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2027 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Goat
丁未年 Fire Goat, yin (阴)
Exact dates, who counts as a Goat, the element and matches.
The answer
2027 is the Year of the Goat in the Chinese zodiac: a Fire Goat year, 丁未 (dīng wèi) in the 60-year cycle. It runs from 6 February 2027 to 25 January 2028, so people born from 1 January to 5 February 2027 belong to the previous animal, the Horse.
2027 at a glance
- Animal
- Goat 羊 (yáng), eighth of the 12
- Element
- Fire 火, yin (阴), from the stem 丁 (dīng)
- 60-year cycle
- 丁未 dīng wèi · the same Fire Goat year was 1967 and comes again in 2087
- Starts
- Saturday, 6 February 2027 (Chinese New Year)
- Ends
- Tuesday, 25 January 2028 · the Year of the Monkey begins the next day
- Lichun
- 4 February 2027 · the solar-term start of spring, used as the year boundary by some almanacs
- 本命年
- Children born in 2027 have their first 本命年 (own zodiac year) in 2039, then 2051
- Best matches
- Pig and Rabbit (三合 trine), Horse (六合 pair) · clashes with the Ox
Born in 2027? Check the date first
The zodiac follows the lunar year, not the Western calendar year. In 2027 the cut-off was 6 February 2027.
| Born | Zodiac animal | Element | Cycle year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 5 Feb 2027 2027 | Horse 马 | Fire | 丙午 |
| 6 Feb 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 | Goat 羊 | Fire | 丁未 |
| 1 Jan 2028 – 25 Jan 2028 | Goat 羊 (still) | Fire | 丁未 |
Some almanacs and Chinese astrologers use Lichun (4 February 2027 in 2027) as the boundary instead, which can move a few days of January or February births to the other animal. The Lunar New Year rule is the everyday one. Not sure? Use the Chinese zodiac calculator.
What the Goat means
Tradition calls Goat people gentle, kind and creative, and pairs them best with the Pig and Rabbit. The element adds a layer: a Fire Goat is read differently from a Earth Goat. In daily life in China the sign matters most for 本命年 and for New Year decorations, stamps and gifts in Goat years. Read the full Year of the Goat guide for the traits, matches and the stories behind the animal.
Other Years of the Goat
The Goat returns every 12 years; the element changes each time, so the Fire Goat itself comes round only every 60.
| Year | Element and animal | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fire Goat 火羊 · 丁未 | 9 Feb 1967 | 29 Jan 1968 |
| 1979 | Earth Goat 土羊 · 己未 | 28 Jan 1979 | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 1991 | Metal Goat 金羊 · 辛未 | 15 Feb 1991 | 3 Feb 1992 |
| 2003 | Water Goat 水羊 · 癸未 | 1 Feb 2003 | 21 Jan 2004 |
| 2015 | Wood Goat 木羊 · 乙未 | 19 Feb 2015 | 7 Feb 2016 |
| 2027 | Fire Goat 火羊 · 丁未 | 6 Feb 2027 | 25 Jan 2028 |
| 2039 | Earth Goat 土羊 · 己未 | 24 Jan 2039 | 11 Feb 2040 |
| 2051 | Metal Goat 金羊 · 辛未 | 11 Feb 2051 | 31 Jan 2052 |
| 2063 | Water Goat 水羊 · 癸未 | 29 Jan 2063 | 16 Feb 2064 |
| 2075 | Wood Goat 木羊 · 乙未 | 15 Feb 2075 | 4 Feb 2076 |
| 2087 | Fire Goat 火羊 · 丁未 | 3 Feb 2087 | 23 Jan 2088 |
Matches for people born in 2027
Traditional compatibility pairs the 12 animals on a wheel: the three animals four places apart form a 三合 (sānhé) trine, each animal has one 六合 (liùhé) partner, and the animal opposite is its 六冲 (liùchōng) clash. These are folk rules used in match-making and in choosing wedding dates, not predictions.
Festival dates in 2027
Western dates for the main Chinese festivals in 2027. The full year, with lunar months and solar terms, is on the Chinese calendar 2027 page.
- Chinese New Year
- 6 February 2027 春节
- Lantern Festival
- 20 February 2027 元宵节
- Qingming Festival
- 5 April 2027 清明节
- Dragon Boat Festival
- 9 June 2027 端午节
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- 15 September 2027 中秋节
- Chinese New Year’s Eve
- 5 February 2027 除夕
Questions readers ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2027?
2027 is the Year of the Goat (羊, yáng). In the full 60-year cycle it is 丁未, a Fire Goat year, yin (阴). It began on 6 February 2027 and ended on 25 January 2028; 2028 is the Year of the Monkey.
I was born in January or February 2027. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
It depends on the exact date. The Year of the Goat started on 6 February 2027. Born on or after that date, you are a Goat; born between 1 January and 5 February 2027, you are a Horse. Some Chinese almanacs and astrologers start the year at Lichun (立春, start of spring) instead, which fell on 4 February 2027 in 2027; the Lunar New Year rule is the one most people in China use.
What element is 2027 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire (火, huǒ). The element comes from the heavenly stem 丁 (dīng), which also makes 2027 a yin (阴) year. The same animal returns every 12 years, but the same element and animal together, the Fire Goat, return only every 60 years: the previous one was 1967 and the next is 2087.
When is the next Year of the Goat?
2039, starting on 24 January 2039. For someone born in 2027 that is a 本命年 (běnmìngnián), their own zodiac year, which tradition treats as a year to be careful in; many people wear something red for it.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion tables, 1901–2100 (Lunar New Year dates) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chinese zodiac (animals, stems and the 60-year cycle) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- China Daily, What is benmingnian? (2 January 2024, in Chinese) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
Update log. 31 October 2026 — published. Lunar New Year and Lichun dates computed in Beijing time and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables; births from the National Bureau of Statistics annual series. Suggest a correction
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