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The Goat

Gentle and creative. Everything the Goat carries in the Korean zodiac - birth years, ages in 2026, colors, and matches.

What the Goat is likeYou'll also see this sign called Sheep - the Korean word covers both animals. Either way it's the calm, artistic one of the twelve.
  • Kind in a way people still remember years later
  • Feels things deeply, and usually makes something out of it
  • Would rather look after someone than be looked after
  • Takes small remarks harder than they were meant
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What the Goat stands for

The traditional attributes of 未, the Mi branch - none of them change with the year.

ElementEarth (土)
Hours13:00~15:00
DirectionSouthwest
Lunar monthMonth 6

The five colors of the Goat

Same animal, different color - the color depends on which turn of the 60-year cycle your year falls on.

Tap a year to see that year's ages and what happened in Korea 👇

Goat birth years and ages

Every Goat year with both Korean ages, as of 2026.

Birth yearYear nameKorean ageInternational age
2027 Red Goat (Jeong-mi)Not yet
2015 Blue Goat (Eul-mi)1210 or 11
2003 Black Goat (Gye-mi)2422 or 23
1991 White Goat (Sin-mi)3634 or 35
1979 Golden Goat (Gi-mi)4846 or 47
1967 Red Goat (Jeong-mi)6058 or 59
1955 Blue Goat (Eul-mi)7270 or 71
1943 Black Goat (Gye-mi)8482 or 83
1931 White Goat (Sin-mi)9694 or 95
1919 Golden Goat (Gi-mi)108106 or 107
1907 Red Goat (Jeong-mi)120118 or 119

Tap a birth year for that year's full breakdown - three Korean ages, the five element, and what was happening in Korea.

How common is the Goat?

The twelve animals ranked by how many people living in Korea were born under each.

The Goat ranks #8 of the twelve.

  1. 1 Pigabout 4.5M
  2. 2 Ratabout 4.4M
  3. 3 Oxabout 4.3M
  4. 4 Dogabout 4.3M
  5. 5 Monkeyabout 4.3M
  6. 6 Dragonabout 4.3M
  7. 7 Roosterabout 4.3M
  8. 8 Goatabout 4.3M
  9. 9 Tigerabout 4.2M
  10. 10 Snakeabout 4.2M
  11. 11 Rabbitabout 4.1M
  12. 12 Horseabout 4.0M

Source: Statistics Korea resident population, grouped by birth year (approximate - the ipchun cutoff isn't applied).

Who the Goat matches

The pairings the twelve branches traditionally read as the easiest and the hardest.

💕 Best matches
RabbitThree HarmoniesPigThree HarmoniesHorseSix Harmonies
⚡ Handle with care
OxClashRatFriction
  • Three Harmonies - One of four three-animal groups traditionally read as the strongest fit of all. This is where the Korean saying about a four-year age gap comes from.
  • Six Harmonies - Each animal has exactly one partner in this pairing, and the two are said to be easy company from the first day.
  • Clash - Sits directly opposite on the wheel - always a six-year gap. Opposite enough to argue, and opposite enough to learn from.
  • Friction - The odd one: nobody does anything wrong, and the two still end up quietly annoyed with each other.

Famous Goats 🐑

IreneSingerMarch 29, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatGong YooActorJuly 10, 1979 · 47 years old💛 Golden GoatGoo HaraSingerJanuary 3, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatSuhoSingerMay 22, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatCLSingerFebruary 26, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatChoi Min-hoSingerDecember 9, 1991 · 34 years old🤍 White GoatBae DoonaActorOctober 11, 1979 · 46 years old💛 Golden GoatSong Kang-hoActorJanuary 17, 1967 · 59 years old❤️ Red Goat
Which stars share your Goat year?Everyone born under the Goat

The other eleven animals

Tap an animal to read its years, colors, and personality.

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Monkey Rooster Dog PigAge by birth year →

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Frequently asked questions ❓

The Goat comes around every twelve years. 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955 are all Goat years, and the next ones are 2027, 2039, 2051. One catch: the animal turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
The most recent Goat year is 2015, and someone born then is 10 or 11 in 2026, or 12 in Korean age. The table above gives every other Goat birth year.
The animal repeats every 12 years, but the full year name pairs it with one of ten heavenly stems, so the whole cycle runs 60 years. That's why someone born in 2003 is a Black Goat while someone born twelve years later in 2015 is a Blue Goat - the color moves on each time, and an exact year name only comes back after 60 years.
The twelve animals and the 60-year cycle are shared across East Asia, so the years line up exactly. What's different is emphasis: Koreans lean much harder on the five colors, so you'll hear about a Golden Pig or a Blue Dragon year long before anyone mentions the stem itself.

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