Enter your birth date to calculate your lunar astrological animal, element affinity, yin/yang polarity, and compatibility matches.
Lunar Year Bounds: Feb 5, 2000 – Jan 23, 2001
Dragons are energetic, creative, and passionate leaders. Combined with the Metal element, they are exceptionally direct, confident, and determined to succeed.
Unlike Western astrology, which is based on the solar calendar and monthly constellations, **Chinese astrology** (known as *Shengxiao*) is based on a **12-year lunar cycle**. Each year in this cycle is represented by a specific animal sign. According to ancient Chinese lore, the Jade Emperor summoned all the animals in the kingdom to cross a swift river, promising that the first twelve to arrive would have a year named after them. The clever Rat won the race by riding on the back of the Ox, establishing the order of the zodiac signs that remains today.
In addition to the 12 animal signs, Chinese cosmology incorporates the **Five Elements** (Wu Xing): **Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water**. These elements represent the active states of matter and cosmic energy. Your element is determined by the last digit of your Gregorian birth year:
Every animal sign carries an inherent **Yin or Yang polarity** that dictates how its energy is manifested. Yang represents active, extroverted, solar, and outward-focused energy, whereas Yin represents receptive, introspective, lunar, and inward-focused energy. The signs alternate in polarity: Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, and Dog are Yang; Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Goat, Rooster, and Pig are Yin.
No. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on a different date each year (between January 21 and February 20). If you were born in January or early February, you might belong to the previous zodiac sign. Our calculator processes the exact boundary dates of each lunar year to guarantee mathematical precision.
Your element adds a unique modifier to your animal sign. For instance, a Wood Dragon is typically more supportive and diplomatic, whereas a Fire Dragon is more explosive and adventurous. The combination of your animal sign and birth element offers a deeper look at your personality.
Zodiac compatibility is based on the positions of the signs relative to each other. Best matches are usually signs that are four years apart (creating a harmonious triangle), while clashed matches are signs directly opposite each other (six years apart).