How to work out your animal sign?
The legend is that Buddha called all the animals to come before him, but only twelve arrived. The rat was the first to arrive followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog and finally the pig. In return, each was given a year to express their personality.
Every year, month, day and time of birth denotes one of these animals and their characteristics. The interplay between different animals together with the five elements is the key to every personality.
The animals are
Yin
and
Yang
. The animals in the years ending with an even number are
Yang
, and those ending with an odd number are
Yin
.
The rat, tiger, dragon, horse, monkey and dog are
Yang
.
The ox, rabbit, snake, goat, cock and pig are
Yin
.
The Chinese New Year is on a different date each time, as the lunar calendar doesn't exactly match with the solar calendar. This is why the year of each animal begins on various dates in January and February. A person born before the Chinese New Year belongs to the animal of the previous year.
1924
Feb 5
th
1925
Jan 24
th
1926
Feb 13
th
1927
Feb 2
nd
1928
Jan 23
rd
1929
Feb 10
th
1930
Jan 30
th
1931
Feb 17
th
1932
Feb 6
th
1933
Jan 26
th
1934
Feb 14
th
1935
Feb 4
th
1936
Jan 24
th
1937
Feb 11
th
1938
Jan 31
st
1939
Feb 19
th
1940
Feb 8
th
1941
Jan 27
th
1942
Feb 15
th
1943
Feb 5
th
1944
Jan 25
th
1945
Feb 13
th
1946
Feb 2
nd
1947
Jan 22
nd
1948
Feb 10
th
1949
Jan 29
th
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1950
Feb 17
th
1951
Feb 6
th
1952
Jan 27
th
1953
Feb 14
th
1954
Feb 3
rd
1955
Jan 24
th
1956
Feb 12
th
1957
Jan 31
st
1958
Feb 18
th
1959
Feb 8
th
1960
Jan 28
th
1961
Feb 15
th
1962
Feb 5
th
1963
Jan 25
th
1964
Feb 13
th
1965
Feb 2nd
1966
Jan 21
st
1967
Feb 9
th
1968
Jan 30
th
1969
Feb 17
th
1970
Feb 6
th
1971
Jan 27
th
1972
Feb 15
th
1973
Feb 3
rd
1974
Jan 23
rd
1975
Feb 11
th
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1976
Jan 31
st
1977
Feb 18
th
1978
Feb 7
th
1979
Jan 28
th
1980
Feb 16
th
1981
Feb 5
th
1982
Jan 25
th
1983
Feb 13
th
1984
Feb 2
nd
1985
Feb 20
th
1986
Feb 9
th
1987
Jan 29
th
1988
Feb 17
th
1989
Feb 6
th
1990
Jan 27
th
1991
Feb 15
th
1992
Feb 4
th
1993
Jan 23
rd
1994
Feb 10
th
1995
Jan 31
st
1996
Feb 18th
1997
Feb 8
th
1998
Jan 29
th
1999
Feb 16
th
2000
Feb 6
th
2001
Jan 26th
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The Chinese animal signs, corresponding to the year of birth, are given below:
|
Rat
|
1936
|
1948
|
1960
|
1972
|
1984
|
1996
|
Yang
|
|
Ox
|
1937
|
1949
|
1961
|
1973
|
1985
|
1997
|
Yin
|
|
Tiger
|
1938
|
1950
|
1962
|
1974
|
1986
|
1998
|
Yang
|
|
Rabbit
|
1939
|
1951
|
1963
|
1975
|
1987
|
1999
|
Yin
|
|
Dragon
|
1940
|
1952
|
1964
|
1976
|
1988
|
2000
|
Yang
|
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Snake
|
1941
|
1953
|
1965
|
1977
|
1989
|
2001
|
Yin
|
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Horse
|
1942
|
1954
|
1966
|
1978
|
1990
|
2002
|
Yang
|
|
Goat
|
1943
|
1955
|
1967
|
1979
|
1991
|
2003
|
Yin
|
|
Monkey
|
1944
|
19
56
|
1968
|
1980
|
1992
|
2004
|
Yang
|
|
Cock
|
1945
|
1957
|
1969
|
1981
|
1993
|
2005
|
Yin
|
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Dog
|
1946
|
1958
|
1970
|
1982
|
1994
|
2006
|
Yang
|
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Pig
|
1947
|
1959
|
1971
|
1983
|
1995
|
2007
|
Yin
|
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Each month too corresponds with an animal sign. The table is given below:
(The date of every month has to be in coordination with the date on which the Chinese New Year starts.)
|
Animal Sign
|
Month
|
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Tiger
|
February
|
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Rabbit
|
March
|
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Dragon
|
April
|
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Snake
|
May
|
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Horse
|
June
|
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Goat
|
July
|
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Monkey
|
August
|
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Cock
|
September
|
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Dog
|
October
|
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Pig
|
November
|
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Rat
|
December
|
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Ox
|
January
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The time of the birth also has the characteristics of the symbolic animals. The table is given below:
|
Rat
|
11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
|
|
Ox
|
1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
|
|
Tiger
|
3 a.m. to 5 a.m.
|
|
Rabbit
|
5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
|
|
Dragon
|
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
|
|
Snake
|
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
|
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Horse
|
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
|
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Goat
|
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
|
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Monkey
|
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
|
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Cock
|
5 p.m to 7 p.m.
|
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Dog
|
7 p.m to 9 p.m.
|
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Pig
|
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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The full, detailed Chinese horoscope needs to take the time, month and year of birth into account for more accurate conclusions, but popularly, the 12 animal signs are used to determine the compatibility between couples.
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