Chinese Zodiac Wheel: Spin an Animal and Its Year

Chinese zodiac wheel with the 12 animals and a year for each, from Rat 2020 to Pig 2031. Spin an animal, then find which birth years belong to it.

Birth years
Maths lessons
Party games

On this wheel

Rat 2020
Ox 2021
Tiger 2022
Rabbit 2023
Dragon 2024
Snake 2025
Horse 2026
Goat 2027
Monkey 2028
Rooster 2029
Dog 2030
Pig 2031

Why use a Chinese zodiac wheel

The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac take turns, one a year, so every animal comes back every 12 years. Each slice shows an animal with its next or latest year. Spin one, then count back in twelves to find the family birthdays that share it.

Find the animal for a birth year
Spin an animal and count back 12 years at a time to find who in the family shares it.
Practise counting in twelves
Teachers can spin an animal and ask the class which years before and after belong to it.
Play a guess-the-animal party game
Each guest spins an animal in secret and acts it out until someone guesses it.

This wheel wears the Twist of Fate theme: the wheel of fortune card: midnight indigo, gold stars and the zodiac. Your own copy keeps it, or pick another wheel theme.

How to use the Chinese zodiac wheel

Click the wheel to spin it.
Wait for it to slow down and stop on a random entry. The winner pops up on screen.
Click “Hide & Respin” to take the winner out and spin again, so nothing is picked twice.
Click “Create your own zodiac animal picker” to save your own copy, change the entries, and share or embed it.

All 12 entries on the Chinese zodiac wheel

Rat 2020
Ox 2021
Tiger 2022
Rabbit 2023
Dragon 2024
Snake 2025
Horse 2026
Goat 2027
Monkey 2028
Rooster 2029
Dog 2030
Pig 2031

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does the year start on 1 January?

No. Each zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, between 21 January and 20 February, so someone born in early January belongs to the year before.

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Every entry has a slice of the same size, and where the wheel stops is picked with your browser’s cryptographically secure random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues), so nobody can predict or rig the result.

Can I change the entries on this wheel?

Yes. Click “Create your own zodiac animal picker” to save your own copy. You can then add, remove or rename entries, change the theme and spin settings, and share or embed your wheel.