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Korean Zodiac Calculator
Enter your date of birth to find your Korean zodiac animal, worked out by the lunar calendar the way Koreans count it.
Find your animal
The 12 animals
- Rat: 쥐 (jwi)
- Ox: 소 (so)
- Tiger: 호랑이 (horangi)
- Rabbit: 토끼 (tokki)
- Dragon: 용 (yong)
- Snake: 뱀 (baem)
- Horse: 말 (mal)
- Sheep: 양 (yang)
- Monkey: 원숭이 (wonsungi)
- Rooster: 닭 (dak)
- Dog: 개 (gae)
- Pig: 돼지 (dwaeji)
How it works
Your birth date is converted to the Korean lunar calendar, and the zodiac animal of that lunar year is shown with its traditional year name (간지, ganji).
Everything is worked out on your device; nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
What is 띠 (tti)?
Your zodiac animal, one of twelve that repeat every twelve years. Koreans often ask “What’s your tti?” as a friendly way to work out someone’s age.
Why does my birthday in January give a different animal?
The zodiac year follows the lunar calendar and changes at Seollal (Lunar New Year), which falls in late January or February. If you were born before it, you belong to the previous year’s animal.
Are the personality traits real?
No. They are traditional folklore shared just for fun.
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Sources and last updated
- Lunar calendar: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (in Korean)
- Personality traits are folklore for entertainment only.
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