Chinese zodiac / Goat
The Goat in the Chinese zodiac
Also called the Sheep or the Ram.
The Goat, also called the Sheep or the Ram, is the zodiac's gentle artist: kind, creative and loyal to the people it loves. Goats do their best work in a calm, supportive setting and give a great deal back to it.
Goats are born in 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027. The coming year, 2027, is a Fire Goat year, which makes this sign the one everyone will be reading about.
Goat years
- 1931Metal Goat
- 1943Water Goat
- 1955Wood Goat
- 1967Fire Goat
- 1979Earth Goat
- 1991Metal Goat
- 2003Water Goat
- 2015Wood Goat
- 2027Fire Goat
The zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, so a birthday in January or early February usually belongs to the previous sign. Check an exact date.
The Goat personality
- Kind
- Creative
- Peace-loving
Goats (also called Sheep or Rams) are gentle, artistic and loyal to the people they love. They do their best work in a calm, supportive setting.
- Lucky numbers
- 2, 7
- Lucky colours
- BrownRedPurple
- Trickier matches
- Ox
At their best
Goats are warm, thoughtful and genuinely creative. They have good taste, a strong sense of beauty and a gift for making people feel cared for. They are generous with time and attention and loyal for life.
To watch
Goats can be indecisive and anxious, and they take criticism hard. They sometimes wait to be rescued rather than acting. The habit to manage is drifting; the best Goats set small deadlines and let their creativity do the rest.
The Goat in love and at work
In love
Goats are tender, romantic partners who want to feel safe and appreciated. They thrive with a partner who provides steadiness and notices their efforts. Their traditional matches are the Horse, the Rabbit and the Pig; the Ox is the classic clash.
At work
Goats do well in the arts, design, care, teaching, hospitality and any role where empathy and taste count. They are strong in supportive teams and weaker under harsh management. They need a workplace that values quality over speed.
Matches follow the traditional harmony and clash pairings. Try any two signs on the compatibility checker.
A year to go gently
The Goat in 2027, the Year of the Fire Goat
Your own sign year is a time of reflection and growth. Tradition calls for a careful, steady approach, and many people wear something red all year for luck.
Questions
- Goat, Sheep or Ram: which is it?
- All three. The Chinese character covers goats and sheep alike, so English sources translate it differently. The sign, its years and its traits are the same whichever name you use. We say Goat, and 2027 is the Year of the Fire Goat.
- Which years are Goat years?
- 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027. Each starts at Lunar New Year, not 1 January, so a January or early February birthday usually belongs to the previous sign.
- Is 2027 a good year for the Goat?
- A year to go gently. 2027 is your own sign year (ben ming nian). Tradition says your own year asks for extra care, and red is worn for luck. The Goat 2027 forecast goes through career, money, love and wellbeing.