The 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs change each lunar year. Your birth zodiac animal is said to guide your personality traits and influence your compatibility with certain people. In feng shui, the birth animal also can affect the aspects of a dwelling to emphasize and minimize.

Here are the Chinese zodiac  astrology animal signs for birthdays between 1940 and 2021:

• • Rat: 2/10/48 to 1/28/49, 1/28/60 to 2/14/61, 2/15/72 to 2/2/73, 2/2/84 to 2/19/85, 2/19/96 to 2/6/97, 2/7/08 to 1/25/09, 1/25/20 to 2/11/21
  • Ox: 1/29/49 to 2/16/50, 2/15/61 to 2/4/62, 2/3/73 to 1/22/74, 2/20/85 to 2/8/86, 2/7/97 to 1/27/98, 1/26/09 to 2/13/10
  • Tiger: 2/17/50 to 2/5/51, 2/5/62 to 1/24/63, 1/23/74 to 2/10/75, 2/9/86 to 1/28/87, 1/28/98 to 2/15/99, 2/14/10 to 2/2/11
  • Rabbit: 2/6/51 to 1/26/52, 1/25/63 to 2/12/64, 2/11/75 to 1/30/76, 1/29/87 to 2/16/88, 2/16/99 to 2/4/00, 2/3/11 to 1/22/12
  • Dragon: 2/8/40 to 1/26/41, 1/27/52 to 2/13/53, 2/13/64 to 2/1/65, 1/31/76 to 2/17/77, 2/17/88 to 2/5/89, 2/5/00 to 1/23/01, 1/23/12 to 2/9/13
  • Snake: 1/27/41 to 2/14/42, 2/14/53 to 2/2/54, 2/2/65 to 1/20/66, 2/18/77 to 2/6/78, 2/6/89 to 1/26/90, 1/24/01 to 2/11/02, 2/10/13 to 1/30/14
  • Horse: 2/15/42 to 2/4/43, 2/3/54 to 1/23/55, 1/21/66 to 2/8/67, 2/7/78 to 1/27/79, 1/27/90 to 2/14/91, 2/12/02 to 1/31/03, 1/31/14 to 2/18/15
  • Goat: 2/5/43 to 1/24/44, 1/24/55 to 2/11/56, 2/9/67 to 1/29/68, 1/28/79 to 2/15/80, 2/15/91 to 2/3/92, 2/1/03 to 1/21/04, 2/19/15 to 2/7/16

• Monkey: 1/25/44 to 2/12/45, 2/12/56 to 1/30/57, 1/30/68 to 2/16/69, 2/16/80 to 2/4/81, 2/4/92 to 1/22/93, 1/22/04 to 2/8/05, 2/8/16 to 1/27/17
• Rooster: 2/13/45 to 2/1/46, 1/31/57 to 2/17/58, 2/17/69 to 2/5/70, 2/5/81 to 1/24/82, 1/23/93 to 2/9/94, 2/9/05 to 1/28/06, 1/28/17 to 2/15/18
• Dog: 2/2/46 to 1/21/47, 2/18/58 to 2/7/59, 2/6/70 to 1/26/71, 1/25/82 to 2/12/83, 2/10/94 to 1/30/95, 1/29/06 to 2/17/07, 2/16/18 to 2/4/19
• Pig: 1/22/47 to 2/9/48, 2/8/59 to 1/27/60, 1/27/71 to 2/14/72, 2/13/83 to 2/1/84, 1/31/95 to 2/18/96, 2/18/07 to 2/6/08, 2/5/19 to 1/24/20

When paired together, the feng shui elements and zodiac animal signs result in a 60-year cycle called the sexagenary system. The cycle is considered to start with rat and wood, which last occurred in 1984, meaning that the cycle will stretch to 2043.