Instructions: Check the chart below and find your birth year in bold type. If you were born before mid-February, you may – due to the fact that the Chinese New Year starts later than ours – “belong” to the previous year. (For example, although Kate Moss was born in 1974, because her birthday falls on January 16th of that year, she belongs to the Buffalo group of mainly 1973-born folk.) Once your animal type is revealed, you may be surprised to discover just how many traits you share with this creature – as well as who you do and don’t get along with!

If you were born….. You’re a…

Jan 28 1960 – Feb 15 1961

or Feb 19 1972 – Feb 2 1973

or Feb 2 1984 – Feb 19 1985 RAT

Feb 16 1961 – Feb 4 1962

or Feb 3 1973 – Jan 23 1974

or 20 Feb 1985 – 8 Feb 1986 BUFFALO

Feb 5 1962 – Jan 25 1963

or Jan 24 1974 – Feb 10 1975

or 9 Feb 1986 – 28 Jan 1987 TIGER

Jan 26 1963 – Feb 13 1964

or Feb 11 1975 – Jan 30 1976

or 29 Jan 1987 – 16 Feb 1988 CAT

Feb 14 1964 – Feb 2 1965

or Jan 31 1976 – Feb 17 1977 DRAGON

Feb 3 1965 – Jan 21 1966

or Feb 18 1977 – Feb 7 1978 SNAKE

Jan 22 1966** – Feb 8 1967

or Feb 8 1978 – Jan 27 1979 HORSE

Feb 9 1967 – Feb 15 1978

or Jan 28 1979 – Feb 15 1980 GOAT

Jan 30 1968 – Feb 16 1969

or Feb 16 1980 – Feb 4 1981 MONKEY

Feb 17 1969 – Feb 5 1970

or Feb 5 1981 – Jan 24 1982 ROOSTER

Feb 6 1970 – Jan 26 1971

or Jan 25 1982 – Feb 12 1983 DOG

Jan 27 1971 – Feb 18 1972

or Feb 13 1983 – Feb 1 1984 PIG

NOTE: If your birthday isn’t on this chart, check this website:

http://www.loveandromance.com/zodiac/chizod.asp?catid=37

Rat

Personality traits

Good points: You’re intelligent, charming, elegant and passionate.

Bad points: You’re impatient, obsessive and prone to moaning (a bit “ratty”.).

Celebrity Rats: Ben Affleck, Samantha Mumba, Eminem, Geri Halliwell, Liam Gallagher, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Hugh Grant.

Ox

Personality traits

Good points: You’re patient, reliable, determined and hard-working.

Bad points: You’re stubborn, possessive, self-destructive and occasionally violent.

Celebrity Oxen: Kate Moss, George Clooney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meg Ryan.

Tiger

Personality traits

Good points: You’re attractive, passionate, protective and intuitive.

Bad points: You’re critical, hot-headed, argumentative and cynical.

Celebrity Tigers: Natalie Imbrulglia, Robbie Williams, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Demi Moore and Jodie Foster.

Cat

Personality traits

Good points: You’re sociable, affectionate, diplomatic and sensitive.

Bad points: You’re attention-seeking, condescending and superficial.

Celebrity Cats: Victoria Beckham, Johnny Depp, Mike Myers, George Michael, Nicolas Cage and Drew Barrymore.

Dragon

Personality traits

Good points: You’re talented, honest, romantic and generous.

Bad points: You’re domineering, demanding, arrogant and precocious.

Celebrity Dragons: Calista Flockhart, Alicia Silverstone, Angelina Jolie and Courtney Love.

Snake

Personality traits

Good points: You’re good-looking, amusing, decisive, deep-thinking and charismatic.

Bad points: You’re a bad loser, overly competitive, lazy, envious and ostentatious.

Celebrity Snakes: Liz Hurley, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ronan Keating, Kate Winslet, Keanu Reeves, Liv Tyler, Brittany Murphy and Brad Pitt.

Horse

Personality traits

Good points: You’re extroverted, successful, quick-witted and attractive and independent.

Bad points: You’re highly strung, impatient, easily bored and intolerant.

Celebrity Horses: Nicole Kidman, Cindy Crawford, Janet Jackson and David Schwimmer – all born in 1966**

Goat*

Personality traits

Good points: You’re graceful, bright, modest and gentle.

Bad points: You’re weak-willed, unreliable, disrespectful and grumpy.

Celebrity Goats: Julia Roberts, Courtney Cox, Matt Le Blanc and Pamela Anderson.

Monkey

Personality traits

Good points: You’re witty, pretty, exuberant, resourceful and adventurous.

Bad points: You’re vain, flirtatious, easily distracted and contemptuous.

Celebrity Monkeys: Halle Berry, Will Smith, Lisa-Marie Presley, Christine Aguilera, Marilyn Manson, Jennifer Aniston-Pitt and Kylie Minogue.

Rooster

Personality traits

Good points: You’re self-assured, honest, expressive and genuinely concerned for others.

Bad points: You’re pedantic, volatile, tactless and occasionally hypocritical.

Celebrity Roosters: Mariah Carey, Jared Leto, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Christian Slater.

Dog

Personality traits

Good points: You’re loyal, dependable, lovable, trustworthy and warm.

Bad points: You’re stubborn, pessimistic, defensive and a touch paranoid.

Celebrity Dogs: Naomi Campbell, J-Lo, Alicia Keys, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Madonna.

Pig

Personality traits

Good points: You’re polite, scrupulous, trusting and sincere.

Bad points: You’re gullible, suspicious and a little bit too gossipy.

Celebrity Pigs: Noah Wyle and Winona Ryder.

* (In other parts of the world, this sign and year is known as The Sheep.)

** 1966 is known as the Year Of The Fire Horse. Fire Horses (who are born every 60 years – next batch due in the year 2026!) are trouble and once upon a time in Ancient China all Fire Horses were drowned at birth.

COMPATIBILITY

Check the list below – your sign/your significant other’s (i.e. lover’s or friend’s) sign, then check the number on the compatibility key at the end…

RAT/RAT – 2

RAT/OX – 9

RAT/TIGER – 10
RAT/CAT – 4

RAT/DRAGON – 7

RAT/SNAKE – 6

RAT/HORSE – 2

RAT/GOAT – 1

RAT/MONKEY – 8

RAT/ROOSTER – 5

RAT/DOG – 4

RAT/PIG – 3

OX/RAT – 9

OX/OX – 10

OX/TIGER – 1
OX/CAT – 3

OX/DRAGON – 3

OX/SNAKE – 6

OX/HORSE – 4

OX/GOAT – 2

OX/MONKEY – 8

OX/ROOSTER – 9

OX/DOG – 5

OX/PIG – 7

TIGER/RAT – 10

TIGER/OX – 1

TIGER/TIGER – 3
TIGER/CAT – 7

TIGER/DRAGON – 6

TIGER/SNAKE – 8

TIGER/HORSE – 9

TIGER/GOAT – 2

TIGER/MONKEY – 5

TIGER/ROOSTER – 4

TIGER/DOG – 9

TIGER/PIG – 4

CAT/RAT – 4

CAT/OX – 3

CAT/TIGER – 7
CAT/CAT – 10

CAT/DRAGON – 8

CAT/SNAKE – 4

CAT/HORSE – 5

CAT/GOAT – 9

CAT/MONKEY – 2

CAT/ROOSTER – 1

CAT/DOG – 6

CAT/PIG – 6

DRAGON/RAT – 7

DRAGON/OX – 3

DRAGON/TIGER – 6
DRAGON/CAT – 8

DRAGON/DRAGON – 2

DRAGON/SNAKE – 5

DRAGON/HORSE – 1

DRAGON/GOAT – 4

DRAGON/MONKEY – 10

DRAGON/ROOSTER – 9

DRAGON/DOG – 2

DRAGON/PIG – 5

SNAKE/RAT – 6

SNAKE/OX – 6

SNAKE/TIGER – 8
SNAKE/CAT – 4

SNAKE/DRAGON – 5

SNAKE/SNAKE – 1

SNAKE/HORSE – 2

SNAKE/GOAT – 3

SNAKE/MONKEY – 4

SNAKE/ROOSTER – 10

SNAKE/DOG – 7

SNAKE/PIG – 9

HORSE/RAT – 2

HORSE/OX – 4

HORSE/TIGER – 9
HORSE/CAT – 5

HORSE/DRAGON – 1

HORSE/SNAKE – 2

HORSE/HORSE – 10

HORSE/GOAT – 7

HORSE/MONKEY – 3

HORSE/ROOSTER – 6

HORSE/DOG – 8

HORSE/PIG – 7

GOAT/RAT – 1

GOAT/OX – 2

GOAT/TIGER – 2
GOAT/CAT – 9

GOAT/DRAGON – 4

GOAT/SNAKE – 3

GOAT/HORSE – 7

GOAT/GOAT – 3

GOAT/MONKEY – 6

GOAT/ROOSTER – 5

GOAT/DOG – 10

GOAT/PIG – 8

MONKEY/RAT – 8

MONKEY/OX – 7

MONKEY/TIGER – 5
MONKEY/CAT – 2

MONKEY/DRAGON – 10

MONKEY/SNAKE – 4

MONKEY/HORSE – 3

MONKEY/GOAT – 6

MONKEY/MONKEY – 9

MONKEY/ROOSTER – 2

MONKEY/DOG – 4

MONKEY/PIG – 1

ROOSTER/RAT – 5

ROOSTER/OX – 8

ROOSTER/TIGER – 4
ROOSTER/CAT – 1

ROOSTER/DRAGON – 9

ROOSTER/SNAKE – 10

ROOSTER/HORSE – 6

ROOSTER/GOAT – 5

ROOSTER/MONKEY – 2

ROOSTER/ROOSTER – 7

ROOSTER/DOG – 3

ROOSTER/PIG – 2

DOG/RAT – 4

DOG/OX – 5

DOG/TIGER – 9
DOG/CAT – 6

DOG/DRAGON – 2

DOG/SNAKE – 7

DOG/HORSE – 8

DOG/GOAT – 10

DOG/MONKEY – 4

DOG/ROOSTER – 3

DOG/DOG – 1

DOG/PIG – 6

PIG/RAT – 3

PIG/OX – 7

PIG/TIGER – 4
PIG/CAT – 6

PIG/DRAGON – 5

PIG/SNAKE – 9

PIG/HORSE – 7

PIG/GOAT – 8

PIG/MONKEY – 1

PIG/ROOSTER – 2

PIG/DOG – 6

PIG/PIG – 10

Compatibility key:

1 – What are you – some kind of masochist?

2 – Total nightmare. Don’t go there.

3 – Rows galore.

4 – Not enough in common.

5 – Fun, but may not last.

6 – Just good friends.

7 – Different but well-matched.

8 – All loved up.

9 – A successful partnership in every way.

10 – A real forever thing.