The Goat ( 羊 ) is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Goat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 未.
[edit] Years and the Five Elements
Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Goat", characteristics of the Goat are tempered by one of the five Chinese elements overlaying a 5-year cycle of characteristics on the original 12-year cycle. They the following elemental sign:[1]
- 13 February 1907 – 1 February 1908: Fire Goat
- 1 February 1919 – 19 February 1920: Earth Goat
- 17 February 1931 – 5 February 1932: Metal Goat
- 5 February 1943 – 24 January 1944: Water Goat
- 24 January 1955 – 11 February 1956: Wood Goat
- 9 February 1967 – 29 January 1968: Fire Goat
- 28 January 1979 – 15 February 1980: Earth Goat
- 15 February 1991 – 3 February 1992: Metal Goat
- 1 February 2003 – 21 January 2004: Water Goat
- 19 February 2015 – 7 February 2016: Wood Goat
[edit] Traditional Goat attributes and associations
| Attribute |
|
| Zodiac |
8th |
| Ruling hours |
1pm – 3pm |
| Direction |
South-Southwest |
| Motto |
“I Believe”[2] |
| Season and months |
Summer, July |
| Fixed element |
Earth |
| Stem |
Negative |
| Lunar Month Dates |
July 7 – August 7 |
| Gemstone |
Emerald |
| Color |
Pink, Purple |
| Roughly equivalent western sign |
Cancer |
| Polarity |
Yin |
| Ruling Countries |
 Kenya,  Cambodia,  Belize,  Libya,  Greece,  Panama |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2010 Chinese New Year Day, Zodiacs, Horoscopes, Parade, Festival". Chinesefortunecalendar.com. http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/newyeardays.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Goat/Sheep Motto
[edit] External links
Kenya, 
Cambodia, 
Belize, 
Libya, 
Greece, 
Panama
