Zodiac Sign worksheet

1. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Taurus

1. Find which sun-sign date range May 6 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Apr 20 – May 20: Taurus}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1990, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1990}$$=\text{Jan 27, 1990}$

3. May 6, 1990 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Taurus; Metal Horse (yang)}$

2. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Capricorn

1. Find which sun-sign date range Dec 22 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Dec 22 – Jan 19: Capricorn}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1988, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1988}$$=\text{Feb 17, 1988}$

3. Dec 22, 1988 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1988

   $\text{Lunar year 1988}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1988}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=4$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Dragon}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1988}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=4$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Capricorn; Earth Dragon (yang)}$

3. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Aquarius

1. Find which sun-sign date range Feb 15 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Jan 20 – Feb 18: Aquarius}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1990, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1990}$$=\text{Jan 27, 1990}$

3. Feb 15, 1990 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Aquarius; Metal Horse (yang)}$

4. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Aquarius

1. Find which sun-sign date range Feb 13 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Jan 20 – Feb 18: Aquarius}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1991, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1991}$$=\text{Feb 15, 1991}$

3. Feb 13, 1991 is before that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Aquarius; Metal Horse (yang)}$

5. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Aquarius

1. Find which sun-sign date range Feb 3 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Jan 20 – Feb 18: Aquarius}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1991, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1991}$$=\text{Feb 15, 1991}$

3. Feb 3, 1991 is before that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Aquarius; Metal Horse (yang)}$

6. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Leo

1. Find which sun-sign date range Aug 2 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Jul 23 – Aug 22: Leo}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1989, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1989}$$=\text{Feb 6, 1989}$

3. Aug 2, 1989 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1989

   $\text{Lunar year 1989}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1989}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=5$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Snake}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1989}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=5$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Leo; Earth Snake (yin)}$

7. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Taurus

1. Find which sun-sign date range Apr 24 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Apr 20 – May 20: Taurus}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1990, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1990}$$=\text{Jan 27, 1990}$

3. Apr 24, 1990 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Taurus; Metal Horse (yang)}$

8. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Cancer

1. Find which sun-sign date range Jul 20 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Jun 21 – Jul 22: Cancer}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1990, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1990}$$=\text{Jan 27, 1990}$

3. Jul 20, 1990 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1990

   $\text{Lunar year 1990}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=6$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Horse}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1990}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=6$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Cancer; Metal Horse (yang)}$

9. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Sagittarius

1. Find which sun-sign date range Nov 26 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Nov 22 – Dec 21: Sagittarius}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1989, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1989}$$=\text{Feb 6, 1989}$

3. Nov 26, 1989 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1989

   $\text{Lunar year 1989}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1989}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=5$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Snake}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1989}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=5$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Sagittarius; Earth Snake (yin)}$

10. Sun sign (Western zodiac): Pisces

1. Find which sun-sign date range Feb 24 falls in, since the Western sign depends only on month and day

   $\text{Feb 19 – Mar 20: Pisces}$

2. Look up when Lunar New Year fell in 1991, because the Chinese year starts then, not on January 1 (date from the Hong Kong Observatory's tables)

   $\text{Lunar New Year 1991}$$=\text{Feb 15, 1991}$

3. Feb 24, 1991 is on or after that date, so it belongs to the lunar year that began in 1991

   $\text{Lunar year 1991}$

4. The animals repeat every 12 years, starting with the Rat. Years like 1984 and 1996 are Rat years. So subtract 4, divide by 12 and keep the remainder ("mod")

   $\left(\text{1991}-4\right)\text{mod}12$$=7$

5. Use that remainder to count along the animals, with Rat as 0: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

   $\text{Goat}$

6. Each of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) lasts two years. So take the remainder after dividing by 10 and halve it, rounding down, to pick the element. An even remainder means yang, odd means yin

   $\left(\text{1991}-4\right)\text{mod}10$$=7$

7. So the sun sign and Chinese zodiac sign are

   $\text{Pisces; Metal Goat (yin)}$