1991 / Chinese zodiac
1991 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Goat
1991 is the Year of the Metal Goat. It begins on February 15, 1991 and ends on February 3, 1992. If you were born before February 15, 1991, your sign is the Metal Horse.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1991?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1991. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Metal Horse 马 |
| – | Metal Goat 羊 |
The full 1991 lunar year continues into 1992, through February 3, 1992. A birthday on February 14, 1991 belongs to the Horse; a birthday one day later, on February 15, 1991, belongs to the Goat.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Goat is 1991?
1991 is a Metal Goat year. Its stem-branch name is 辛未 (xīn-wèi): the heavenly stem 辛 carries yin metal, and the earthly branch 未 corresponds to the Goat.
- Zodiac animal
- Goat · 羊
- Year element
- Metal
- Stem & branch
- 辛未 · xīn-wèi
- Lunar year length
- 354 days
Goat personality in tradition
Yáng can refer to a goat or sheep; English lists may also say Ram. The sign is often linked with kindness and harmony.
The phrase “kind & creative” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1991. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属羊。
Wǒ shǔ yáng. “I was born in the Year of the Goat.”
Goat compatibility in folklore
Goat, Pig and Rabbit form a traditional harmony group of three. Ox sits opposite Goat, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1991 lunar calendar at a glance
This Goat year contains 12 lunar months and 354 days. There is no leap lunar month in this year. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1992.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 29 | ||
| Month 2 | 30 | ||
| Month 3 | 29 | ||
| Month 4 | 29 | ||
| Month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 29 | ||
| Month 8 | 30 | ||
| Month 9 | 29 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Month 11 | 30 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.