Chinese zodiac by birth year · 1967 · Updated 3 Nov 2026 · Hong Life
The Chinese zodiac sign for 1967 is the Fire Goat (丁未). The Goat year ran from Feb 9, 1967 to Jan 29, 1968, so a January or early-February 1967 birthday before Feb 9, 1967 counts as the Yang Fire Horse (1966) instead.
Personality, compatibility and luck readings below are cultural tradition, shared for entertainment.
The Chinese zodiac does not change on January 1. It follows the lunisolar calendar, so each animal year starts at Lunar New Year, the second new moon after the winter solstice, which always lands between January 21 and February 20. For 1967 that date was February 9, 1967.
| Chinese Lunar New Year (start of the Goat year) | Feb 9, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Last day of the Goat year | Jan 29, 1968 |
| Korean Seollal (설날) | Feb 9, 1967 (same day) |
| Vietnamese Tết | Feb 9, 1967 (same day) |
| Ipchun / Lichun 立春 (Saju & Bazi year change) | Feb 4, 1967, 21:30 Korea time (Feb 4 20:30 Beijing) |
| Japan (eto 干支 by calendar year) | Jan 1 – Dec 31, 1967 |
In 1967 Ipchun (Feb 4) came before Lunar New Year (Feb 9), so babies born from Feb 4 to Feb 8 have a 丁未 (Fire Goat) year pillar in Saju but are still Horses in the popular zodiac.
Every year in the 60-year cycle pairs one of ten heavenly stems with one of twelve earthly branches. 1967 is stem 丁 (Jeong / Dīng, Yin Fire) on branch 未 (Mi, the Goat), number 44 of 60 in the cycle. The stem gives the year its element, which is why people say “Fire Goat” rather than just “Goat”.
| Heavenly stem | 丁 Jeong · Fire 火 |
|---|---|
| Earthly branch | 未 Mi · Goat |
| Yin or yang | Yin (Yin years end in an odd digit) |
| Fixed element of the Goat | Earth (土) |
| Nayin (納音) sound element | Heavenly River Water 天河水 (Korean 천하수) |
| Same pair repeats | 1907, 1967, 2027 |
Reading the element. Fire is the element of summer and visibility. Fire years are associated with enthusiasm, charisma, quick decisions and a need to share feelings openly. Tradition warns that the same heat can flare into impatience or burn out when a project stops being exciting. For a Fire year the keywords are passion, warmth and expression. The Goat itself carries Earth as its fixed element, so this year blends fire energy with earth qualities.
The nayin image. The 60 pairs also have 30 poetic “nayin” names, shared by two neighbouring years. 1966 and 1967 are Heavenly River Water (天河水), pictured as rain from the Milky Way, the heavenly river: generosity, idealism and a nourishing influence that falls on everyone.
The same 丁未 pair is also a Saju day pillar; see the Jeong-Mi day-pillar article for how the combination is read when it appears on the day of birth.
| Tradition | Name of 1967 | Year starts |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 丁未 Dīng Wèi · Fire Goat year | Feb 9, 1967 |
| Korean 띠 (ddi) | 정미년 (Jeong-Mi) · 붉은 양띠 | Seollal Feb 9; Saju: Ipchun Feb 4 |
| Japanese 干支 (eto) | hinoto-hitsuji · 丁未 | Jan 1, 1967 |
| Vietnamese con giáp | Đinh Mùi · Mùi (Dê, goat) | Tết Feb 9 |
Koreans often name the year with a colour taken from the stem element: Wood years are blue-green (청), Fire red (적), Earth yellow or golden (황), Metal white (백) and Water black (흑). That is why 1967 is called the year of the 붉은 양띠 (red goat). Japan has counted eto by the Gregorian year since 1873, so in Japan everyone born in 1967 counts as hitsuji (未, Goat) regardless of the lunar date. Vietnam uses the same animal for this year.
Keywords: gentle, creative, compassionate, calm + passion, warmth and expression
Folk readings make the Goat the zodiac’s artist and caregiver: gentle, imaginative and generous, with a stubborn streak when its values are pushed.
The character 未 is translated as Goat, Sheep or Ram; Korean uses 양 (yang, sheep/goat), Vietnamese uses Dê (goat) and Japanese hitsuji (sheep). In Chinese the word for sheep sounds like the word for yang energy, so the animal is linked with good fortune and peace.
Where the Fire element shows. Tradition says the stem colours the animal: a Fire Goat is enthusiastic, expressive, inspiring. Compared with the Wood Goat of 1955 and the Earth Goat of 1979, the 1967 version is read as the most expressive and fiery Goat.
In love: Tender and devoted, seeking a secure, harmonious home; Goats appreciate a partner who is protective and patient. At work: Suited to the arts, design, music, caregiving, teaching, gardening, social work and hospitality.
Zodiac personality descriptions are folklore. Real personality is shaped by upbringing, culture and choices, and people born in the same year differ enormously.
Classical compatibility looks at how the two birth-year branches relate on the zodiac wheel. Signs four places apart form a Three Harmony trine, specific pairs form a Six Harmony, and signs directly opposite each other clash. For a Goat born in 1967, the nearest-age examples are:
| Sign | Rating | Nearby birth years | Why (tradition) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse | Best match | 1966, 1978 | A Six Harmony pair: tradition calls these "secret friends" who quietly complete each other. |
| Pig | Great match | 1959, 1971 | Both belong to the Wood trine (Pig, Rabbit, Goat), sharing goals and a similar pace. |
| Rabbit | Great match | 1963, 1975 | Both belong to the Wood trine (Pig, Rabbit, Goat), sharing goals and a similar pace. |
| Goat | Same sign | 1955, 1979 | Same sign: easy understanding and shared habits, with the risk of shared blind spots. |
| Rat | Challenging | 1960, 1972 | A Harm pair: small misunderstandings can pile up; regular honest talk helps. |
| Ox | Most challenging | 1961, 1973 | Opposite signs that also form a punishment pair: strong attraction, frequent power struggles. |
| Dog | Tension | 1958, 1970 | Part of a Punishment group: each can trigger the other’s stubborn side. |
Korean folk matchmaking (gunghap, 궁합) also watches for wonjin (원진) pairs, said to breed resentment; for the Goat that partner is the Rat. See the full 12×12 compatibility chart or the Year of the Goat guide. A real compatibility reading in Saju compares all eight characters of both charts, not just the year animal.
| Lucky numbers (popular list) | 2, 7 |
|---|---|
| Lucky colours (popular list) | brown, red |
| Five-element colour of 1967 | red — from the Fire stem 丁 |
| Element that supports Fire | Wood (generates Fire) → colour green |
| Direction of the Goat | South-southwest |
| Goat hour | 13:00–15:00 |
Two different ideas get mixed together online. The “lucky numbers and colours” lists are a modern popular folklore that varies from one website to another. The five-element colours are older: they come from the correspondence of Wood–green, Fire–red, Earth–yellow, Metal–white and Water–black, which is also behind Korean names such as 붉은 양띠. Treat both as fun cultural trivia.
2027 is Jeongmi (丁未), the Yin Fire Goat — called the “red sheep” year (붉은 양띠) in Korea. In the Chinese calendar it begins on Feb 6, 2027 and ends on Jan 25, 2028; Korea celebrates Seollal on Feb 7, 2027 because the new moon falls just after midnight Korea time. For Saju, the year pillar changes at Ipchun on Feb 4, 2027 at about 10:46 KST. Tradition reads 2027 as a high-visibility year for the Fire Goat:
| Animal vs. Goat | Own sign year (本命年, benmingnian) · Neutral |
|---|---|
| Element vs. Fire stem | Fire meets Fire |
| Age during 2027 | 60 |
| Next Goat year | 2027 |
In Chinese folk belief your own sign’s year is a "Tai Sui" year in which you sit directly under the year’s ruling star. Rather than bad luck, tradition reads it as a year of visibility and change that rewards careful planning; wearing red is the popular charm. Goat, Rabbit and Pig are also in the last year of the Korean samjae (삼재) cycle in 2027, called nal-samjae (날삼재), the "leaving" year.
Your birth-year element is the same as the year’s stem. Expect a confidence boost and more peers, competitors and social invitations; tradition warns against impulsive spending and ego clashes.
For a personalised version that uses your birth month, day and hour, see the 2027 Korean horoscope and the 2027 Year of the Goat guide.
| Age | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| International age after birthday | 59 | 60 |
| Before birthday | 58 | 59 |
| Traditional Korean count age (unofficial) | 60 | 61 |
The 60-year cycle gives East Asian birthdays their biggest milestone: when the same stem-and-branch pair (丁未) returns, a person has completed one full cycle. In Korea this is hwangap (환갑) and in Japan kanreki; for people born in 1967 it falls in 2027. Chilsun (70th) follows in 2037 and palsun (80th) in 2047.
The Goat returns every 12 years, but the element changes each time, so the same Fire Goat element comes back only every 60 years.
| Year | Sign | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Earth Goat 己未 | Feb 1, 1919 – Feb 19, 1920 |
| 1931 | Metal Goat 辛未 | Feb 17, 1931 – Feb 5, 1932 |
| 1943 | Water Goat 癸未 | Feb 5, 1943 – Jan 24, 1944 |
| 1955 | Wood Goat 乙未 | Jan 24, 1955 – Feb 11, 1956 |
| 1967 | Fire Goat 丁未 | Feb 9, 1967 – Jan 29, 1968 |
| 1979 | Earth Goat 己未 | Jan 28, 1979 – Feb 15, 1980 |
| 1991 | Metal Goat 辛未 | Feb 15, 1991 – Feb 3, 1992 |
| 2003 | Water Goat 癸未 | Feb 1, 2003 – Jan 21, 2004 |
| 2015 | Wood Goat 乙未 | Feb 19, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016 |
| 2027 | Fire Goat 丁未 | Feb 6, 2027 – Jan 25, 2028 |
1967 is the Year of the Yin Fire Goat (丁未, Dīng Wèi). The year began at Lunar New Year on Feb 9, 1967 and ended on Jan 29, 1968, so people born in that window are Goats. This is cultural tradition, shared for entertainment.
Only if you were born on or after Feb 9, 1967. Births from January 1 to Feb 8, 1967 belong to the Yang Fire Horse of 1966. Korean Saju uses a different boundary, Ipchun on Feb 4, 1967 (Korea time), for the year pillar.
Traditionally the Horse is the best match (Six Harmony), followed by the Pig and Rabbit (Three Harmony). The Ox is the opposite, clashing sign, and the Rat forms a Harm pair.
Someone born in 1967 turns 59 during 2026 and 60 during 2027 (international age; before the birthday they are a year younger). Korea’s traditional count age would add one year, but it has not been used officially since June 2023.
Own sign year (本命年, benmingnian). Your birth-year element is the same as the year’s stem. Expect a confidence boost and more peers, competitors and social invitations; tradition warns against impulsive spending and ego clashes. Read it as cultural tradition for fun, not as a prediction.
In Korean, 1967 is 정미-nyeon (정미년, Jeong-Mi), the year of the 양, so people born then are 붉은 양띠 — literally a red goat, from the Fire colour of the Fire stem.
The year animal is only one of the eight characters in a Korean Saju (Four Pillars) chart. Enter your birth date and time to see your month, day and hour pillars, five-element balance and 2027 forecast.
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