Chinese Calendar Astrology
Chinese calendar astrology is a very interesting and unique type of calendar that incorporates Chinese astrology with a lunar calendar and solar calendar.
The 12 animals in a chinese calendar astrology represent the 12 year rotating cycle in Chinese zodiac. The Chinese animal zodiac also operates on a cycle of moons (months) and hours of the day.
Chinese calendar astrology uses the system of the twelve year cycle of animal signs for was in fact built based on the observations of the orbit of Jupiter (歳星 - Suìxīng) where the months are treated as lunar months and the first day of each moon beginning at midnight will be the day of the astronomical new moon.
Below is a complete list of chinese calendar astrology months together with their ecliptic longitude and the respective zodiac signs:
- Month 1: 正月 zhēngyuè (330°) - Pisces
- Month 2: 二月 èryuè (0°) - Aries
- Month 3: 三月 sānyuè (30°) - Taurus
- Month 4: 四月 sìyuè (60°) - Gemini
- Month 5: 五月 wǔyuè (90°) - Cancer
- Month 6: 六月 liùyuè (120°) - Leo
- Month 7: 七月 qīyuè (150°) - Virgo
- Month 8: 八月 bāyuè (180°) - Libra
- Month 9: 九月 jiǔyuè (210°) - Scorpius
- Month 10: 十月 shíyuè (240°) - Sagittarius
- Month 11: 十一月 shíyīyuè (270°) - Capricornus
- Month 12: 十二月 shí'èryuè (300°) - Aquarius
Birth Years For Chinese Zodiac Calendar
Those who are born in the Year of:
- Rat are usually hard working people and financially successful.
- Ox are very self-assured, stubborn and will only speak when it matters most.
- Tiger are very short-tempered, commanding but also affectionate and patient and prefer to work alone.
- Rabbit are kind, sweet, cautious and very romatic in personal relationship.
- Dragon can be quite aggressive but confident and inspiring.
- Snake can sometimes be quite jealous, hate to fail and do not handle rejection very well but they can be quite lucky in making money.
- Horse are often charismatic, very talkative but sometimes can be quite impatient and they love to travel.
- Sheep can be quite shy, insecure but they are always surrounded by beautiful and good things and very creative too.
- Monkey are cheerful, very curious but also very loyal when it comes to friends and relationship.
- Rooster are very smart, daring, shrewd, possess good analytical skill and they often have big dreams but they will feel very disappointed with failure.
- Dog are often highly critical of others but they can also be very helpful and inspiring.
- Pig are honest, optimistic, caring but they can also be quite naive sometimes.
Here's a quick reference for you zodiac birth year in the chinese calendar astrology. To find out what is your Chinese zodiac sign, simply look for the year in which you were born:
- Rat: 1924 - 1936 - 1948 - 1960 - 1972 - 1984 - 1996 - 2008 - 2020
- Ox: 1925 - 1937 - 1949 - 1961 - 1973 - 1985 - 1997 - 2009 - 2021
- Tiger: 1926 - 1938 - 1950 - 1962 - 1974 - 1986 - 1998 - 2010 - 2022
- Rabbit: 1927 - 1939 - 1951 - 1963 - 1975 - 1987 - 1999 - 2011 - 2023
- Dragon: 1928 - 1940 - 1952 - 1964 - 1976 - 1988 - 2000 - 2012 - 2024
- Snake: 1929 - 1941 - 1953 - 1965 - 1977 - 1989 - 2001 - 2013 - 2025
- Horse: 1930 - 1942 - 1954 - 1966 - 1978 - 1990 - 2002 - 2014 - 2026
- Sheep: 1931 - 1943 - 1955 - 1967 - 1979 - 1991 - 2003 - 2015 - 2027
- Monkey: 1932 - 1944 - 1956 - 1968 - 1980 - 1992 - 2004 - 2016 - 2028
- Rooster: 1933 - 1945 - 1957 - 1969 - 1981 - 1993 - 2005 - 2017 - 2029
- Dog: 1934 - 1946 - 1958 - 1970 - 1982 - 1994 - 2006 - 2018 - 2030
- Pig: 1935 - 1947 - 1959 - 1971 - 1983 - 1995 - 2007 - 2019 - 2040