MB Free Chinese Zodiac Signs Software determines your Chinese zodiac sign from your date of birth. Chinese zodiac signs are also known as animal signs. These signs are based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This program gives you a detailed interpretation of the sign you belong to according to Chinese Astrology. It gives a report that includes the positive and negative characteristics of each sign, your lucky colors, months and seasons, gemstone, element, energy, ruling planet and compatibility with other signs. This program aims to help people come to terms with their good and bad traits and rectify the negative qualities if they have any, so that they can lead happy and prosperous life. The Chinese calendar has a sixty year cycle. Each year is signified by an animal and an element. There are five elements and twelve animals which give rise to the sixty year cycle. The period from mid January to mid February of each year may have a different animal sign and element based on the Chinese Calendar. A person born in a particular year, is governed by the animal that governs that year.