The bridge to your animal

Your birth year carries two elements

Every Chinese zodiac animal has a fixed phase baked into it, and every year layers a rotating phase on top. Enter a birth year and meet both, then follow them into your Primal Animal.

Born in January or early February? See the note below. Your year may belong to the one before.

The twelve animals and their fixed phase

This element never changes. It is the animal's own nature. Tap any animal to read its full Primal profile.

AnimalBranchFixed phaseRecent years
Fixed vs. year element. The table shows each animal's fixed phase. The rotating year phase follows the last digit of the year (0 or 1 Metal, 2 or 3 Water, 4 or 5 Wood, 6 or 7 Fire, 8 or 9 Earth), so 2024 was a Wood Dragon and 2026 is a Fire Horse. Because the Chinese year begins at Lunar New Year (late January to mid February), a birthday before it belongs to the previous year's animal and element.

Keep turning the wheel

The five phases run through the sky, the body, and the room you are sitting in.