2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac. The Horse year begins with Chinese New Year on 17 February 2026 and lasts until 5 February 2027, when the Year of the Fire Goat begins.

The Horse is the seventh of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and Fire is the element of 2026. A Fire Horse year is known for energy, speed, independence and bold new starts — good for action and travel, but a year to watch impatience and hasty decisions.

Find Your Chinese Zodiac Animal

Your animal depends on your birth year. If you were born in January or early February, check the Chinese New Year date for that year — you may belong to the previous year’s animal.

Animal

Birth years

Next year of the animal

Rat

1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020

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Ox

1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021

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Tiger

1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022

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Rabbit

1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023

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Dragon

1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024

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Snake

1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025

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Horse

1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026

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Goat

1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015

2027

Monkey

1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

2028

Rooster

1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

2029

Dog

1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

2030

Pig

1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

2031

Chinese Horoscope 2026 for Each Sign

Click your animal in the table above, or choose your sign below, to read its 2026 predictions for love, career, money and health. You can also read the Vedic horoscope 2026 for your moon sign.