CHINESE ASTROLOGY – THE TWELVE ZODIAC ANIMALS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE

CHINESE ZODIAC OR CHINESE HOROSCOPE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE

Chinese Zodiac or Chinese Horoscope

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Based on the Chinese calendar, Chinese astrology is a forecasting system widely used in Asian culture for centuries and today is having boom in Western culture. Basically it is a mixture of various influences, such as the Zodiac, the 5 elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, though in this respect is similar to Western Astrology differ in Wood and Metal which elements in astrology West are replaced by air, however this does not mean that their meanings are the same. No, their interpretations and connotations have similarities but also marked differences in addition also contains a series of contributions of Chinese Traditional Religion.

ANIMALS AND THEIR SYMBOLISM OR MEANING IN THE CHINESE HOROSCOPE

The main feature of Chinese astrology or most notable factor is that every year is associated with an animal 12 in total and each animal is associated with an element 5 in total to a total of 60 possible combined animals and 5 elements:

(1st and 2nd column is for the years: 1900-1960 // 3rd and 4th column corresponds to years:.. 1960-2020)

Initiation	End	Initiation	End	Element	Sign
Jan 31 1900	1901 February 18	Jan 28 1960	1961 February 14	金 Metal	鼠 Rat
1901 February 19	February 07, 1902	1961 February 15	February 04, 1962	金 Metal	Buffalo 牛
February 08, 1902	Jan 28 1903	February 05, 1962	24 Jan 1963	水 Water	Tiger 虎
Jan 29 1903	1904 February 15	25 Jan 1963	1964 February 12	水 Water	兔 Rabbit
1904 February 16	February 03, 1905	1964 February 13	February 01, 1965	木 Wood	Dragon 龍
February 04, 1905	24 Jan 1906	February 02, 1965	Jan 20 1966	木 Wood	蛇 Snake
25 Jan 1906	1907 February 12	1966 Jan 21	February 08, 1967	火 Fire	馬 Horse
1907 February 13	February 01, 1908	February 09, 1967	Jan 29 1968	火 Fire	羊 Goat
February 02, 1908	Jan 21 1909	30 Jan 1968	1969 February 16	土 Earth	Monkey 猴
Jan 22 1909	February 09, 1910	1969 February 17	1970 February 05	土 Earth	鷄 Rooster
1910 February 10	Jan 29 1911	1970 February 06	Jan 26 1971	金 Metal	Dog 狗
30 Jan 1911	1912 February 17	Jan 27 1971	1972 February 14	金 Metal	猪 Pig
1912 February 18	February 05, 1913	1972 February 15	February 02, 1973	水 Water	鼠 Rat
Feb 06 1913	25 Jan 1914	February 03, 1973	Jan 22 1974	水 Water	Buffalo 牛
Jan 26 1914	1915 February 13	Jan 23 1974	1975 February 10	木 Wood	Tiger 虎
1915 February 14	February 02, 1916	1975 February 11	30 Jan 1976	木 Wood	兔 Rabbit
February 03, 1916	Jan 22 1917	Jan 31 1976	1977 February 17	火 Fire	Dragon 龍
Jan 23 1917	1918 February 10	1977 February 18	February 06, 1978	火 Fire	蛇Snake
February 11, 1918	Jan 31 1919	February 07, 1978	Jan 27 1979	土 Earth	馬 Horse
February 01, 1919	1920 February 19	Jan 28 1979	1980 February 15	土 Earth	羊 Goat
1920 February 20	February 07, 1921	1980 February 16	February 04, 1981	金 Metal	Monkey 猴
February 08, 1921	Jan 27 1922	February 05, 1981	24 Jan 1982	金 Metal	鷄 Rooster
Jan 28 1922	1923 February 15	25 Jan 1982	1983 February 12	水 Water	Dog 狗
1923 February 16	February 04, 1924	1983 February 13	February 01, 1984	水 Water	猪 Pig
February 05, 1924	24 Jan 1925	February 02, 1984	1985 February 19	木 Wood	鼠 Rat
25 Jan 1925	1926 February 12	1985 February 20	February 08, 1986	木 Wood	Buffalo 牛
1926 February 13	February 01, 1927	February 09, 1986	Jan 28 1987	火 Fire	Tiger 虎
February 02, 1927	1928 Jan 22	Jan 29 1987	1988 February 16	火 Fire	兔 Rabbit
Jan 23 1928	February 09, 1929	1988 February 17	February 05, 1989	土 Earth	Dragon 龍
1929 February 10	Jan 29 1930	February 06, 1989	Jan 26 1990	土 Earth	蛇 Snake
30 Jan 1930	1931 February 16	Jan 27 1990	1991 February 14	金 Metal	馬 Horse
1931 February 17	February 05, 1932	1991 February 15	February 03, 1992	金 Metal	羊 Goat
February 06, 1932	25 Jan 1933	February 04, 1992	Jan 22 1993	水 Water	Monkey 猴
Jan 26 1933	1934 February 13	Jan 23 1993	1994 February 09	水 Water	鷄 Rooster
1934 February 14	February 03, 1935	1994 February 10	1995 Jan 30	水 Wood	Dog 狗
February 04, 1935	Jan 23 1936	Jan 31 1995	1996 February 18	木 Wood	猪 Pig
24 Jan 1936	1937 February 10	1996 February 19	February 06, 1997	火 Fire	鼠 Rat
1937 February 11	30 Jan 1938	February 07, 1997	Jan 27 1998	火 Fire	Buffalo 牛
Jan 31 1938	1939 February 18	Jan 28 1998	1999 February 15	土 Earth	Tiger 虎
February 19, 1939	February 07, 1940	1999 February 16	2000 February 04	土 Earth	兔 Rabbit
February 08, 1940	Jan 26 1941	2000 February 05	2001 Jan 23	金 Metal	Dragon 龍
Jan 27 1941	February 14, 1942	24 Jan 2001	2002 February 11	金 Metal	蛇 Snake
February 15, 1942	February 04, 1943	2002 February 12	Jan 31 2003	水 Water	馬 Horse
February 05, 1943	24 Jan 1944	February 01, 2003	2004 Jan 21	水 Water	羊 Goat
25 Jan 1944	February 12, 1945	2004 Jan 22	2005 February 8	木 Wood	Monkey 猴
February 13, 1945	February 01, 1946	2005 February 8	2006 Jan 28	木 Wood	鷄 Rooster
February 02, 1946	Jan 21 1947	2006 Jan 29	2007 February 17	火 Fire	Dog 狗
Jan 22 1947	1948 February 09	2007 February 18	2008 February 6	火 Fire	猪 Pig
1948 February 10	Jan 28 1949	2008 February 7	2009 Jan 25	土 Earth	鼠 Rat
Jan 29 1949	1950 February 16	2009 Jan 26	2010 February 13	土 Earth	Buffalo 牛
1950 February 17	February 05, 1951	2010 February 14	2011 February 2	金 Metal	Tiger 虎
February 06, 1951	Jan 26 1952	February 3, 2011	2012 Jan 22	金 Metal	兔 Rabbit
Jan 27 1952	1953 February 13	2012 Jan 23	2013 February 9	水 Water	Dragon 龍
1953 February 14	February 02, 1954	2013 February 10	30 Jan 2014	水 Water	蛇Snake
February 03, 1954	Jan 23 1955	31 Dec 2014	2015 February 18	木 Wood	馬 Horse
24 Jan 1955	1956 February 11	2015 February 19	2016 February 7	木 Wood	羊 Goat
1956 February 12	30 Jan 1957	2016 February 8	Jan 27 2017	火 Fire	Monkey 猴
Jan 31 1957	1958 February 17	Jan 28 2017	2018 February 15	火 Fire	鷄 Rooster
1958 February 18	February 07, 1959	2018 February 16	2019 February 4	土 Earth	Dog 狗
February 08, 1959	Jan 27 1960	2019 February 5	24 Jan 2020	土 Earth	猪 Pig

THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR UNION OR ASSOCIATION WITH PLANETS

In Chinese Astrology each element is associated or represented with a specific planet, so is Venus Metal, Wood is Jupiter, Mercury is Water, Fire and Earth is Mars is Saturn. From the point of view of Chinese astrology these planets in the company of the Sun and Moon, and the date of birth, zodiac sign and some other planetoids like comets, mark the fate of the individual.

OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OR WAYS OF DIVINATION

An intricate set of formulas based on the date and time of birth called (紫微斗數 zǐwēidǒushù) used since ancient times and even today to predict the fate of a person or it can be so lucky. Unlike Western Astrology Chinese astrology has in mind constellations and planets but also to call other names, using other factors such as prevailing and deleting some. But the goal is the same try to visualize the future of a person, his ways or possibilities, qualities and defects.

INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CHINESE HOROSCOPE IN OTHER CULTURES OR COUNTRIES

The Chinese Horoscope or Chinese Zodiac is also well known and used outside China but with some variations, such as: Vietnamese Zodiac Horoscope and Chinese Horoscope or Chinese Zodiac equals except the fourth animal in the Chinese Horoscope or Chinese Zodiac is Rabbit but instead in the Zodiac or Vietnamese Horoscope is replaced by Jack. So the Japanese Zodiac Horoscope or is replaced by the Boar Pig. In Europe and America for its part the Chinese Horoscope or Chinese Zodiac or is used with all including the Dragon, Rabbit and Pig animals.

MATCHING ANIMALS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE HOROSCOPE ON TRADITIONAL WESTERN HOROSCOPE SIGNS

• Rat - Sagittarius
• Ox - Capricorn 
• Tiger - Aquarius 
• Hare - Pisces 
• Dragon - Aries 
• Snake - Taurus 
• Horse - Gemini 
• Goat - Cáncer 
• Monkey - Leo 
• Rooster - Virgo 
• Dog - Libra 
• Pig - Scorpio