{"id":41409,"date":"2021-02-10T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T23:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/?p=41409"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:39:44","slug":"lunar-year-calculator","status":"publish","type":"as_learn_article","link":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/lunar-year-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculate Your Lunar Year Zodiac Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-cbe8f9db gb-headline-text\">How to calculate your lunar year. Use our Cosmic Calculator out which element and animal zodiac archetype is matched with your birth year.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your Chinese zodiac sign? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-separator alignfull ugb-separator ugb-9796b3b ugb-separator--v2 ugb-separator--design-wave-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><style>.ugb-9796b3b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:15px !important}.ugb-9796b3b .ugb-separator__bottom-pad{background:#d0d6e8}.ugb-9796b3b .ugb-separator__shadow,.ugb-9796b3b .ugb-separator__layer-1{fill:#d0d6e8;transform:scaleX(1)}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9796b3b .ugb-separator__svg-wrapper{height:200px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-9796b3b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:-1px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-9796b3b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:-1px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-separator__top-pad\"><\/div><div class=\"ugb-separator__svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-separator__svg-inner ugb-separator-wrapper\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1600 200\" class=\"ugb-separator__layer-1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path class=\"wave-2_svg__st2\" d=\"M1432.2 67.4c-88.8-16.7-156-5.3-204 8.5s-147.1 62.2-223.1 73.9c-75.4 11.6-164-7.5-275-27.9S571 88.1 456 98.1c-119.7 10.4-224.7 52-294.4 73-94.5 28.5-171.6-3-171.6-3V210h1620V91.6c-53 10-86.8-7.1-177.8-24.2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ugb-separator__bottom-pad\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-08b0548d gb-headline-text\">Calculate Your Lunar Year (Chinese) Zodiac Sign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"https:\/\/widgets.astro-seek.com\/astrotwins-chinese-zodiac\" style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 100%; height: 250px;\"><\/object>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/chinese-horoscope\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"2394\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 Lunar Year zodiac signs<\/a>, originating from the Chinese calendar. It&#8217;s based on the A&nbsp;<strong>lunisolar calendar<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<strong>calendar<\/strong>&nbsp;in many cultures whose date indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a&nbsp;<strong>lunisolar calendar<\/strong>, the month begins at the new moon and is 29.5 days long. That creates a 354-day year, which is 11 days shorter than a 365-day year in the Gregorian or solar calendar. Various cultures deal with this differently, some adding a 13th month periodically, others having long and short months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6cb9d9c3 gb-headline-text\">How the Chinese Zodiac System works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme based on the lunisolar calendar, a system that uses both the moon phase and time of solar year. It&#8217;s the world&#8217;s most multicultural and &#8220;open source&#8221; calendar, used and adapted by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hebrew, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu and Kurdish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditional Burmese, Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Vietnamese,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mongolian and Korean calendars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ancient Hellenic and Babylonian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese zodiac corresponds with years, not months. It assigns an animal and its traits to govern each year of a repeating 12-year cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese zodiac signs are not related to constellations. Rather, they are linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/ruling-planets\/jupiter\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"34793\">Jupiter&#8217;s<\/a> orbital period around the <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/ruling-planets\/sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"34727\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sun<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jupiter takes roughly 12 years (11.85 years to be exact) to make a full trip around the Sun, passing through every sign of the Western and Lunar zodiac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun fact: the word zodiac means &#8220;little circle of animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b93c8515 gb-headline-text\">Capricorn or Aquarius Sun sign? Read this!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The lunisolar calendar begins at the Aquarius new moon. So when you calculate your lunar year, if you&#8217;re a January-born <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/zodiac-signs\/capricorn-horoscope\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"34075\">Capricorn<\/a>, you will be the sign and element of the year prior. <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/zodiac-signs\/aquarius-horoscope\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"34076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aquarians<\/a> born prior to the Aquarius new moon (the date of which varies from year to year). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, 1992 was the Year of the Water <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/chinese-horoscope\/monkey\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"2412\">Monkey<\/a>. However, the Lunar New Year began on January 25, 1992 (at the Aquarius new moon that year). So an Aquarius born on January 22, 1992, would actually be a Metal <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/chinese-horoscope\/sheep\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"2410\">Sheep<\/a>, which is the sign of people born in the 1991 Lunar Year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-separator alignfull ugb-separator ugb-d30031b ugb-separator--v2 ugb-separator--design-wave-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><style>.ugb-d30031b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:15px !important}.ugb-d30031b .ugb-separator__bottom-pad{background:#e7b8b8}.ugb-d30031b .ugb-separator__shadow,.ugb-d30031b .ugb-separator__layer-1{fill:#e7b8b8;transform:scaleX(1)}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-d30031b .ugb-separator__svg-wrapper{height:200px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-d30031b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:-1px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.ugb-d30031b.ugb-separator{margin-top:-1px !important;margin-bottom:-1px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-separator__top-pad\"><\/div><div class=\"ugb-separator__svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-separator__svg-inner ugb-separator-wrapper\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1600 200\" class=\"ugb-separator__layer-1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path class=\"wave-2_svg__st2\" d=\"M1432.2 67.4c-88.8-16.7-156-5.3-204 8.5s-147.1 62.2-223.1 73.9c-75.4 11.6-164-7.5-275-27.9S571 88.1 456 98.1c-119.7 10.4-224.7 52-294.4 73-94.5 28.5-171.6-3-171.6-3V210h1620V91.6c-53 10-86.8-7.1-177.8-24.2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ugb-separator__bottom-pad\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e177e05a gb-headline-text\">The 5 Elements of Chinese Astrology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"https:\/\/widgets.astro-seek.com\/astrotwins-chinese-element\" style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 100%; height: 250px;\"><\/object>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Chinese astrology and Feng Shui systems, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/feng-shui-elements\/\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"37939\">five elements<\/a> (metal, water, wood, fire and earth) and each one governs a full year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Metal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lunar Years ending in 0 or 1<br><strong>Water:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lunar Years ending in 2 or 3<br><strong>Wood:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lunar Years ending in 4 or 5<br><strong>Fire:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lunar Years ending in 6 or 7<br><strong>Earth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lunar Years ending in 8 or 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"5 Elements of Feng Shui Astrology archetypes\" class=\"wp-image-40768\" style=\"width:581px;height:581px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This differs from the Western zodiac, which uses only four elements (fire, earth, air, water), rotating <em>monthly<\/em> in that order as the Sun progresses through the 12 Tropical zodiac signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Element + Animal Combinations: How the pattern works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every &#8220;element + animal&#8221; combination repeats on a 60-year cycle. In other words, while it will take 12 years for an Ox year to repeat, it takes 60 years for a Metal Ox year to repeat. The animal progresses through the 5 elements in order, like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1961: Metal Ox<br>1973: Water Ox<br>1985: Wood Ox<br>1997: Fire Ox<br>2009: Earth Ox<br>2021: Metal Ox (and the cycle begins again)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/astrology\/5-elements-feng-shui-astrology\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"as_learn_article\" data-id=\"40767\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about the 5 elements<\/a> (which we&#8217;ve nicknamed Feng Shui Astrology) and their personality characteristics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which animal zodiac archetype matches your birth year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1319,"featured_media":46408,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"as_learn_tag":[9456,9457,9697],"as_learn_topic":[5406],"as_signs":[],"class_list":["post-41409","as_learn_article","type-as_learn_article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","as_learn_tag-lunar-year","as_learn_tag-lunar-year-calculator","as_learn_tag-pushly-post","as_learn_topic-chinese-lunar-astrology","article-link","infinite-scroll-item","no-featured-image-padding"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images.jpg",960,740,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images-300x231.jpg",300,231,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images-768x592.jpg",768,592,true],"large":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images.jpg",960,740,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images.jpg",960,740,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Chinese-Astrology-Images.jpg",960,740,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Which animal zodiac archetype matches your birth year?<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"The AstroTwins","url":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/author\/astrotwins\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_learn_article\/41409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_learn_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/as_learn_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_learn_article\/41409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"as_learn_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_learn_tag?post=41409"},{"taxonomy":"as_learn_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_learn_topic?post=41409"},{"taxonomy":"as_signs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrostyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/as_signs?post=41409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}