princess of Wales, Zoe Wanamaker, Barbara Windsor.

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Personality

Rat people are studious, preserving and quick-witted. They have a great deal of ambition and integrity and unbelievable persistence, and their lives are ruled very much by emotions. They are often characterized by charm, sociability and very likeable.

Finance

They are usually successful in a business where they are in contact with people or if it involves writing or some other creating pursuits.

Relationship

They can chat pleasantly and display a wordily outlook on life and are able to dress and decorate with taste.

Best Partner

Dragons and Oxen

Famous Rats

Alan Alda, Dave Allen, Ursula Andress, Charles Aznavour, Lauren Bacall, Shirley Bassey, Jeremy Beadle, Kenneth Branagh, Marlon Brando, Charlotte Bronte, Chris de Burgh, George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dick Cavett, Maurice Chevalier, Barbara Dickson, Noel Edmonds, Ben Elton, Albert Finney, Clark Gable, Al Gore,thomas Hardy, Mata Hari, Vaclav Havel, Charlton Heston, Dennis Hopper, Englebert Humperdinck, Jeremy Irons, Glenda Jackson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Gene Kelly, Kris Kristofferson, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lulu, Richard Nixon, Sean Penn, The Queen Mother, Vanesssa Redgrave, Burt Reynolds, Jonathon Ross, Emma Samms, William Shakespeare, Tommy Steele, Donna Summer, Spencer Tracey, the Price of Wales, George Washington, Dennis Waterman, Kim Wilde, the Duke of York.

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Personality

They are wonderfully trustworthy, obliging and gallant. The pig shows concern for welfare, children and comfort. They are slow decision-making but not indecisive. In fact they are very intelligent.

Finance

Despite their generally easy-going nature, they can be very determined and always realize their ambitions.

Relationship

They love good things in life and are usually lucky at obtaining them.

Best Partner

Goats

Famous Pigs

Bryan Adams, Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Sir Richard Attenborough, Lucille Ball, Bobby Davro, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Chamberlain, Hillary Clinton, Glenn Close, Noel Coward, the Dalai Lama, Sheena Easton, Emmylou Harris, Ernest Hemingway, Henry VIII, King Hussein of Jordan, Elton John, Carl Gustav Jung, Nastassja Kinski, Kevin Kline, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Marie Osmond, Luciano Pavorotti, Prince Rainer of Monaco, Ronald Reagan, Lee Remick, Ginger Roger, Peter Sampras, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thompson, Topol, Michael Winner, Tracey Ullman, the Duchess of York.

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Personality

They are loyal, faithful and honest. Dog people are renowned for championing good causes, as they cannot stand injustice. They can be relied upon to keep secrets and are upright and simple.

Finance

They have a good business sense and inspire confidence but they are also frequently cynical and pessimistic.

Relationship

Their compassion for others sometimes turns to needless worry and fretting.

Best Partner

Goats, Horses and Tigers.

Famous Dogs

Andre Agassi, Jane Asher, Brigette Bardot, Candice Bergman, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Jose Carreras, Cher, Sir Winston Churchhill, Bill Clinton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Dance, Christopher Dean, Sally Field, Judy Garland, Lenny Henry, Barry Humphries, Michael Jackson, Felicity Kendal, Maureen Lipman, Sophia Loren, Joanne Lumley, Shirley MacLaine, Patrick MacNee, Madonna, Norman Mailer, Barry Manilow, Rik Mayall, Liza Minelli, David Niven, Elvis Presley, Linda Rondstadt, Sade, Jennifer Saunders, Norman Schwarzkopf, Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Chris Tarrant, Mother Teresa, Ben Vereen, Prince William, Shelley Winters.

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Personality

They are outgoing and gregarious, can be very aggressive. Often brilliant but not practical. They are unhesitatingly frank and supremely confident.

Finance

Though many of their projects fail, Rooster have wonderful powers of recovery and often can strut their way through many difficult situations.

Relationship

They are inclined to be selfish and forget to consider others.

Best Partner

Oxen, Dragons and Snakes.

Famous Roosters

Michael Caine, Enrico Caruso, Jasper Carott, Christopher Cazenove, Eric Clapton, Joan Collins, Rita Coolidge, Sasha, Distel, the Duke of Edinburgh, Gloria Estefan, Bryan Ferry, Errol Flynn, Dawn French, Stephen Fry, Steffi Graf, Melanie Griffith, Richard Harris, Deborah Harry, Goldie Hawn, Katherine Hepburn, Diane Keaton, D.H. Lawrence, David Livingstone, Jayne Mansfield, Steve Martin, James Mason, Bette Middler, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Paul Nicholas, Kim Novak, Yoko Ono, Donny Osmond, Dolly Parton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roman Polanski, Priscilla Presley, Nancy Reagan, Jenny Seagrove, Carly Simon, Jayne Torvill, Sir Peter Ustinov, Neil Young.

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Personality

They are endowed with a great sense of humor, and are clever, witty. They are intellectually sharp, quite inventive and quick to grasp opportunities.

Finance

They are good at making deals and skillful in business diplomacy.

Relationship

They can win people with their charm and will not hesitate a lie in order to gain their selfish ends.

Best Partner

Dragons and Rats

Famous Monkeys

Francesca Annis, Michael Aspel, Jaqueline Bisset, Julius Caesar, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, Joan Crawford, Timothy Dalton, Bette Davis, Bo Derek, Jason Donovan, Michael Douglas, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Fiona Fullerton, Jerry Hall, Tom Hanks, Nigel Kennedy, Gladys Knight, Walter Matthau, Princess Michael of Kent, Kylie Minogue, Peter O'Toole, Robert Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Little Richard, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Tom Sellek, Omar Sharif, Wilbur Smith, Koo Stark, Rod Stewart, Jacques Tati, Elizabeth Taylor, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Leonardo da Vinci.

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