Goat (zodiac)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Sheep (zodiac))

The Goat ( 羊 ) (also known as Sheep or Ram) is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Sheep is associated with the earthly branch symbol 未.

[edit] Years and the five elements

Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Ram", characteristics of the Ram are tempered by one of the five Chinese elements overlaying a 5-year cycle of characteristics on the original 12-year cycle.

13 February 1907 - 1 February 1908: Fire Sheep
1 February 1919 - 19 February 1920: Earth Sheep
17 February 1931 - 5 February 1932: Metal Sheep
5 February 1943 - 24 January 1944: Water Sheep
24 January 1955 - 11 February 1956: Wood Sheep
9 February 1967 - 29 January 1968: Fire Sheep
28 January 1979 - 15 February 1980: Earth Sheep
15 February 1991 - 3 February 1992: Metal Sheep
1 February 2003 - 21 January 2004: Water Sheep
2015 - 2016: Wood Sheep
2027 - 2028: Fire Sheep

[edit] Traditional Ram attributes and associations

Attribute
Zodiac	8th
Ruling hours	1pm - 3pm
Direction	South Southwest
Season and months	Summer, July
Lunar Month Dates	July 7-August 7
Gemstone	Emerald
Color	Light blue
Roughly equivalent western sign	Cancer
Polarity	Yin
Countries	Kenya, Cambodia, Belize, Libya, Greece, Panama