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Still wondering whether you’re yin or yang, metal or water, Ox or Boar? Never fear: we’ve assembled a handy visual chart showing each aspect of the Chinese zodiac for the past 70 years. Since each Chinese New Year begins on a different date sometime during January or February of each traditional, observed calendar year, the exact dates are listed first.
A Visual Guide to the Chinese Zodiac
Search for your birth date within the table below to learn more about your own unique set of quirks and personality traits, discover whom you’re most compatible with based on element, animal and yin/yang status, and what famous celebrity, fictional character or cultural phenomenon debuted during your birth year.
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Year |
Animal |
Celebrity/Character/Phenomenon |
Yin/Yang |
Element |
| Feb. 8, 1940-Jan. 26, 1941 |
Dragon |
Bugs Bunny |
Yang |
Metal |
| Jan. 27, 1941-Feb. 14, 1942 |
Snake |
Wonder Woman |
Yin |
Metal |
| Feb. 15, 1942-Feb. 4, 1943 |
Horse |
Paul McCartney |
Yang |
Water |
| Feb. 5, 1943-Jan. 24, 1944 |
Ram |
Catherine Deneuve |
Yin |
Water |
| Jan. 25, 1944-Feb. 12, 1945 |
Monkey |
George Lucas |
Yang |
Wood |
| Feb. 13, 1945-Feb. 1, 1946 |
Rooster |
Helen Mirren |
Yin |
Wood |
| Feb. 2, 1946-Jan. 21, 1947 |
Dog |
David Bowie |
Yang |
Fire |
| Jan. 22, 1947-Feb. 9, 1948 |
Boar |
Mikhail Baryshnikov |
Yin |
Fire |
| Feb. 10, 1948-Jan. 28, 1949 |
Rat |
Peggy Fleming |
Yang |
Earth |
| Jan. 29, 1949-Feb. 16, 1950 |
Ox |
Anna Wintour |
Yin |
Earth |
| Feb. 17, 1950-Feb. 5, 1951 |
Tiger |
Stevie Wonder |
Yang |
Metal |
| Feb. 6, 1951-Jan. 26, 1952 |
Rabbit |
Kathryn Bigelow |
Yin |
Metal |
| Jan. 27, 1952-Feb. 13, 1953 |
Dragon |
Liam Neeson |
Yang |
Water |
| Feb. 14, 1953-Feb. 2, 1954 |
Snake |
Oprah |
Yin |
Water |
| Feb. 3, 1954-Jan. 23, 1955 |
Horse |
Denzel Washington |
Yang |
Wood |
| Jan. 24, 1955-Feb. 11, 1956 |
Ram |
Disneyland |
Yin |
Wood |
| Feb. 12, 1956-Jan. 30, 1957 |
Monkey |
Tom Hanks |
Yang |
Fire |
| Jan. 31, 1957-Feb. 17, 1958 |
Rooster |
Steve Buscemi |
Yin |
Fire |
| Feb. 18, 1958-Feb. 7, 1959 |
Dog |
Madonna |
Yang |
Earth |
| Feb. 8, 1959-Jan. 27, 1960 |
Boar |
Barbie |
Yin |
Earth |
| Jan. 28, 1960-Feb. 14, 1961 |
Rat |
Bono |
Yang |
Metal |
| Feb. 15, 1961-Feb. 4, 1962 |
Ox |
Barack Obama |
Yin |
Metal |
| Feb. 5, 1962-Jan. 24, 1963 |
Tiger |
Jodie Foster |
Yang |
Water |
| Jan. 25, 1963-Feb. 12, 1964 |
Rabbit |
Elle Macpherson |
Yin |
Water |
| Feb. 13, 1964-Feb. 1, 1965 |
Dragon |
G.I. Joe |
Yang |
Wood |
| Feb. 2, 1965-Jan. 20, 1966 |
Snake |
Chris Rock |
Yin |
Wood |
| Jan. 21, 1966-Feb. 8, 1967 |
Horse |
John Cusack |
Yang |
Fire |
| Feb. 9, 1967-Jan. 29, 1968 |
Ram |
Mo’Nique |
Yin |
Fire |
| Jan. 30 1968-Feb. 16, 1969 |
Monkey |
Daniel Craig |
Yang |
Earth |
| Feb. 17, 1969-Feb. 5, 1970 |
Rooster |
Elizabeth Gilbert |
Yin |
Earth |
| Feb. 6, 1970-Jan. 26, 1971 |
Dog |
Tina Fey |
Yang |
Metal |
| Jan. 27, 1971-Feb. 14, 1972 |
Boar |
Ewan McGregor |
Yin |
Metal |
| Feb. 15, 1972-Feb. 2, 1973 |
Rat |
Brad Paisley |
Yang |
Water |
| Feb. 3, 1973-Jan. 22, 1974 |
Ox |
Stephenie Meyer |
Yin |
Water |
| Jan. 23, 1974-Feb. 10, 1975 |
Tiger |
Derek Jeter |
Yang |
Wood |
| Feb. 11, 1975-Jan. 30, 1976 |
Rabbit |
Jamie Oliver |
Yin |
Wood |
| Jan. 31, 1976-Feb. 17, 1977 |
Dragon |
Audrey Tautou |
Yang |
Fire |
| Feb. 18, 1977-Feb. 6, 1978 |
Snake |
Manu Ginóbili |
Yin |
Fire |
| Feb. 7, 1978-Jan. 27, 1979 |
Horse |
Sarah Polley |
Yang |
Earth |
| Jan. 28, 1979-Feb. 15, 1980 |
Ram |
Albert Pujols |
Yin |
Earth |
| Feb. 16, 1980-Feb. 4, 1981 |
Monkey |
Justin Timberlake |
Yang |
Metal |
| Feb. 5, 1981-Jan. 24, 1982 |
Rooster |
Jennifer Hudson |
Yin |
Metal |
| Jan. 25, 1982-Feb. 12, 1983 |
Dog |
Landon Donovan |
Yang |
Water |
| Feb. 13, 1983-Feb. 1, 1984 |
Boar |
Jonah Hill |
Yin |
Water |
| Feb. 2, 1984-Feb. 19, 1985 |
Rat |
Freida Pinto |
Yang |
Wood |
| Feb. 20 1985-Feb. 8, 1986 |
Ox |
Amanda Seyfried | Yin |
Wood |
| Feb. 9, 1986-Jan. 28, 1987 |
Tiger |
Robert Pattinson |
Yang |
Fire |
| Jan. 29, 1987-Feb. 16, 1988 |
Rabbit |
Maria Sharapova |
Yin |
Fire |
| Feb. 17, 1988-Feb. 5, 1989 |
Dragon |
Michael Cera |
Yang |
Earth |
| Feb. 6, 1989-Jan. 26, 1990 |
Snake |
Michelle Wie |
Yin |
Earth |
| Jan. 27, 1990-Feb. 14, 1991 |
Horse |
Kristen Stewart |
Yang |
Metal |
| Feb. 15, 1991-Feb. 3, 1992 |
Ram |
Pixie Lott |
Yin |
Metal |
| Feb. 4, 1992-Jan. 22, 1993 |
Monkey |
Miley Cyrus | Yang |
Water |
| Jan. 23, 1993-Feb. 9, 1994 |
Rooster |
Dilley sextuplets |
Yin |
Water |
| Feb. 10, 1994-Jan. 30, 1995 |
Dog |
Dakota Fanning |
Yang |
Wood |
| Jan. 31, 1995-Feb. 18, 1996 |
Boar |
MP3s |
Yin |
Wood |
| Feb. 19, 1996-Feb. 6, 1997 |
Rat |
Pikachu |
Yang |
Fire |
| Feb. 7, 1997-Jan. 27, 1998 |
Ox |
Toyota Prius |
Yin |
Fire |
| Jan. 28, 1998-Feb. 15, 1999 |
Tiger |
Hamster dance |
Yang |
Earth |
| Feb. 16, 1999-Feb. 4, 2000 |
Rabbit |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Yin |
Earth |
| Feb. 5, 2000-Jan. 23, 2001 |
Dragon |
Meet the Parents |
Yang |
Metal |
| Jan. 24, 2001-Feb. 11, 2002 |
Snake |
Monsters, Inc. |
Yin |
Metal |
| Feb. 12, 2002-Jan. 31, 2003 |
Horse |
The Bachelorette |
Yang |
Water |
| Feb. 1, 2003-Jan. 21, 2004 |
Ram |
Capt. Jack Sparrow |
Yin |
Water |
| Jan. 22, 2004-Feb. 8, 2005 |
Monkey |
Project Runway |
Yang |
Wood |
| Feb. 9, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006 |
Rooster |
YouTube |
Yin |
Wood |
| Jan. 29, 2006-Feb. 17, 2007 |
Dog |
iPhone |
Yang |
Fire |
| Feb. 18, 2007-Feb. 6, 2008 |
Boar |
Mad Men |
Yin |
Fire |
| Feb. 7, 2008-Jan. 25, 2009 |
Rat |
Survivor: Micronesia |
Yang |
Earth |
| Jan. 26, 2009-Feb. 13, 2010 |
Ox |
Avatar |
Yin |
Earth |
| Feb. 14, 2010-Feb. 2, 2011 |
Tiger |
Sex and the City 2 |
Yang |
Metal |
| Feb. 3, 2011-Jan. 22, 2012 |
Rabbit |
The Hangover 2 |
Yin |
Metal |
Kent Miller is currently writing a comic young adult novel. His articles have appeared in Nintendo Power magazine, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The San Francisco Chronicle and The St. Petersburg Times (Florida).
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How would you feel about your date using a Groupon (or some other discount deal) to pay for your date? |
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14% |
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Mortified that the other person seems so cheap |
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I really don’t care one way or the other |
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Totally support it… after all, dating is expensive! |
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