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Korean zodiac by birth year (1930–2030)

Every year has an element and an animal in the 60-year cycle: 2026 is the Fire Horse and 2027 is the Fire Goat. In Korean saju the year changes at Ipchun, the start of spring around February 4, so if your birthday is in January or early February, check the year before.

Your year animal is only one of eight characters in your chart. It describes your roots. The type that describes you is your day pillar. How saju works.

Find my real type (day pillar)
YearElement & animalHanjaYear starts (ET)
2030Metal Dog庚戌Feb 3
2029Earth Rooster己酉Feb 3
2028Earth Monkey戊申Feb 4
2027Fire Goat丁未Feb 3
2026Fire Horse丙午Feb 3
2025Wood Snake乙巳Feb 3
2024Wood Dragon甲辰Feb 4
2023Water Rabbit癸卯Feb 3
2022Water Tiger壬寅Feb 3
2021Metal Ox辛丑Feb 3
2020Metal Rat庚子Feb 4
2019Earth Pig己亥Feb 3
2018Earth Dog戊戌Feb 3
2017Fire Rooster丁酉Feb 3
2016Fire Monkey丙申Feb 4
2015Wood Goat乙未Feb 3
2014Wood Horse甲午Feb 3
2013Water Snake癸巳Feb 3
2012Water Dragon壬辰Feb 4
2011Metal Rabbit辛卯Feb 3
2010Metal Tiger庚寅Feb 3
2009Earth Ox己丑Feb 3
2008Earth Rat戊子Feb 4
2007Fire Pig丁亥Feb 4
2006Fire Dog丙戌Feb 3
2005Wood Rooster乙酉Feb 3
2004Wood Monkey甲申Feb 4
2003Water Goat癸未Feb 4
2002Water Horse壬午Feb 3
2001Metal Snake辛巳Feb 3
2000Metal Dragon庚辰Feb 4
1999Earth Rabbit己卯Feb 4
1998Earth Tiger戊寅Feb 3
1997Fire Ox丁丑Feb 3
1996Fire Rat丙子Feb 4
1995Wood Pig乙亥Feb 4
1994Wood Dog甲戌Feb 3
1993Water Rooster癸酉Feb 3
1992Water Monkey壬申Feb 4
1991Metal Goat辛未Feb 4
1990Metal Horse庚午Feb 3
1989Earth Snake己巳Feb 3
1988Earth Dragon戊辰Feb 4
1987Fire Rabbit丁卯Feb 4
1986Fire Tiger丙寅Feb 3
1985Wood Ox乙丑Feb 3
1984Wood Rat甲子Feb 4
1983Water Pig癸亥Feb 4
1982Water Dog壬戌Feb 3
1981Metal Rooster辛酉Feb 3
1980Metal Monkey庚申Feb 4
1979Earth Goat己未Feb 4
1978Earth Horse戊午Feb 3
1977Fire Snake丁巳Feb 3
1976Fire Dragon丙辰Feb 4
1975Wood Rabbit乙卯Feb 4
1974Wood Tiger甲寅Feb 4
1973Water Ox癸丑Feb 3
1972Water Rat壬子Feb 4
1971Metal Pig辛亥Feb 4
1970Metal Dog庚戌Feb 4
1969Earth Rooster己酉Feb 3
1968Earth Monkey戊申Feb 4
1967Fire Goat丁未Feb 4
1966Fire Horse丙午Feb 4
1965Wood Snake乙巳Feb 3
1964Wood Dragon甲辰Feb 4
1963Water Rabbit癸卯Feb 4
1962Water Tiger壬寅Feb 4
1961Metal Ox辛丑Feb 3
1960Metal Rat庚子Feb 4
1959Earth Pig己亥Feb 4
1958Earth Dog戊戌Feb 4
1957Fire Rooster丁酉Feb 3
1956Fire Monkey丙申Feb 4
1955Wood Goat乙未Feb 4
1954Wood Horse甲午Feb 4
1953Water Snake癸巳Feb 3
1952Water Dragon壬辰Feb 4
1951Metal Rabbit辛卯Feb 4
1950Metal Tiger庚寅Feb 4
1949Earth Ox己丑Feb 3
1948Earth Rat戊子Feb 4
1947Fire Pig丁亥Feb 4
1946Fire Dog丙戌Feb 4
1945Wood Rooster乙酉Feb 4
1944Wood Monkey甲申Feb 4
1943Water Goat癸未Feb 4
1942Water Horse壬午Feb 4
1941Metal Snake辛巳Feb 3
1940Metal Dragon庚辰Feb 4
1939Earth Rabbit己卯Feb 4
1938Earth Tiger戊寅Feb 4
1937Fire Ox丁丑Feb 4
1936Fire Rat丙子Feb 4
1935Wood Pig乙亥Feb 4
1934Wood Dog甲戌Feb 4
1933Water Rooster癸酉Feb 4
1932Water Monkey壬申Feb 4
1931Metal Goat辛未Feb 4
1930Metal Horse庚午Feb 4

Questions

What is my Korean zodiac animal by birth year?Find your birth year in the table. The animal and element come from your year pillar. If you were born before Ipchun (around February 4), use the year before.
Is the Korean zodiac the same as the Chinese zodiac?The twelve animals and the 60-year cycle are shared. Korean saju starts the year at Ipchun instead of Lunar New Year, and it reads your personality from the day pillar rather than the year.
What is the zodiac for 2027?2027 is the Year of the Fire Goat (丁未), starting at Ipchun on Feb 3, 2027 (Eastern time).