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The Goat: Chinese Zodiac Sign Personality & Years

The Goat (or Sheep) is calm, creative, and compassionate. Goats are gentle souls with a strong artistic streak who value security and kindness, though they can be insecure and indecisive.

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Year of the Goat
Yin · Fixed element: Earth  |  Recent years: 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039

If you were born in 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039 (or the same animal year before that), you are a Goat. Note that the Chinese year begins at Lunar New Year in late January or February, so if you were born in early January or February, check the exact date — your sign may be the previous year's animal.

Goat strengths

  • Gentle
  • Creative
  • Compassionate
  • Calm
  • Thoughtful

Watch-outs

  • Indecisive
  • Insecure
  • Pessimistic
  • Over-sensitive

The Goat personality

The Goat (or Sheep) is calm, creative, and compassionate. Goats are gentle souls with a strong artistic streak who value security and kindness, though they can be insecure and indecisive. The gentle, artistic dreamer with a tender heart.

Goat compatibility

In Chinese astrology, the Goat gets along best with the Rabbit and Pig — together they form one of the four compatibility trines. The hardest match is the Ox, the Goat's traditional clash. See the full Chinese zodiac compatibility chart.

Goat luck

Lucky numbers: 2, 7. Lucky colors: green, red, purple.

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