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The 12 Earthly branches are an astronomical means of telling time. The ancient Chinese, through the observation of the orbit of Jupiter, divided the celestial sphere into twelve sections, much like the modern Western zodiac. The 12 Earthly Branches are thus what is known as the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
Chinese Astrology has 12 signs like western astrology does, but the Chinese name whole years after their signs, whereas western Zodiac signs only last for a month.
The 12 Earthly branches are an astronomical means of telling time. The ancient Chinese, through the observation of the orbit of Jupiter, divided the celestial sphere into twelve sections, much like the modern Western zodiac. The 12 Earthly Branches are thus what is known as the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
12:Chinese astrology have 12 signs 60:It has 60 sub-categories (sub-shenxiao),making a 60-year cycle. Year and hour:Chinese zodiac signs are used to record years and hours. Sequence:The sequence of the 12 signs/animals is decided by a Great Race.Different versions:Each country has their own 12 signs of Chinese Zodiac/astrology. Three:3 countries share the same Chinese astrology signs:China,Japan,Korea.
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Keep in mind that Chinese horoscopes are different then the 12 astrological signs. A good website to get a free Chinese horoscope is http://www.astrology.com/Chinese-astrology
There is no such thing as a lucky year for all 12 signs in Chinese astrology. The luck of a sign is determined by the sign itself,the year,plus the relationship between the sign and the year. For example,in a given year,a Rat person (a person who was born in the year of Rat) may be very lucky,while it in the mean time could be disaster for Ox person.
In China, any of the twelve animals, representing the twelve Earthly Branches, used to symbolize the year in which a person is born. With 12 earthly branches and 12 animals (the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig), Chinese show a person's year of birth. And this is the year of Tiger.
Unlike western Astrology that utilizes 12 signs per year, the Chinese Zodiac only uses one animal per year. Depending upon the year, will depend upon which animal is represented.
The Chinese (more properly, the Oriental) astrology follows a 12-year cycle. Each year is represented by a different animal. Your birth month is not relevant.
The zodiac star sign for January 12, is Capricorn (December 22 - January 20). If you were born on January 12, 1987 you were born in the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
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