Born in 1991: the Goat
A Yin Metal Goat 🐐
Goats are warm, imaginative, and considerate. They are good listeners with a strong artistic streak and a steady inner calm. As a Metal-element year, 1991 adds a determined, disciplined and self-reliant streak to the usual Goat character.
The 1991 lunar year ran from February 15, 1991 to February 4, 1992. If you were born on or after February 15, 1991 you are a Goat; if you were born earlier in 1991, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Horse.
What the Metal element adds
Metal is the element of autumn, structure and resolve. A Metal year sharpens focus and independence: a Metal animal knows what it wants and pursues it directly, sometimes at the cost of flexibility.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Metal Goat year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1991 was 1931, and the next is 2051. People born in it are said to combine gentle and creative with the element's determined nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yin for every Goat year. See the Metal element and the full Metal Goat profile.
1991 at a glance
| Animal | 🐐 Goat (羊) |
|---|---|
| Element | Metal |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Best match | Horse |
| Hardest match | Ox |
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 9 |
| Lucky colors | green, red, purple |
Goat compatibility
In the traditional chart, a 1991 Goat gets on best with the Horse (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rabbit and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Ox, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Goat compatibility table.
Your zodiac years
The Goat returns every 12 years, so someone born in 1991 is back in their own zodiac year in 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039 and so on. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián — despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.
Other Goat years
1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 2003 2015 2027 2039
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 1991?
1991 is the year of the Goat (Metal Goat, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after February 15, 1991 is a Goat; a birthday earlier in 1991 belongs to the previous sign, the Horse.
What element is the 1991 zodiac year?
1991 is a Metal-element year. Metal is the element of autumn, structure and resolve. A Metal year sharpens focus and independence: a Metal animal knows what it wants and pursues it directly, sometimes at the cost of flexibility.
Who is a 1991 Goat most compatible with?
Best matches are the Horse (the "secret friend"), plus the Rabbit and Pig. The hardest match is the Ox.
Is 1991 a lucky year to be born in?
Chinese tradition does not rank whole years as lucky or unlucky to be born in — every animal has strengths and weaknesses. The one combination widely treated with caution is the Fire Horse, and 1991 is not a Fire Horse year.