Born in 2015: the Goat
A Yin Wood Goat 🐐
Goats are warm, imaginative, and considerate. They are good listeners with a strong artistic streak and a steady inner calm. As a Wood-element year, 2015 adds a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous streak to the usual Goat character.
The 2015 lunar year ran from February 19, 2015 to February 8, 2016. If you were born on or after February 19, 2015 you are a Goat; if you were born earlier in 2015, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Horse.
What the Wood element adds
Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Wood Goat year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 2015 was 1955, and the next is 2075. People born in it are said to combine gentle and creative with the element's cooperative nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yin for every Goat year. See the Wood element and the full Wood Goat profile.
2015 at a glance
| Animal | 🐐 Goat (羊) |
|---|---|
| Element | Wood |
| 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 2015 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 2015 is back in their own zodiac year in 2027, 2039, 2051, 2063 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 1991 2003 2027 2039
Full Goat personality profile → Goat compatibility with every sign →
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 2015?
2015 is the year of the Goat (Wood Goat, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after February 19, 2015 is a Goat; a birthday earlier in 2015 belongs to the previous sign, the Horse.
What element is the 2015 zodiac year?
2015 is a Wood-element year. Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
Who is a 2015 Goat most compatible with?
Best matches are the Horse (the "secret friend"), plus the Rabbit and Pig. The hardest match is the Ox.
Is 2015 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 2015 is not a Fire Horse year.