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12 Animal Zodiac Signs
Select a solar calendar year to look up the animal sign, Heavenly Stem – Earthly Branch pair, and element cycle. This is calendrical data, not personality analysis or fortune predictions.
Quickly select a birth year:
If you were born in January or February of the solar calendar, your true zodiac sign may belong to the preceding year — because Lunar New Year usually falls in late January or February, not January 1st.
Year 2026
Horse
Binh Ngọ
Earthly Branch: Ngo (Horse)Element by Stem: Fire
12-animal cycle (click an animal to jump to the most recent matching year):
02 · Reference table
Complete 12 Zodiac signs
| Earthly Branch | Animal Sign | Recent Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ty | Rat | 2020, 2008, 1996 |
| Suu | Ox | 2021, 2009, 1997 |
| Dan | Tiger | 2022, 2010, 1998 |
| Mao | Cat / Rabbit | 2023, 2011, 1999 |
| Thin | Dragon | 2024, 2012, 2000 |
| Ty | Snake | 2025, 2013, 2001 |
| Ngo | Horse | 2026, 2014, 2002 |
| Mui | Goat | 2027, 2015, 2003 |
| Than | Monkey | 2016, 2004, 1992 |
| Dau | Rooster | 2017, 2005, 1993 |
| Tuat | Dog | 2018, 2006, 1994 |
| Hoi | Pig | 2019, 2007, 1995 |
03 · Core terminology
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04 · Limitations
- Zodiac animals and Stem-Branch pairs are calendrical astronomical facts, not character profiling or fortune-telling.
- For births in solar January or February, check the precise Lunar New Year date of that year — this tool indexes standard solar years.
- "Element by Stem" is a simplified grouping — distinct from the comprehensive 60-year Nap Am (Melodic Element) system provided in full Zi Wei / BaZi charts.
Frequently asked questions
Because the zodiac animal year follows the lunar calendar starting at Lunar New Year — usually late January or February. If you were born before Tet, your true zodiac animal belongs to the preceding year.
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