Free date-aware calculator
Chinese Zodiac Element Calculator
Enter your birth date to find your Chinese zodiac animal and birth-year element. The calculator uses Lunar New Year boundaries, so January and February birthdays are not forced into the wrong zodiac year.
Birth-year element
The element linked to the Chinese zodiac year that began before your birthday. This creates labels such as Fire Horse or Wood Dragon.
Zodiac fixed element
Each animal also has a traditional fixed element, such as Horse with Fire or Rat with Water. This is different from the year element.
Personality element
The quiz measures your current self-reflection pattern. This is separate from both the birth-year element and fixed animal element.