Tool 07
Chinese zodiac and clash years
by your birth year
Your zodiac year, with your clash years and your Kua number for lucky directions
Born
Element:
Year 2026 Year of the Horse Fire element (丙午) clashes with
by the Chinese texts:
Lucky directions · Kua number · group EastWest
Your lucky compass
Kua number by Eight Mansions feng shui
The 12 Chinese zodiac animals and their relation to this year
About this tool
What are the zodiac year and clash years and what do the texts say
The zodiac year is one of the 12 animals of the birth year in the Chinese texts. A clash year is a year whose animal relates to your animal in a way the texts warn about, such as a direct clash. The Kua number is a number from the Eight Mansions feng shui texts that is used to find lucky directions.
This tool shows the zodiac animal and element of your birth year, how your animal relates to the current year, the animals that clash with this year, the traits of your zodiac year in the Chinese texts, and your Kua number with its East or West group when you choose a gender.
Once you enter your birth date, this page sums up whether your zodiac year clashes with this year, and takes you ahead to the clash years of the next year. The result is a comparison based on belief, not a prediction, and the site does not keep the birth date you enter.
If you were born early in the year, or want the meaning of each label, read on in the guide to zodiac years and clash years
In practice
When to check your zodiac year and clash year, and who it is for
Before the zodiac year turns. Check first whether you clash with this year, then tap the link in the result to look at next year's clash years early.
Checking for the whole household. Enter each person's birth date to see who clashes with this year. The wheel on this page shows all 12 animals with their relation to this year.
Wanting your Kua number. Choose male or female along with your birth date, and the result gives your Kua number and its East or West group. Directions are not shown yet.
You only know your zodiac animal. Pick the animal instead of a birth date. The result still shows the relation to this year, but without a Kua number.
Frequently asked questions about zodiac years and clash years
If I clash with this year, will bad things happen? +
Not in that sense. The label only says how your animal and the animal of the year get along in Chinese tradition. The result does not foretell what will happen.
Born early in the year, which zodiac year is mine? +
People born from January to early February may belong to last year's animal, because the Chinese year starts later than the usual calendar year. Enter your full birth date so the result names the right animal.
How many relation labels can the result show? +
Four labels in all. One is a direct clash, and the other three appear as Chinese characters. The result shows only the label for your birth year, or no label when there is no clash.
What is a Kua number? +
It is a number from Eight Mansions feng shui. The result shows your Kua number and its East or West group when you enter a birth date and choose male or female.