Chinese horoscope: what animal am I according to the calendar?

The Chinese horoscope is one of the oldest in the world with more than 4,500 years of history, it is a cycle of signs that are based on the year of birth, identification with animals and that repeats every 12 years.

This February 12 will be celebrated the ‘Chinese New Year’ and this 2021 corresponds to the Metallic Ox or Metallic Buffalo. The Chinese horoscope is made up of 12 animals: the rat, the ox or buffalo, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. In addition, a series of elements that make up the universe correspond to it: earth, fire, water, metal and wood.

This ancient tradition, the signs are based on the year of birth of the people, the identification with animals and that is repeated every twelve years.

What animal am I in the Chinese Horoscope?

Depending on the year of birth, people are represented by an animal in the Chinese horoscope.

• Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020.
  
• Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021.
• Tigre: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022.
• Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023.
• Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024.
• Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.
• Horse: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026.
• Goat: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027.
  
• Mono: 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 and 2028.
• Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 and 2029.
• Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 and 2030.
• Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2031.
  

What is eastern astrology?

It is based on constellations unlike Western astrology, since they use the solar system as a reference. That is why the position of the sun with respect to the constellations is what provides an accurate idea about how certain things are universally related. While eastern astrology focuses on the fundamentals of principle and order.