{"id":1313,"date":"2026-06-11T10:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/what-is-my-chinese-zodiac-sign\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T03:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:11:08","slug":"was-ist-mein-chinesisches-tierkreiszeichen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/de\/what-is-my-chinese-zodiac-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ist mein chinesisches Tierkreiszeichen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Style B brand-unified *\/\n.tzl-page{\n  --bg:#fff;--ink:#0a0a0a;--soft:#3a3a3a;--grey:#5c5c5c;--muted:#9a9a9a;--line:#e6e6e6;\n  --accent:#e1391b;--accent-dark:#b02a12;\n  --sans:\"Archivo\",Arial,sans-serif;--mono:\"Spline Sans Mono\",ui-monospace,monospace;\n  --zh:\"Noto Sans SC\",\"PingFang SC\",\"Microsoft YaHei\",sans-serif;\n  max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);\n  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;\n}\n.tzl-page *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.tzl-page a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(225,57,27,.35)}\n.tzl-page a:hover{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--ink)}\n.tzl-hero{position:relative;background:var(--bg);padding:40px 0 36px;margin:8px 0;overflow:hidden;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}\n.tzl-kicker{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:0 0 18px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:500}\n.tzl-kicker:before{content:\"\";width:28px;height:2px;background:var(--accent)}\n.tzl-hero h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,52px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.03em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 18px}\n.tzl-hero h2 em{color:var(--accent);font-style:normal}\n.tzl-hero p{max-width:62ch;margin:0 0 14px;color:var(--grey);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6}\n.tzl-section{position:relative;padding:48px 0 0;margin:0 0 4px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}\n.tzl-section h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,36px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 18px}\n.tzl-section h3{font-weight:700;font-size:20px;line-height:1.25;margin:26px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.01em}\n.tzl-section p{margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-section ul,.tzl-section ol{margin:0 0 22px 22px;color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-section li{margin:0 0 8px}\n.tzl-note{background:#fafafa;border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0 30px;color:var(--soft);font-size:16px;line-height:1.7}\n<\/style>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"What Is My Chinese Zodiac Sign? 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But there are two things most quick answers get wrong: your sign also carries an <em>element<\/em>, and a January or February birthday can land you in the year before. The calculator below handles both.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tzl-calc\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <label for=\"tzl-yr\">Enter your birth year<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tzl-yr\" min=\"1900\" max=\"2043\" placeholder=\"e.g. 1994\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <label class=\"chk\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"tzl-before\" \/> <span>I was born in <strong>January<\/strong>, or in <strong>February before Chinese New Year<\/strong> (check this if unsure and your birthday is in Jan\/early Feb).<\/span><\/label>\n    <\/div>\n    <button type=\"button\" onclick=\"tzlZodiac()\">Find my sign<\/button>\n    <div class=\"out\" id=\"tzl-out\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <script>\n  function tzlZodiac(){\n    var el=document.getElementById('tzl-out');\n    var y=parseInt(document.getElementById('tzl-yr').value,10);\n    if(!y||y<1900||y>2043){el.innerHTML='Please enter a birth year between 1900 and 2043.';return;}\n    var yy=document.getElementById('tzl-before').checked?y-1:y;\n    var A=['Rat','Ox','Tiger','Rabbit','Dragon','Snake','Horse','Goat','Monkey','Rooster','Dog','Pig'];\n    var S=['rat','ox','tiger','rabbit','dragon','snake','horse','goat','monkey','rooster','dog','pig'];\n    var C=['\u9f20','\u725b','\u864e','\u5154','\u9f99','\u86c7','\u9a6c','\u7f8a','\u7334','\u9e21','\u72d7','\u732a'];\n    var E=['Wood','Wood','Fire','Fire','Earth','Earth','Metal','Metal','Water','Water'];\n    var ai=((yy-4)%12+12)%12, ei=((yy-4)%10+10)%10;\n    el.innerHTML='You are a <strong>'+E[ei]+' '+A[ai]+'<\/strong> ('+C[ai]+'). '+\n      '<a href=\"\/year-of-the-'+S[ai]+'\/\">Read the '+A[ai]+'<\/a> &middot; '+\n      '<a href=\"\/'+yy+'-chinese-zodiac\/\">'+yy+' in full<\/a>';\n  }\n  <\/script>\n\n  \n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"how\">\n    <h2>How to find your sign (the quick version)<\/h2>\n    <p>The twelve animals run in this order and then repeat every twelve years:<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Rat \u00b7 Ox \u00b7 Tiger \u00b7 Rabbit \u00b7 Dragon \u00b7 Snake \u00b7 Horse \u00b7 Goat \u00b7 Monkey \u00b7 Rooster \u00b7 Dog \u00b7 Pig.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>Find your birth year&#8217;s animal and you&#8217;ve got it \u2014 almost. Two refinements turn a rough guess into the right answer:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li><strong>The January\/February catch.<\/strong> The zodiac year starts at <a href=\"\/january-february-zodiac\/\">Chinese New Year<\/a> (late Jan to mid-Feb), not January 1. Born before it? You&#8217;re the previous year&#8217;s animal. The calculator&#8217;s checkbox handles this.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>The element.<\/strong> Your sign isn&#8217;t just an animal \u2014 it also carries one of five <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-elements\/\">elements<\/a>, set by your year. Your full sign is, say, a <em>Water Tiger<\/em>, not just a Tiger.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"by-year\">\n    <h2>Find your animal by birth year<\/h2>\n    <p>A quick lookup for recent decades. These are the lunar years for each animal \u2014 if your birthday is in January or early February, check the <a href=\"\/january-february-zodiac\/\">boundary<\/a>, since you may belong to the animal before.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead><tr><th>Sign<\/th><th>Recent birth years<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-rat\/\">Rat<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u9f20<\/span><\/td><td>1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-ox\/\">Ox<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u725b<\/span><\/td><td>1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-tiger\/\">Tiger<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u864e<\/span><\/td><td>1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-rabbit\/\">Rabbit<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5154<\/span><\/td><td>1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-dragon\/\">Dragon<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u9f99<\/span><\/td><td>1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-snake\/\">Snake<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u86c7<\/span><\/td><td>1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-horse\/\">Horse<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u9a6c<\/span><\/td><td>1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-goat\/\">Goat<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7f8a<\/span><\/td><td>1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-monkey\/\">Monkey<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7334<\/span><\/td><td>1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-rooster\/\">Rooster<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u9e21<\/span><\/td><td>1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-dog\/\">Dog<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u72d7<\/span><\/td><td>1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><a href=\"\/year-of-the-pig\/\">Pig<\/a> <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u732a<\/span><\/td><td>1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p>Want every year laid out with exact dates? See the full <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">Chinese zodiac years chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"element\">\n    <h2>Don&#8217;t forget your element<\/h2>\n    <p>The animal tells you most of the story, but the element adds the rest. Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water each cycle through the years, so the same animal feels different depending on its element \u2014 a Fire Horse and a Water Horse aren&#8217;t read the same way. Your element repeats only every 60 years, which is why a full sign like &#8220;Water Tiger&#8221; pins down an exact 60-year slot.<\/p>\n    <p>The calculator above gives your element along with your animal. To go deeper, the <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-element-calculator\/\">element calculator<\/a> walks through it, and <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">element combinations<\/a> explains all sixty animal-and-element pairings.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"boundary\">\n    <h2>The January \/ February trap, explained<\/h2>\n    <p>This is the one thing that trips people up. Because the Chinese zodiac year begins at Chinese New Year \u2014 somewhere between January 21 and February 20 depending on the year \u2014 a birthday in that early window belongs to the <em>previous<\/em> sign.<\/p>\n    <p>Say you were born on February 3, 1991. A year-only chart calls you a Goat. But Chinese New Year 1991 fell on February 15, so until then it was still the Horse year \u2014 you&#8217;re actually a Metal Horse. If your birthday is in January or the first half of February, tick the calculator&#8217;s box, or read the full <a href=\"\/january-february-zodiac\/\">January\u2013February boundary guide<\/a> to be sure.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details><summary>What is my Chinese zodiac sign?<\/summary><p>It&#8217;s the animal of your birth year on the lunar calendar \u2014 one of 12, repeating every 12 years. Use the calculator above to get it plus your element. Born in January or early February? Your sign may be the previous year&#8217;s, since the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not January 1.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>How do I find my Chinese zodiac sign by birth year?<\/summary><p>Find your year&#8217;s animal in the cycle Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. The one catch is the January\/February boundary \u2014 if you were born before Chinese New Year, use the previous year.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>Why does my January or February birthday change my sign?<\/summary><p>The zodiac year begins at Chinese New Year (late January to mid-February), not January 1. Anyone born before that date belongs to the previous zodiac year \u2014 the most common year-only-chart mistake.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>Is my Chinese zodiac sign just an animal?<\/summary><p>No \u2014 there are two layers. The animal comes from your year and repeats every 12 years; the element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) also comes from your year and repeats every 60. Your full sign is the element plus the animal, like a Water Tiger.<\/p><\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Where to go next<\/h2>\n    <p>Read your sign in full, check your element, or settle a January\/February birthday.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/12-signs\/\"><span>All twelve<\/span><b>The 12 Signs<\/b><\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-element-calculator\/\"><span>Your element<\/span><b>Element Calculator<\/b><\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/january-february-zodiac\/\"><span>Boundary<\/span><b>Jan &amp; Feb Rule<\/b><\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\"><span>Every year<\/span><b>Years Chart<\/b><\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-elements\/\"><span>The five elements<\/span><b>Zodiac Elements<\/b><\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\"><span>Who matches<\/span><b>Compatibility<\/b><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"tzl-editorial\">\n    <h3>Editorial note<\/h3>\n    <p>The calculator uses the standard rule for the Chinese zodiac: the animal repeats on a 12-year cycle and the element on a 60-year cycle, both reckoned from the lunar year that begins at Chinese New Year. The animal and element it returns are calendar facts you can check against any almanac. Anything about what a sign &#8220;means&#8221; for character or luck is symbolic tradition, shared for cultural interest \u2014 not a personality test or a prediction.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find Your Sign What Is My Chinese Zodiac Sign? Your Chinese zodiac sign is the animal of your birth year \u2014 one of twelve, repeating in a fixed cycle. 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