Chinese Zodiac - Sheep (Goat/Ram)

Ranking the eighth position of all the animals in Chinese zodiac, Sheep (also Goat or Ram) represents solidarity, harmony and calmness. People born in the year of the Sheep are polite, mild mannered, shy, imaginative, determined and have good taste. On the negative side, they are sometimes pessimistic, unrealistic, short-sighted and slow in behavior.

Basic Astrology Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Wei
The Five Elements: Earth (Tu)
Yin Yang: Yin ([Chinese philosophy] negative/passive/female principle in nature)
Lucky Numbers: 2, 7; Avoid: 3, 8
Lucky Flowers: carnation, primrose, alice flower
Lucky Colors: green, red, purple; Avoid: golden, coffee

Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
02/17/1931	02/05/1932	Yin Metal	Xin Wei
02/05/1943	01/24/1944	Yin Water	Gui Wei
01/24/1955	02/11/1956	Yin Wood	Yi Wei
02/09/1967	01/29/1968	Yin Fire	Ding Wei
01/28/1979	02/15/1980	Yin Earth	Ji Wei
02/15/1991	02/03/1992	Yin Metal	Xin Wei
02/01/2003	01/21/2004	Yin Water	Gui Wei
02/19/2015	02/07/2016	Yin Wood	Yi Wei
02/06/2027	01/25/2028	Yin Fire	Ding Wei

Like the rabbit, the sheep is also a kind of docile animals. They have low combat effectiveness and ask for nothing but live with the green grass peacefully. So, they are usually attacked by other animals. In the flock, they observe the discipline of the leader sheep well and hold the leader in the greatest esteem. Due to these, Jesus hailed himself as 'a Good Shepherd'.
 
The sheep are mild and close with the human. Especially in the Middle East, the people rely on the sheep to survive greatly. The sheep can coexist with the humans peacefully and migrate with them on grassland. So they have remarkable endurance and assiduous spirit. These are also the characters of the people born in the year of the sheep. Beside, the sheep people have a strong vitality. There is an iron will and enterprising spirit underlying their soft and fluffy façade. When dealing with tasks, they are not impulsive but always considerate, analyze carefully and complete satisfactorily. In interpersonal relationship, as they are gentle and cultivated, they are liked by others. In terms of business, they are always wonderful hands. But sometimes, things can be made terrible because of their strong heart.
 
The people under the sheep sign are most flexible and have bright body. The men may look like sissy. While, the women are with a devilish charm to the opposite sex, as they are mostly beautiful, plump, clear in skin and slim in waist. Please click for more about Sheep Personality Traits.

The Sheep people of different elements also have different personalities and fortune:

Click the following links to get personalities and horoscope for the five types of Sheep.  
→ Earth Sheep: 1919 (Feb. 1, 1919 - Feb. 19, 1920) and 1979 (Jan. 28, 1979 - Feb. 15, 1980)
→ Metal Sheep: 1931 (Feb. 17, 1931 - Feb. 5, 1932) and 1991 (Feb. 15, 1991 - Feb. 3, 1992)
→ Water Sheep: 1943 (Feb. 5, 1943 - Jan. 24, 1944) and 2003 (Feb. 2, 2003 - Jan. 21, 2004)
→ Wood Sheep: 1955 (Jan. 24, 1955 - Feb. 11, 1956) and 2015 (Feb. 19, 2015 - Feb. 7, 2016)
→ Fire Sheep: 1967 (Feb. 9, 1967 - Jan. 29, 1968)

Best Match: Rabbit, Horse, Pig
Worst Match: Rat, Ox, Dog, Dragon
→ Please click for more about Sheep Compatibility.

Find your compatible zodiac signs according to your month.

Birth Month of the Sheep	Personality of the Sheep	Girl's Match	Boy's Match
Jan.	easy to miss the opportunity	Snake	Rabbit
Feb.	optimistic	Tiger	Tiger
Mar.	silent; uncommunicative	Horse	Horse
Apr.	thoughtful	Dragon	Rooster
May.	sensitive	Monkey	Dog
Jun.	sophisticated	Ox	Rat
Jul.	honest and hard-working	Rabbit	Sheep
Aug.	graceful	Rat	Dragon
Sep.	earnest	Ox	Horse
Oct.	calm; unimpassioned	Tiger	Horse
Nov.	eloquent	Horse	Tiger
Dec.	kind-hearted	Any	Any

► Sheep Yearly Horoscope
* The prediction is valid for 2017 starting from January 28, 2017 and lasting to February 15, 2018.

Overview: For you people born in the year of Sheep, 2017 is definitely not a good year because you will meet many inauspicious stars, such as Yangren, Tiangou and Diaoke, which will greatly affect you. For example, Yangren represents the disasters of blood; under the influence of Tiangou, you will be more likely to have accidents while Diaoke will further deepen the negative energy of you Sheep in daily life. Fortunately, you will be blessed by three auspicious stars. But the power of inauspicious stars is stronger than that of the auspicious stars, thus the fortune change brought by the auspicious stars will be minimal. Therefore, you should see your overall fortune change clearly and correctly in the year of Rooster and learn to play for safety and be prudent to avoid all kinds of disasters in 2017. Find out what’s in store for your sign for money, career, love relationship and health in 2017, please click:
→  Sheep Horoscope 2017 Predictions

You may also want to know Sheep horoscope in the next year. Please click: → Sheep Horoscope 2018 Predictions

2017 Yearly Horoscope for Sheep Born in Different Years
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Sheep Born in 1967 (between February 09, 1967 and January 29, 1968)
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Sheep Born in 1979 (between January 28, 1979 and February 15, 1980)
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Sheep Born in 1991 (between February 15, 1991 and February 03, 1992)

► 2017 Monthly Horoscope
Find out what 2017 will be for the Sheep in each month? Please click 2017 Monthly Horoscope Predictions for the Sheep

Sheep 's Fate by Birth Time
The birth time of people plays a very important role in terms of whether the destiny is auspicious or not. People under the Sheep sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 01:00-03:00, 05:00-07:00 and 11:00-13:00 are the most auspicious.

Best Birth Dates
The Sheep people born in the 4th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 28th, 29th or the 30th day in Chinese lunar calendar are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Best Birth Months
The Sheep people born in March, May, June or July could enjoy a good fortune and luck in various aspects.
March: The Sheep people born in March are remarkable intelligent. They are lucky in finance, good in health and almost everything is auspicious for them. They could get both fame and gain in life. 

Nice and considerate, the Sheep people are fit to do some service works. So, to be a nurse or household management service person is a good choice. Engage in artistic works, eg. to be an actor, a painter, a musician, a dancer etc. are also good choices. Besides, typists and teachers are usually favored works by the Sheep. Lack of the spirit of adventure, the people under the Sheep sign are not fit to do those highly competitive works such as investing in stocks, commodities trading, journalism and more. 

When selecting a Chinese name for the people born in the year of Sheep, there are some dos and don’ts you need to know which are based on the characters of the Sheep, zodiac compatibility and Chinese five element theories. Let's take a look at what are good and auspicious names for the male and female Sheep.
→ Auspicious Chinese Names for the Sheep