INDIA, Dec. 3 -- Here's a fun fact about astrology: Even though the Western and Chinese zodiacs operate on different systems, they have more in common than you might think. Yes, the two may originate from different celestial cycles - the solar cycle for Western astrology and the lunar cycle for Chinese astrology - but each of the Chinese zodiac signs has a Western equivalent.

The Western zodiac wheel consists of 12 signs based on constellations. As such, a person's date of birth is used to determine their star sign. Meanwhile, the Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle, with each year associated with a specific animal. Your birth year determines your Chinese animal zodiac sign.

However, parallels are often drawn between the signs of the...