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Find your Chinese zodiac animal and element
In the Chinese calendar every year carries an animal and an element, for example Fire Horse. Many tables on the internet use the lunar new year; in feng shui and Ba Zi, however, the solar calendar with the new year around 4 February counts. This calculator shows your animal according to that classical rule.
Zodiac animals (birth year)
午
Metal · Horse
庚午 Gēng Wǔ (Yang Metal · Horse)
路旁土 Roadside earth (Earth)
Horse – lively, passionate, freedom-loving; fire at its peak.
Day master (日主)
辛
Yin Metal
Jewel: refined, meticulous, with a sense of beauty.
Even more personal than the year animal is your day master: the heavenly stem of your birth day. It describes your nature and is the starting point of every Ba Zi analysis. You see it here as well.
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Open the full tool →Frequently asked questions
Why does my animal differ from other tables?+
Many tables use the lunar new year (January/February, different each year). Feng shui and Ba Zi use the solar term Li Chun around 4 February. For births between these dates the results differ.
What does the element of my animal mean?+
It is the element of the year stem, the colouring of the year. For your personality the element of your day master says more.
Do I need my time of birth?+
Not for the animal and day master. For the full chart with the hour pillar it helps.