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Updated 2026-06-25

Tibetan Zodiac: the Sheep (Goat)

Traits and the 2026 Fire Horse year outlook for the Sheep (Goat) in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition.

Traits: Kind, gentle, creative and peace-loving.

In the Fire Horse year (2026): Sheep is traditionally harmonious with Horse — a relatively supportive year.

The Sheep across the five elements

Over the 60-year cycle the Sheep appears once with each of the five elements — each pairing gives a different character:

Wood Sheepspring Fire Sheepsummer Earth Sheepthe turn of the seasons Metal Sheepautumn Water Sheepwinter

Years of the Sheep

Recent years of the Sheep: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027. The Sheep returns every twelve years, each time carrying a different one of the five elements — which is why a 2027 Sheep and a 2015 Sheep are read differently in zurkhai.

Who the Sheep gets on with

In zurkhai compatibility the Sheep's closest match is the Horse — its Liu He, or "six-harmony", partner. Its natural allies are the Rabbit and Pig (together they form one of the four San He triangles), while its traditional opposite is the Ox, a pairing said to need extra care. These animal rules are only one of four parameters the app weighs — element, animal, menge and parkha — when it calculates full couple compatibility.

Check a couple's compatibility in the app. The animal match above is only one of four factors. The Zurkhai app for iPhone weighs all four — element, animal, menge and parkha — and gives any two birth dates a 1–5 star rating with a detailed reading. Check compatibility in the App Store →

Frequently asked

What is the Tibetan zodiac Sheep like?
Kind, gentle, creative and peace-loving.
Which animals is the Sheep compatible with?
The Sheep's closest match is the Horse; its allies are the Rabbit and Pig; its traditional opposite is the Ox.
How does the Sheep fare in the Fire Horse year 2026?
Sheep is traditionally harmonious with Horse — a relatively supportive year.
How does the Tibetan zodiac work?
Tibetan astrology overlays a 12-year cycle of animals with a 5-element cycle (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). Each element governs two consecutive years, so 12 animals × 5 elements form a 60-year cycle before the same animal+element pairing repeats. Every year therefore carries both an animal and an element — 2026 is the Fire Horse. The system blends indigenous Bon astrology, Chinese-derived element/animal astrology, and Indian Kalachakra star astrology.

The Fire Horse year 2026 → · What is zurkhai? →

Animal/element traits and yearly outlooks are presented as traditional belief, not fact, and vary between astrologers and lineages.