Chinese Zodiac 2027: Year of the Fire Goat
2027 is the Year of the Fire Goat (also called Sheep or Ram). Chinese New Year is .
- 丁未 Ding Wei · Yin Fire
- Ba Zi starts Feb 4 (Li Chun)
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Supported, Neutral, Challenged: how each sign gets along with the Goat in 2027. Ben Ming Nian: your own zodiac year.
What animal is 2027?
2027 is the Year of the Fire Goat (丁未, Ding Wei), also known as the Year of the Sheep or Ram (one sign, 羊). The governing element is Fire from the Yin-Fire stem Ding (丁); the Goat branch's own fixed element is Earth (未 Wei). So 2027 is precisely Yin Fire sitting on Yin Earth. After 2026's blazing Fire Horse, the year turns to warmth, patience, and quiet renewal.
The Goat year has two traditional start dates: Chinese New Year (lunar calendar) on Saturday, February 6, 2027, and Li Chun on February 4, 2027, which Four Pillars (Ba Zi) astrology uses. Both are correct; they answer different questions.
In the Four Pillars (Ba Zi) system, the astrological year begins at Li Chun, February 4, 2027 at 9:46:18 AM Beijing time — the solar start-of-spring. Around the world, that exact instant can fall on February 3 or 4.
Traditional Ba Zi reads Ding Wei as “warmth banked into soil” — a nurturing, patient, domestic and artistic year that rewards consolidation over bold launches; its shadow is over-attachment and indecision. Previous Fire Goat years: 1967 and 1907. For month-by-month detail, read the Year of the Fire Goat 2027 forecast.
Lunar calendar
The lunar Goat year runs February 6, 2027 – January 25, 2028
Chinese New Year to the last day of the lunar year
Lunar calendar
Lantern Festival: February 20, 2027
last of the 15 New Year days
Li Chun (Ba Zi)
February 4, 2027
9:46:18 AM Beijing · exact solar boundary
Last Fire Goat
1967
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Four Pillars (Ba Zi) uses the exact solar Li Chun instant, not the lunar new year. Depending on timezone, that instant falls on February 3 or 4, 2027. A birth on either date needs the exact birth time and location: before the boundary is Fire Horse; after it is Fire Goat.
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When is Chinese New Year 2027?
Chinese New Year 2027 is Saturday, February 6, 2027, the first day of the Ding Wei (丁未) Fire Goat year. Celebrations run 15 days to the Lantern Festival on Saturday, February 20, 2027.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Li ChunBa Zi year changes | 09:46 Beijing time (01:46 UTC, Feb 4), which is Feb 3 in the Americas: 20:46 New York, 17:46 Los Angeles. Convert to your local time. |
| New Year's Eve | |
| Chinese New Year's DayFire Goat year begins | |
| Lantern Festivallast of the 15 days | |
| Last day of the lunar year | Chinese New Year 2028 follows on , the Earth Monkey (戊申) year. |
Why calendars disagree
The new moon falls at 23:56 Beijing time on Feb 6, about 4 minutes before midnight. The Chinese calendar is reckoned in China Standard Time (UTC+8), so Feb 6 is the first day of the year. Chinese communities everywhere, including the US, UK and Australia, celebrate on Feb 6, even though the new moon falls on Feb 7 local time in Sydney.
Korea keeps its own calendar on Korea Standard Time (UTC+9), so Seollal is Sunday, February 7, 2027. Vietnam reckons on UTC+7, and Tết falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
There are two ways to mark the start of the year. By the popular lunar-calendar convention, the Fire Goat year begins at Chinese New Year on February 6, 2027. In Ba Zi (Four Pillars), which this site's calculator uses, it begins at Li Chun on February 4, 2027 (Feb 3 in the Americas). Both are traditional. They answer different questions.
The Lantern Festival night comes a few hours before the exact full moon (February 21, 2027, 07:23 Beijing time), so the moon looks full.
China's official 2027 Spring Festival holiday schedule, issued by the General Office of the State Council, has not been announced as of October 8, 2026.
Born Feb 3–5? Check your exact sign
The Ba Zi year flips at the exact Li Chun instant, February 4, 2027 at 9:46:18 AM Beijing time, not at the lunar new year. Worldwide it can fall on February 3 or 4; calculate with exact birth time and location rather than guessing.
If you're born between Li Chun (Feb 4 in Beijing, or Feb 3 in the Americas) and the end of Feb 5, 2027, you're a Fire Goat in Ba Zi and in our calculator, but you're still a Horse by the lunar-new-year convention, because the Goat year doesn't start on the lunar calendar until Feb 6.
Check my exact signThe Ding Wei (丁未) year: a warm hearth, not a blaze
Ding (丁) is the Yin Fire of a lamp, candle, or hearth — warm, sustained, and illuminating rather than blazing. Sitting over Wei (未), a late-summer Earth branch that stores Fire, 2027 reads as warmth banked into soil: nurturing, patient, domestic, artistic, and inward. Because Ding is itself one of the hidden stems inside Wei, the year’s Fire is self-rooted and stable rather than floating. Themes: consolidation over expansion, care and craft over conquest, family and the arts, healing, and quiet diplomacy.
From the blazing noon of the 2026 Fire Horse — Yang Fire over a Fire branch, peak intensity and speed — to the warm hearth of the Ding Wei Fire Goat: Fire now drains into and is banked by Earth. 2027 asks you to tend what 2026 ignited.
All 12 Signs in 2027
How the Fire Goat year treats each sign — anchored on the Goat branch (未). Tap a sign for its full 2027 forecast.
Harm (Chuan)
Subtle friction rather than open conflict — small misunderstandings and drained energy. Nothing catastrophic, but guard boundaries and don’t overcommit.
Rat 2027 forecast →Clash (Chong)
The opposition year — expect movement, relocation, and tension in Earth-linked affairs. Channel the clash into deliberate change rather than letting change happen to you.
Ox 2027 forecast →Neutral
A self-directed year — no strong tailwind or headwind from the Goat, so progress depends on your own chart and effort. Good for steady building.
Tiger 2027 forecast →Trine (San He)
A full member of the year’s Wood trine — one of your strongest years. Collaboration, partnerships, and creative projects flow; allies appear naturally.
Rabbit 2027 forecast →Neutral
Stable but unremarkable interaction with the year — focus on internal goals; the year neither lifts nor blocks you structurally.
Dragon 2027 forecast →Neutral
A steady year — lean on your own resources; favorable months matter more than the annual frame. (Note: the Snake is not the 2027 year animal.)
Snake 2027 forecast →Six Harmony (Liu He)
The Goat’s single Six-Harmony partner — a smooth, cooperative year. One-to-one partnerships are favored and the bond reinforces the year’s Fire element.
Horse 2027 forecast →Ben Ming Nian
It is your year — high visibility but you sit with the Grand Duke. Favor quiet consolidation and renewal over bold launches; wear red and avoid unnecessary risk.
Goat 2027 forecast →Neutral
A neutral, flexible year — the Monkey’s adaptability serves it; no structural drama, so make your own opportunities.
Monkey 2027 forecast →Neutral
A structurally calm year — productivity comes from discipline rather than cosmic assistance; a fine year for finishing things.
Rooster 2027 forecast →Punishment (Xing)
Part of the three-way Earth punishment — watch for breaches of trust, contract snags, and family friction. Keep agreements clean and avoid refereeing other people’s disputes.
Dog 2027 forecast →Trine (San He)
The third leg of the Wood trine — strong harmony with the year. Networking, romance, and supportive connections flourish; hidden helpers surface.
Pig 2027 forecast →Harmonies & clashes in 2027
Most supported
- Rabbit & Pig — Wood three-harmony with the Goat (亥卯未 San He).
- Horse — Six Harmony with the Goat (午未 Liu He).
Most challenged
- Ox — direct clash with the Goat (丑未冲).
- Goat — Ben Ming Nian (本命年), its own zodiac year.
- Dog — Earth punishment (丑戌未); Rat — mild cross-harm (子未).
2027 feng shui at a glance
Tai Sui 太岁
Southwest (Goat 未 sector, 202.5°–217.5°) — keep quiet, no renovation.
Sui Po 岁破
Northeast (Ox 丑 sector, 22.5°–37.5°) — avoid facing it for key work.
Lucky colors
Red, Warm pink, Purple, Terracotta, Ochre
Favorable directions
Southeast, Northwest · lucky numbers 1, 6, 8, 9
Avoid disturbing: North, Northeast, East, Southwest, West.
2027 Guides
Written by
Mei Lin
Chinese Astrologer & Ba Zi Practitioner
Ba Zi practitioner specializing in Four Pillars methodology, Li Chun solar term boundaries, and the 60-year Sexagenary cycle. Forecasts integrate Five Element theory with monthly Flying Star updates, grounded in classical texts including 三命通会 and 渊海子平 and computed via Swiss Ephemeris solar terms.
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From the Fire Horse to the Fire Goat
From the blazing noon of the 2026 Fire Horse — Yang Fire over a Fire branch, peak intensity and speed — to the warm hearth of the Ding Wei Fire Goat: Fire now drains into and is banked by Earth. 2027 asks you to tend what 2026 ignited.
Explore the Chinese Zodiac 2026 horoscopes →Your year sign is just the Year Pillar. A Full Ba Zi Reading maps every available birth pillar into a lifetime chart and includes a February 4, 2026–February 3, 2027 solar-year forecast. It is separate from the 2027 sign guidance on this page. A known birth time enables the Hour Pillar and 10-year Luck Cycle classification.