Year of the Goat 羊

The Goat is sign 8 of the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Recent and upcoming Goat years include 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 — but remember the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on January 1, so January and early-February birthdays may belong to the previous sign.

Goat years

Between 1940 and 2035 the Year of the Goat falls in: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027. Each of those years also carries an element from the ten-year Heavenly Stem cycle, so no two Goat years in a row are quite the same flavour — a full animal-and-element combination repeats only every 60 years. Check any single year, for example born in 2015, for its exact pairing.

Goat personality

Kind, creative and peace-loving, the Goat notices beauty and feelings that busier signs walk straight past. Goats work best with encouragement and a calm environment, and worry more than they let on.

Lucky numbers and colours

In the tradition this site follows, the Goat's lucky numbers are 2 and 7 and its lucky colours are green, red, purple. Treat these as the fun part of the reading — a nudge for a jersey number or a notebook colour, not a strategy.

Goat compatibility

Traditionally soft matches with Rabbit and Pig, and comfortable with Horse. Ox, the opposite sign, may find the Goat too dreamy. You can test any pairing on the 12×12 compatibility matrix.

Famous Goats

Well-known people born in a Year of the Goat include Steve Jobs (born 1955) and Bill Gates (born 1955) — listed by birth year only, which is all the zodiac claims about them.

Not sure if you're a Goat?

Birthdays near Lunar New Year are the classic trap. Use the finder on the homepage with your exact birth date, or check the New Year dates table for your year.

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Zodiac Sign Finder is for entertainment. Astrology is a tradition of stories and symbols, not a science — enjoy your reading the way you'd enjoy a fortune cookie: lightly.