Don’t worry if you don’t have a personal geomancer on your phone — we’ve done the cosmic legwork for you, rounding up this year’s Chinese zodiac fortune guide with the help of a seasoned master.

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Each winter, many people from Asian countries and their diasporas around the world celebrate Lunar New Year. For the Chinese, it not only marks the passage of time, but it also means getting a new animal to represent the year. For example, 2026 is the year of the horse. (More specifically, it is the year of the fire horse.)

The energy of the Fire Horse will be felt collectively. However, how we experience the energy of the pyro pony depends on our Chinese zodiac sign.

Distinct traditions mark each day, building towards the Lantern Festival on 3rd March this year. Each year in the Chinese calendar corresponds to one of 12 animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (also called Sheep/Ram), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese elements—earth, wood, fire, metal and water.