Neil Somerville - Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year

To discover which animal year you were born in, you will need to look up your year of birth in the table of years that follows. If born in 1988, for example, you were born in the Year of the Dragon – and born under the sign of luck. However, if your birthday falls in January or February, do carefully check the dates to see in which year your birthdate actually falls.

Once you have identified your sign, you can look up the traits of the animal in the relevant chapter. Although there are many variations, which can be studied in more detail by considering elements and ascendants (described in the appendix), it is remarkable how Chinese horoscopes can indicate our true natures. Whether these show the loyalty and sense of duty seen in so many born under the sign of the Dog or the versatility, quick wits and memory skills of those born in the Monkey year, Chinese horoscopes can be illuminating. In addition to the main traits described in each chapter, there are also special tips to help each sign be at their best, together with inspirational quotes from people born under that sign.

The subject of relationships is also a fascinating one and each chapter contains a guide to how each sign relates to the other signs. Some signs are considered to be compatible and others complete opposites, but there are again many exceptions. While, for example, a Chinese proverb decrees, ‘The Ox and the Horse cannot share the same stable’, I am sure there are some born under these two signs who love each other very much and live happily together.

The main part of this book is, however, devoted to horoscopes, which are based on the trends and influences of each Chinese year. These give an indication of the most propitious years and the most problematic. Forewarned is forearmed, and Chinese horoscopes can help us to make the best of what is to come. This is one of the key values of them (and, I believe, of the I Ching too). They speak to us as if to a friend, but it is we ourselves who are masters of our destiny and we who must determine how best to direct our lives.

There is a Chinese proverb which reminds us, ‘Every moment is precious’ and what we do with our lives is precious too.

As you journey through the years, I wish you every good fortune.

Horse 11 February 1918 to 31 January 1919

Goat 1 February 1919 to 19 February 1920

Monkey 20 February 1920 to 7 February 1921

Rooster 8 February 1921 to 27 January 1922

Dog 28 January 1922 to 15 February 1923

Pig 16 February 1923 to 4 February 1924

Rat 5 February 1924 to 23 January 1925

Ox 24 January 1925 to 12 February 1926

Tiger 13 February 1926 to 1 February 1927

Rabbit 2 February 1927 to 22 January 1928

Dragon 23 January 1928 to 9 February 1929

Snake 10 February 1929 to 29 January 1930

Horse 30 January 1930 to 16 February 1931

Goat 17 February 1931 to 5 February 1932

Monkey 6 February 1932 to 25 January 1933

Rooster 26 January 1933 to 13 February 1934

Dog 14 February 1934 to 3 February 1935

Pig 4 February 1935 to 23 January 1936

Rat 24 January 1936 to 10 February 1937

Ox 11 February 1937 to 30 January 1938

Tiger 31 January 1938 to 18 February 1939

Rabbit 19 February 1939 to 7 February 1940

Dragon 8 February 1940 to 26 January 1941

Snake 27 January 1941 to 14 February 1942

Horse 15 February 1942 to 4 February 1943

Goat 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944

Monkey 25 January 1944 to 12 February 1945

Rooster 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946

Dog 2 February 1946 to 21 January 1947

Pig 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948

Rat 10 February 1948 to 28 January 1949

Ox 29 January 1949 to 16 February 1950

Tiger 17 February 1950 to 5 February 1951

Rabbit 6 February 1951 to 26 January 1952

Dragon 27 January 1952 to 13 February 1953

Snake 14 February 1953 to 2 February 1954

Horse 3 February 1954 to 23 January 1955

Goat 24 January 1955 to 11 February 1956

Monkey 12 February 1956 to 30 January 1957

Rooster 31 January 1957 to 17 February 1958

Dog 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959

Pig 8 February 1959 to 27 January 1960

Rat 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961

Ox 15 February 1961 to 4 February 1962

Tiger 5 February 1962 to 24 January 1963

Rabbit 25 January 1963 to 12 February 1964

Dragon 13 February 1964 to 1 February 1965

Snake 2 February 1965 to 20 January 1966

Horse 21 January 1966 to 8 February 1967

Goat 9 February 1967 to 29 January 1968

Monkey 30 January 1968 to 16 February 1969

Rooster 17 February 1969 to 5 February 1970

Dog 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971

Pig 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972

Rat 15 February 1972 to 2 February 1973

Ox 3 February 1973 to 22 January 1974

Tiger 23 January 1974 to 10 February 1975

Rabbit 11 February 1975 to 30 January 1976

Dragon 31 January 1976 to 17 February 1977

Snake 18 February 1977 to 6 February 1978

Horse 7 February 1978 to 27 January 1979

Goat 28 January 1979 to 15 February 1980

Monkey 16 February 1980 to 4 February 1981

Rooster 5 February 1981 to 24 January 1982

Dog 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983

Pig 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984

Rat 2 February 1984 to 19 February 1985

Ox 20 February 1985 to 8 February 1986

Tiger 9 February 1986 to 28 January 1987

Rabbit 29 January 1987 to 16 February 1988

Dragon 17 February 1988 to 5 February 1989

Snake 6 February 1989 to 26 January 1990

Horse 27 January 1990 to 14 February 1991

Goat 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992

Monkey 4 February 1992 to 22 January 1993

Rooster 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994

Dog 10 February 1994 to 30 January 1995

Pig 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996

Rat 19 February 1996 to 6 February 1997

Ox 7 February 1997 to 27 January 1998

Tiger 28 January 1998 to 15 February 1999

Rabbit 16 February 1999 to 4 February 2000

Dragon 5 February 2000 to 23 January 2001

Snake 24 January 2001 to 11 February 2002

Horse 12 February 2002 to 31 January 2003

Goat 1 February 2003 to 21 January 2004

Monkey 22 January 2004 to 8 February 2005

Rooster 9 February 2005 to 28 January 2006

Dog 29 January 2006 to 17 February 2007

Pig 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008

Rat 7 February 2008 to 25 January 2009

Ox 26 January 2009 to 13 February 2010

Tiger 14 February 2010 to 2 February 2011

Rabbit 3 February 2011 to 22 January 2012

Dragon 23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013

Snake 10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014

Horse 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015

Goat 19 February 2015 to 7 February 2016

Monkey 8 February 2016 to 27 January 2017

Rooster 28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018

Dog 16 February 2018 to 4 February 2019

Pig 5 February 2019 to 24 January 2020

Rat 25 January 2020 to 11 February 2021

Ox 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022

Tiger 1 February 2022 to 21 January 2023

Rabbit 22 January 2023 to 9 February 2024

Dragon 10 February 2024 to 28 January 2025

Snake 29 January 2025 to 16 February 2026

Horse 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027

Goat 6 February 2027 to 25 January 2028

Monkey 26 January 2028 to 12 February 2029

Rooster 13 February 2029 to 1 February 2030

Dog 2 February 2030 to 22 January 2031

Pig 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032

Rat 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033

Ox 31 January 2033 to 18 February 2034

Tiger 19 February 2034 to 7 February 2035

Rabbit 8 February 2035 to 27 January 2036

Dragon 28 January 2036 to 14 February 2037

Snake 15 February 2037 to 3 February 2038