Year of the Goat 未
Yin Earth branch · Kind · artistic · softly resilient
Makes everything more beautiful.
Goat years are linked to creativity and gentleness — you may make spaces and moments beautiful for other people. The tradition's caution is depending on approval for direction. People born in Goat years are traditionally read as creative, kind, tuned to beauty.
Which years belong to the Goat?
A zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. Born in January or early February of a year below, you may belong to the previous animal — the calculator on the Chinese zodiac page uses the true boundary date for your birth year.
- 1943Water Goat
- 1955Wood Goat
- 1967Fire Goat
- 1979Earth Goat
- 1991Metal Goat
- 2003Water Goat
- 2015Wood Goat
- 2027Fire Goat
The element changes each cycle — a Water Goat and a Fire Goat share the branch but not the stem, which is why the same animal feels different across generations.
Who does the Goat get along with?
- Trine partners
- Rabbit and Pig — the traditional harmony triangle: animals said to run in the same pack, sharing instincts and plans without friction.
- Secret friend
- Horse — the six-harmony pairing: quiet, reliable loyalty rather than fireworks.
- Clash
- Ox — the opposite branch, six places across the wheel. Traditionally read as friction that demands effort, not a verdict on any real pair of people.
Lucky numbers by tradition: 2, 7. These are traditional associations, not predictions — a full match reads all four pillars, not the year animal alone. Run a real match →
Famous Goats
Verified birth dates from public records — tap any chart to see the whole thing.
- Bill GatesAmerican businessman, investor, and philanthropist
- Franz KafkaBohemian writer from Prague
- Steve JobsAmerican entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc
- Leo XIV267th Pope of the Catholic Church
- Ernest RutherfordNew Zealand physicist
- Isaac AsimovAmerican writer and biochemist
- Tim Berners-LeeEnglish computer scientist
- Alexander Graham BellCanadian-American scientist inventor of telephone
The Goat is one pillar of four
Your year animal is an eighth of a full Chinese chart: BaZi reads a stem and branch for your year, month, day and hour, and the day — not the year — carries your core self.