Chinese Zodiac Sign Lookup
Chinese12yearanimalcyclefromactualindependently alreadyassignedLUNARcalendarYEAR,NOTGregorianbirthyearnearnewyear boundary;not personality. Bounded offline explicitly declared convention;not personalidentity/traitinference,prediction,secure randomness or guaranteedgameresult.
Description
The Chinese zodiac uses a repeating twelve-animal year cycle.
The Chinese zodiac uses a repeating twelve-animal year cycle.1
This tool maps an already established Chinese lunar-cycle year to that cycle; a Gregorian birth date near Lunar New Year requires a separate calendar conversion.
When to use Chinese Zodiac Sign Lookup
Use this tool to apply the stated chinese zodiac sign lookup operation with an explicit input and unit basis.
How to use Chinese Zodiac Sign Lookup and how it works
- Establish the text or game convention described above.
- Enter actualChineseLunarCycleYear and run the tool.
- Read result.lunarCycleAnimal using the output meanings below.
- If input is rejected, correct the stated type, range, ordering or alignment issue and rerun; review successful results under the declared convention.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| actualChineseLunarCycleYear | Chinese Lunar Cycle Year. Units, ordering and applicable branch are specified in the algorithm. | number | required; finite; integer from 1 to 9999; further conditions in the algorithm |
Require an integer year 1–9999. Normalize (year−2020) modulo 12 and index the documented animal inventory beginning with Rat; no lunar new-year date or personality calculation is performed.
index = ((year−2020) mod 12 + 12) mod 12 Apply the declared units, ordering and branch conditions.
| Cycle offset | Stored choice |
|---|---|
| 0 | Rat |
| 1 | Ox |
| 2 | Tiger |
| 3 | Rabbit |
| 4 | Dragon |
| 5 | Snake |
| 6 | Horse |
| 7 | Goat |
| 8 | Monkey |
| 9 | Rooster |
| 10 | Dog |
| 11 | Pig |
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Object containing the declared output fields. | object |
| result.lunarCycleAnimal | Stored animal for the supplied, already established lunar-cycle year. | string |
{
"input": {
"actualChineseLunarCycleYear": 2020
},
"output": {
"result": {
"lunarCycleAnimal": "Rat"
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
The output applies the declared operation to the values you supply. Establish the measurement basis, units, coefficients and any caller-selected rules before interpreting it. The tool does not independently collect or verify observations or decide whether a model or reference applies.
Supply explicit required fields with the documented types and dense aligned arrays. Unknown fields, wrong types and nonfinite numbers are rejected. Branch-specific constraints are explained above. A returned boolean, signed difference or tied result follows the stated convention; an input error instead means the required input contract was not satisfied. Very large inputs or outputs may be rejected by shared resource limits.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related operation, use Birthstone Lookup. Birthstone lists associate calendar months with gemstones under particular traditions.
For a related operation, use Birth Flower Lookup. Birth-flower traditions associate months with flowers, sometimes with several regional alternatives.
References
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Chinese Zodiac Sign Lookup — tool.io
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- Birthstone Lookup
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