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CHINESE ZODIAC · 2026

Find your Chinese zodiac animal

Enter your birth date and meet your animal, your element, and how 2026 (the Year of the Horse) reads for you.

2026 — YEAR OF THE HORSEFire · Horse
Dog Chinese zodiac
Your animal · 2018
Your animal: Earth Dog
Your animal · 2018

Earth Dog

ElementEarth
Fixed elementEarth
PolarityYang

The Dog is loyal, honest, and kind. Dogs are the most faithful companions who protect those they love with unwavering devotion. The wins are relational, not transactional.

2026 for you

The Horse is among the Dog's natural allies. Doors that were sticky in recent years tend to open more easily this cycle. Lean into collaborations, travel, and bold moves — the wind is at your back.

Ask the I Ching about this year

Your zodiac animal describes the pattern you were born under. The I Ching is different: it answers the moment you are in now, through yin and yang changing into a hexagram.

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Personality

Strengths
  • Loyal
  • Honest
  • Amiable
Watch-outs
  • Anxious
  • Stubborn
  • Conservative

Years that share your animal

In a 12-year cycle, the same animal returns. If you know someone's birth year, you can check the list below — these are all years that carry your sign.

Recent past20182006199419821970195819461934
Upcoming203020422054

Harmonious with

Rabbit
Rabbit2023 · 2011 · 1999 · 1987
Tiger
Tiger2022 · 2010 · 1998 · 1986
Horse
Horse2026 · 2014 · 2002 · 1990

Tests with

Dragon
Dragon2024 · 2012 · 2000 · 1988
Goat
Goat2015 · 2003 · 1991 · 1979
Rooster
Rooster2017 · 2005 · 1993 · 1981

Your secret friend (六合)

Beyond the harmonious trio, classical Chinese astrology gives every animal one deepest 1-on-1 partner — the secret friend (六合, liù hé). Yours is the Rabbit. The bond is read as instinctive, long-term, low-drama: a person whose presence settles you, not excites you.

Rabbit
Rabbit2023 · 2011 · 1999 · 1987

Lucky elements

Numbers
3, 4, 9
Colors
Red, Green
Flower
Rose
Direction
East
All 12 Chinese zodiac signs
Compare animal archetypes, fixed elements, polarity, allies, watch-outs, and lucky colors.

Note: Chinese New Year falls in late January or early February. Births in January or early February may belong to the previous Chinese year — adjust your year by −1 if you were born before that year's Lunar New Year.

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