Chinese Zodiac Monthly Horoscopes

What Will You Find in This Chinese Zodiac Section?

This section holds a monthly horoscope for each of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, refreshed automatically at the start of every month. It exists because most Chinese zodiac content online is either an annual forecast that has gone stale by March or a paid reading sitting behind a signup wall. A short monthly reading is more useful than either, and there is no good reason for it to cost anything.

To use this section, find your animal first. Your sign comes from your birth year, but the cutoff is not the first of January. The Chinese year begins at either Chinese New Year or the start of spring depending on which tradition is followed, and both fall in late January or February, so anyone born during those weeks should check before assuming.

Here is a concrete example of what you might discover. If you were born in the first days of February 1985, you may have spent years believing you are an Ox when the Chinese year had not yet turned, which would make you a Rat instead. That single detail changes every reading you have ever looked up. For the calendar background, including the twelve year cycle and the two competing start dates, see the Chinese zodiac and its calendar.

Everything here is offered for reflection rather than prediction.

What Do People Ask About the Chinese Zodiac?

How do you find your Chinese zodiac animal?

Your animal is determined by your birth year within a repeating twelve year cycle. Because the Chinese year does not start on the first of January, anyone born in late January or February should confirm the exact cutoff for their birth year before settling on a sign.

When does the Chinese zodiac year actually begin?

There are two conventions. One starts the year at Chinese New Year, which moves between late January and February. The other starts it at the beginning of spring, which falls around the fourth of February. Sources differ, so a birthday in that window can produce two different answers.

How often do these monthly horoscopes update?

Each reading changes at the start of every calendar month. The change happens automatically, so there is nothing to subscribe to and no need to check back for a manual update.

Is the reading different for each person?

No. Everyone who shares an animal sign sees the same reading in the same month. The text is generated from the sign, the year and the month, so two people born twelve years apart read identical words.

What does each monthly reading cover?

Six areas: overall outlook, love and relationships, career and work, wealth and money, health and wellbeing, and a lucky colour paired with a lucky number.