Year of the Goat (未): Personality, Compatibility & Years
Born in the Year of the Goat? Personality, love, career, compatibility, lucky tips and a full list of years, from the Japanese and Chinese zodiac.
At a glance
- Order
- 8 / 12 · Hitsuji (未)
- Branch element
- Earth
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Direction
- South-southwest
- Hours
- 13:00–15:00
Personality
The Goat (also called Sheep) is gentle and peaceful. The character 未 describes fruit ripening and filling with flavor.
Strengths
Kind, artistic and caring. You value harmony and help quietly.
Watch out for
You may worry about others' opinions and find it hard to say no.
Love
Warm and devoted. You build a home where people feel safe.
Work
Art, design, care work, food and anything that makes life beautiful.
Compatibility
Based on the classical relationships between the twelve branches: the trine (three harmonies), the six harmonies and the six clashes.
Years of the Goat
| 1931 | Yin Metal Goat (辛未) |
| 1943 | Yin Water Goat (癸未) |
| 1955 | Yin Wood Goat (乙未) |
| 1967 | Yin Fire Goat (丁未) |
| 1979 | Yin Earth Goat (己未) |
| 1991 | Yin Metal Goat (辛未) |
| 2003 | Yin Water Goat (癸未) |
| 2015 | Yin Wood Goat (乙未) |
| 2027 | Yin Fire Goat (丁未) |
Each year begins at Risshun (around 4 February), the start of spring in the solar calendar. In China and Korea the animal is popularly counted from Lunar New Year instead, so people born between January and mid-February may see a different animal elsewhere.
Lucky tips
Keep a few calm, soft-colored things around you, and make time for art or music.