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♓ Your birth constellation: Pisces

Traditional dates: February 19 – March 20

Pisces is a large V-shaped constellation lying along the ecliptic. Due to axial precession, the vernal equinox point has been moving through Pisces since around 100 BCE — meaning "the first point of Aries" is actually in Pisces. The Babylonians saw two fish connected by a cord, a motif that survives in the modern constellation figure.

The zodiac system was created by Babylonian astronomers around 500 BCE as a coordinate system for tracking the Sun, Moon, and planets along the ecliptic. The twelve signs divide the ecliptic into 30-degree segments. Due to the precession of equinoxes — a 26,000-year wobble of Earth's axis — the astrological dates no longer correspond to the actual constellations the Sun passes through. Modern astronomy treats the zodiac as a historical coordinate system, not a personality framework.

Read more about the astronomical history of the zodiac in our complete zodiac guide.

🐖 Chinese zodiac: Pig (Fire)

In the traditional Chinese calendar, 2007 is a year of the Pig with the element Fire. The Chinese zodiac (shengxiao) is a repeating 12-year cycle, with each year associated with an animal. Combined with the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), the full cycle takes 60 years.

The Pig is the last animal in the zodiac cycle and represents wealth, good fortune, and honesty in Chinese tradition. The Chinese character for "home" or "family" (jia) is a roof with a pig underneath — reflecting the animal's central role in Chinese domestic life for thousands of years. In the novel "Journey to the West," the character Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) provides comic relief alongside the Monkey King.

The Chinese zodiac is a cultural and calendrical tradition with roots stretching back over 2,000 years. It was originally tied to astronomical observations of Jupiter's roughly 12-year orbital period. While widely used in East Asian cultures for festivals, naming customs, and social tradition, it is best understood as cultural heritage rather than a predictive system.

Explore the full Chinese zodiac cycle in our Chinese zodiac guide.