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Year of the Goat
The Goat is the 8th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Goat is 2027, a Fire Goat year starting on 6 February 2027.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Goat, 1907–2099
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Goat Fire Goat (yin) | 13 February 1907 – 1 February 1908 |
| 1919 | Goat Earth Goat (yin) | 1 February 1919 – 19 February 1920 |
| 1931 | Goat Metal Goat (yin) | 17 February 1931 – 5 February 1932 |
| 1943 | Goat Water Goat (yin) | 5 February 1943 – 24 January 1944 |
| 1955 | Goat Wood Goat (yin) | 24 January 1955 – 11 February 1956 |
| 1967 | Goat Fire Goat (yin) | 9 February 1967 – 29 January 1968 |
| 1979 | Goat Earth Goat (yin) | 28 January 1979 – 15 February 1980 |
| 1991 | Goat Metal Goat (yin) | 15 February 1991 – 3 February 1992 |
| 2003 | Goat Water Goat (yin) | 1 February 2003 – 21 January 2004 |
| 2015 | Goat Wood Goat (yin) | 19 February 2015 – 7 February 2016 |
| 2027 | Goat Fire Goat (yin) | 6 February 2027 – 25 January 2028 |
| 2039 | Goat Earth Goat (yin) | 24 January 2039 – 11 February 2040 |
| 2051 | Goat Metal Goat (yin) | 11 February 2051 – 31 January 2052 |
| 2063 | Goat Water Goat (yin) | 29 January 2063 – 16 February 2064 |
| 2075 | Goat Wood Goat (yin) | 15 February 2075 – 4 February 2076 |
| 2087 | Goat Fire Goat (yin) | 3 February 2087 – 23 January 2088 |
| 2099 | Goat Earth Goat (yin) | 21 January 2099 – 8 February 2100 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Dragon2024, 2036 …Year of the Snake2025, 2037 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.