Lunar New Year 2027 · dīng wèi
2027: Year of the Fire Goat
Quick answer
The Chinese year of the Fire Goat, 丁未 (dīng wèi), begins at Lunar New Year on February 6, 2027 and runs to January 25, 2028. In BaZi the year pillar turns at Lichun, Feb 4, 2027, 9:46 AM GMT+8. Its stem, 丁, is yin fire, the steady flame of a lamp; its branch, 未, is the Goat, a yin earth branch of late summer. The last Fire Goat year was 1967.
Key dates
Lunar New Year
February 6, 2027
Last day of the year
January 25, 2028
Lichun (year pillar)
Feb 4, 2027, 9:46 AM GMT+8
Year pillar
丁未 · dīng wèi
What a Fire Goat year means
Every Chinese year is named by a stem and a branch. 丁 (dīng) is the yin form of fire: tradition pictures it as a candle or a lamp rather than a blaze, a warmth that lights a room and shows the way. 未 (wèi) is the Goat, the earth of late summer when the harvest ripens; in the three harmonies it belongs to the wood frame, with the Pig and the Rabbit.
Together, almanac writers often describe a Fire Goat year as gentle, creative and home-loving: a year that favours craft, care, the arts and steady progress over spectacle. In the five-element cycle fire feeds earth, so the year is often read as warm and nurturing.
These are traditional images, not forecasts. How a year feels depends on far more than its name, and above all on the people living it.
Other Fire Goat years: 1907, 1967, and 2087.
The year for each animal
A short, general line for each animal, from the classical relations between its branch and 未. It describes the year’s symbolism, not what will happen to you.
RatHarm (六害)
Rat (子) and Goat (未) form one of the six harms, a relation traditionally read as small misunderstandings. A year for clear words and patience with details.
OxClash (六沖)
The Ox (丑) sits opposite the Goat on the circle, the relation called a clash (沖). Tradition reads it as a year of movement and change; many people simply take it as a cue to stay flexible.
No classical relation links 寅 and 未, so tradition gives the Tiger a neutral year, free to set its own direction.
RabbitThree harmony (三合)
The Rabbit (卯) shares the wood frame of the three harmonies with the Goat and the Pig: traditionally a friendly, supportive year.
No classical relation links 辰 and 未: a steady background, traditionally, for the Dragon’s plans.
No classical relation links 巳 and 未: traditionally a calm year for the Snake to build at its own pace.
HorseSix harmony (六合)
The Horse (午) is the Goat’s six-harmony partner, the closest pairing in the tables: traditionally one of the friendliest years for the Horse.
GoatOwn year (本命年)
For the Goat it is the 本命年 (běnmìngnián), its own animal year, which comes round every twelve years. Many people in China wear something red during their 本命年, a custom traditionally meant to bring protection and good luck.
No classical relation links 申 and 未: a neutral year in the tables, with room for the Monkey’s curiosity.
No classical relation links 酉 and 未: a quiet year in the tables for the Rooster.
Dog (戌) and Goat (未) meet in two relations that some almanacs list, 刑 (xíng) and 破 (pò), usually read simply as a year for patience and care with commitments.
PigThree harmony (三合)
The Pig (亥) shares the wood frame of the three harmonies with the Goat and the Rabbit: traditionally a friendly, supportive year.
Tai Sui (太歲) in 2027
Chinese almanacs name a Tai Sui, the presiding spirit of the year, after the year’s branch, which in 2027 is 未. They also list the animals whose branch meets 未 in a particular way: the Goat (its own year, 值太歲), the Ox (沖, the opposite branch), the Rat (害) and the Dog (刑 and 破).
This is calendar information for 2027, not a prediction. Customs around these years, such as wearing red or visiting a temple at New Year, are cultural traditions people take part in or not as they wish; there is nothing you need to buy or do.
Frequently asked questions
When does the Year of the Goat 2027 start?
At Lunar New Year, on February 6, 2027, and it runs until January 25, 2028. In BaZi the year pillar changes a little earlier, at Lichun on Feb 4, 2027, 9:46 AM GMT+8. In Japan the eto year is customarily counted from January 1.
Is 2027 the Year of the Goat or the Sheep?
Both names are right. The Chinese 羊 covers sheep and goats alike, and the branch is 未. Japanese calls it the Year of the Sheep (未年, hitsuji-doshi).
Why is 2027 a Fire year?
Because its heavenly stem is 丁, the yin form of fire. Years ending in 6 or 7 are fire years: 2026 is the Fire Horse (丙午, yang) and 2027 the Fire Goat (丁未, yin).
Is 2027 a bad year for the Ox?
No year is good or bad for a whole animal. The Ox sits opposite the Goat on the circle of twelve, a relation tradition calls a clash (沖) and often reads as a year of movement. It is a symbolic relation between branches, not a prediction for anyone born in an Ox year.
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