What is a Chinese zodiac Secret Animal?
Your Secret Animal is the zodiac animal of the two-hour block you were born in. In Chinese astrology a day is divided into twelve two-hour periods, each ruled by one of the twelve earthly branches and its animal. The hour animal is traditionally said to describe your private, instinctive self — who you are when no one is watching.
What is an Inner Animal?
Your Inner Animal is the zodiac animal of the solar month you were born in. The Chinese solar year is split into twelve months that begin around the start of spring (Lichun, about 4 February). Each solar month maps to one zodiac animal, said to describe your emotional, inner nature.
How is the zodiac hour calculated?
The hour is read directly from a fixed table of twelve two-hour blocks. The Rat hour runs 23:00 to 01:00, the Ox hour 01:00 to 03:00, the Tiger hour 03:00 to 05:00, and so on through Pig at 21:00 to 23:00. The blocks never change from year to year, so the hour animal is a precise, deterministic lookup once you know your birth time.
Is this Chinese zodiac hour calculator free?
Yes. It is completely free with no sign-up. The hour and month animals describe two of your zodiac signs; for a full Korean Saju reading of your four pillars — year, month, day and hour — with the Five Elements and your luck cycles, CheonMyeongDang offers a personalized analysis.