Year of the Goat —
the gentle creator
| Goat years | 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Most recent | 2015 (Wood Goat) |
| Next Goat year | 2027 (Fire Goat), from Feb 6, 2027 |
| Branch · element | 未 Wei · Yin Earth |
| Best matches | Horse, Snake, Rabbit |
| Hardest matches | Ox, Rat |
| In 2027 | 75/100 — a steady year |
Goats are imaginative, kind and attentive to others. Inside a safe, settled space, their talents flower.
Goat years
Each Goat year starts at Chinese New Year, so January and early-February birthdays belong to the sign before. The dates below are the Chinese calendar (UTC+8).
| Year | Sign | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Metal Goat 辛未 | Feb 17, 1931 – Feb 5, 1932 |
| 1943 | Water Goat 癸未 | Feb 5, 1943 – Jan 24, 1944 |
| 1955 | Wood Goat 乙未 | Jan 24, 1955 – Feb 11, 1956 |
| 1967 | Fire Goat 丁未 | Feb 9, 1967 – Jan 29, 1968 |
| 1979 | Earth Goat 己未 | Jan 28, 1979 – Feb 15, 1980 |
| 1991 | Metal Goat 辛未 | Feb 15, 1991 – Feb 3, 1992 |
| 2003 | Water Goat 癸未 | Feb 1, 2003 – Jan 21, 2004 |
| 2015 | Wood Goat 乙未 | Feb 19, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016 |
| 2027 | Fire Goat 丁未 | Feb 6, 2027 – Jan 25, 2028 |
Personality
Strengths: creativity and taste; compassion; a gift for making people feel cared for.
Challenges: worry; hesitation over big decisions; leaning too heavily on others when anxious.
In love. Goats are devoted and romantic, and they treasure atmosphere. When insecure, they need more reassurance than they will ask for.
At work. Goats shine in creative, caring and service work — the arts, design, education and healthcare. Cut-throat competition drains them.
The five Goats
The year’s heavenly stem adds one of five elements, so a 1991 Goat and a 2003 one are not quite the same animal.
- Wood Goat1955, 2015
The Wood Goat is warm and generous, the Goat most at ease in groups and communities. - Fire Goat1967, 2027
The Fire Goat is braver and more expressive than other Goats, with a strong creative streak around a sensitive core. - Earth Goat1979
The Earth Goat is the most self-reliant Goat: practical, caring and good at making a comfortable home. - Metal Goat1931, 1991
The Metal Goat has an artist’s eye and an inner resilience that surprises people who took them for soft. - Water Goat1943, 2003
The Water Goat is the most sensitive: intuitive, gentle and happiest where they feel understood.
Best and worst matches
Best: Horse (96), Snake (74), Rabbit (72). Hardest: Ox (29), Rat (33).
| With | Score | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Horse 午 | 96 | Made for each other Secret friends |
| Snake 巳 | 74 | A comfortable match Same season |
| Rabbit 卯 | 72 | A comfortable match Natural allies |
| Pig 亥 | 72 | A comfortable match Natural allies |
| Monkey 申 | 66 | A comfortable match Neutral |
| Rooster 酉 | 66 | A comfortable match Neutral |
| Goat & Goat 未 | 65 | A comfortable match Same sign |
| Dragon 辰 | 63 | A comfortable match Neutral |
| Tiger 寅 | 54 | Needs work Neutral |
| Dog 戌 | 44 | A clashing pair Friction |
| Rat 子 | 33 | A clashing pair Quiet resentment |
| Ox 丑 | 29 | A clashing pair Opposites |
Element associations
The Goat’s branch carries Earth (土) — steadiness, patience and practical sense. In Korean tradition, Earth goes with yellow and beige, the center (close to home), and the numbers 5 and 10.
Beyond the year animal
Your animal sign is one of eight characters in a Korean saju chart, and not the one that describes you most closely. That job belongs to the Day Master, the stem of your birth day: ten natures from the Tall Pine to the Morning Dew. What saju is explains how the eight fit together.
The Goat in 2027
The Year of the Fire Goat gives the Goat 75/100 — a steady year (year of your own sign). Read the Goat’s 2027 horoscope → · Month by month for the Goat
Questions about the Goat
What years are the Year of the Goat?
1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027. Each Goat year starts at Chinese New Year, between January 21 and February 20, so a birthday early in one of those years can still belong to the sign before.
When is the next Year of the Goat?
2027, from Feb 6, 2027 to Jan 25, 2028 — the Fire Goat. The most recent was 2015, the Wood Goat.
What is the Goat most compatible with?
The Goat’s best matches are the Horse (96/100), the Snake (74/100) and the Rabbit (72/100); the hardest are the Ox (29) and the Rat (33).
What element is the Goat?
The Goat’s branch 未 carries Earth, which it keeps every year. The year’s stem adds a second element, so there are five kinds of Goat: Wood Goat, Fire Goat, Earth Goat, Metal Goat, Water Goat.
Korean: 양띠 · 양띠 궁합 · 2027년 양띠 운세 · All signs: Rat · Ox · Tiger · Rabbit · Dragon · Snake · Horse · Goat · Monkey · Rooster · Dog · Pig
