Year and Animal-Element
Correspondence of the 15th, 16th and 17th Rabyung (60-Year Cycles)
Each Tibetan lunar year is ruled by one of 12 signs (one year at a time) and by one of the 5 elements (two years in a row). The combination of the 12 animal signs and the 5 elements makes for a 60-year cycle called Rabyung. The current 17th Rabyung started in 1987.
Since the Losar -- the Tibetan lunar New Year -- is related to the new moon, its Gregorian (also called Western) dates varies and can occur anywhere from the end of January and the beginning of the March.
The determine the birth year's sign for a birth date occurring around February, you should find here (Dates of Losar page) for the precise Losar date of that year according to Tsurphu Calendar System.
Fire-Rabbit: 1867, 1927, 1987
Earth-Dragon: 1868, 1928, 1988
Earth-Snake: 1869, 1929, 1989
Iron-Horse: 1870, 1930, 1990
Iron-Sheep: 1871, 1931, 1991
Water-Monkey: 1872, 1932, 1992
Water-Bird: 1873, 1933, 1993
Wood-Dog: 1874, 1934, 1994
Wood-Pig: 1875, 1935, 1995
Fire-Mouse: 1876, 1936, 1996
Fire-Ox: 1877, 1937, 1997
Earth-Tiger: 1878, 1938, 1998
Earth-Rabbit: 1879, 1939, 1999
Iron-Dragon: 1880, 1940, 2000
Iron-Snake: 1881, 1941, 2001
Water-Horse: 1882, 1942, 2002
Water-Sheep: 1883, 1943, 2003
Wood-Monkey: 1884, 1944, 2004
Wood-Bird: 1885, 1945, 2005
Fire-Dog: 1886, 1946, 2006
Fire-Pig: 1887, 1947, 2007
Earth-Mouse: 1888, 1948, 2008
Earth-Ox: 1889, 1949, 2009
Iron-Tiger: 1890, 1950, 2010
Iron-Rabbit: 1891, 1951, 2011
Water-Dragon: 1892, 1952, 2012
Water-Snake: 1893, 1953, 2013
Wood-Horse: 1894, 1954, 2014
Wood-Sheep: 1895, 1955, 2015
Fire-Monkey: 1896, 1956, 2016
Fire-Bird: 1897, 1957, 2017
Earth-Dog: 1898, 1958, 2018
Earth-Pig: 1899, 1959, 2019
Iron-Mouse: 1900, 1960, 2020
Iron-Ox: 1901, 1961, 2021
Water-Tiger: 1902, 1962, 2022
Water-Rabbit: 1903, 1963, 2023
Wood-Dragon: 1904, 1964, 2024
Wood-Snake: 1905, 1965, 2025
Fire-Horse: 1906, 1966, 2026
Fire-Sheep: 1907, 1967, 2027
Earth-Monkey: 1908, 1968, 2028
Earth-Bird: 1909, 1969, 2029
Iron-Dog: 1910, 1970, 2030
Iron-Pig: 1911, 1971, 2031
Water-Mouse: 1912, 1972, 2032
Water-Ox: 1913, 1973, 2033
Wood-Tiger: 1914, 1974, 2034
Wood-Rabbit: 1915, 1975, 2035
Fire-Dragon: 1916, 1976, 2036
Fire-Snake: 1917, 1977, 2037
Earth-Horse: 1918, 1978, 2038
Earth-Sheep: 1919, 1979, 2039
Iron-Monkey: 1920, 1980, 2040
Iron-Bird: 1921, 1981, 2041
Water-Dog: 1922, 1982, 2042
Water-Pig: 1923, 1983, 2043
Wood-Mouse: 1924, 1984, 2044
Wood-Ox: 1925, 1985, 2045
Fire-Tiger: 1926, 1986, 2046