2015 Chinese Zodiac: Wood Goat
People born in 2015 are Yin Wood Goats, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.
Quick answer
The 2015 zodiac year ran from February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016. If you were born on or after February 19, 2015, your sign is the Wood Goat. If you were born earlier in 2015, you belong to the Wood Horse of 2014.
Wood Goat personality
Gentle, creative and compassionate.
The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the eighth animal of the zodiac and stands for gentleness, creativity and peace. Goats are kind, artistic and attuned to beauty and emotion.
Wood years add growth, creativity and flexibility. Wood people tend to be idealistic, cooperative and always learning.
Strengths: Compassionate, Creative and artistic, Gentle, Easy-going, Loyal to loved ones. Watch for: Indecisive, Pessimistic when stressed, Shy, Dependent on support, Avoids conflict.
Read the full Goat guide for love, career and compatibility.
Born early in 2015?
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2015, Chinese New Year fell on February 19, 2015. Anyone born before that date is a Wood Horse instead. See the Horse guide.
2015 zodiac year facts
- Chinese New Year 2015 fell on a Thursday, February 19, 2015.
- The Goat year lasted 354 days, slightly shorter than a calendar year.
- Anyone born in the first 49 days of 2015 (January 1 to February 19, 2015) belongs to the previous sign.
- People born in 2015 turn 11 or 10 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
- The same Wood Goat combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1955.
Other Goat years: 1991, 2003, 2027. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.
Goat compatibility
The Goat is traditionally most harmonious with Rabbit and Pig, and tends to clash with the Ox.
Near 2015, the Goat's harmonious partners were born in: Rabbit: 2011; Pig: 2019.
The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition offered for reflection and entertainment.