2027 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Goat

2027 is the year of the Fire Goat (丁未 Dīngwèi), from 6 February 2027 to 25 January 2028. Anyone born in 2027 before 6 February 2027 belongs to the Fire Horse year.

• Animal: Goat
• Element: Fire (Yin)
• Cycle name: 丁未 Dīngwèi, year 44 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 6 February 2027
• Ends: 25 January 2028

The Fire Goat

Fire years are traditionally linked with passion, visibility and momentum: the element of warmth, courage and ideas that spread quickly. The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the artist of the zodiac. Tradition describes Goat people as gentle, creative and compassionate, calm company with a strong feel for beauty. They do their best work in a peaceful setting with people they trust.

Born in January or February 2027?

Anyone born from 1 January to 5 February 2027 belongs to the Fire Horse year of 2026. From 6 February 2027 the Fire Goat year begins.

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

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