My birthdate is between 2 Chinese astrology signs, what is mine?

I was born on February 8th, 1986

The 8th is considered Ox, and 9th is considered Tiger based on some sources that I saw, but most just say that 1986 is Tiger. I always considered I was Tiger but maybe a combination of the two makes more sense.

This is a easy question.

Chinese horoscopes is a simplified version of the "8 symbols fortune telling" 鍏瓧璁哄懡. But instead of looking into your year, month, day and time, it only look into the year.

For the year, it is not computed based on Chinese New Year, but when the spring starts, known as 绔嬫槬. In 1986, spring started on the 4th of February. So your 8 symbols are:

涓欏瘏 (Tiger year)
搴氬瘏 (Tiger month)
鐧告湭 (Goat day)
XX (unknown time)

Therefore, God bless, you are a tiger! Also, the ancient Chinese horoscopes does not have things like combination of both. Unlike western horoscopes, chinese horoscopes don't follow the stars.

To help you out, you should try to find out the Chinese rising and Moon sign. Reason being is if your rising and /or Moon sign is in the Tiger sign, you would apt to feel like a Tiger, especially if it is your rising.

You feel like a Tiger +

What do your friends see you as?

Very easy. Look to western astrology for a bit.

Chinese new year's is celebrated on the first new moon during the time in which the sun is in Aquarius. A new moon means Sun conjunct Moon. So for it to be chinese new years, the moon should definitely be in Aquarius. And conjunct the sun. Although, the new moon is usually visible for roughly about 2 and a half days. When it is visible, of course. So add another 14 to 15 degrees both ways to make sure you're out of the new moon.

(The Chinese usually celebrate for 3 days, roughly falling together with the 2.5 days that the moon stays in the same phase)

Anything before that is Ox, anything after that would be Tiger. During that, you will have to check exactly when the first new moon would have been visible or the first day of celebration of the Chinese new year's.

You are a wood ox

The lunar date of Feb 8 1986 is Dec 30, year of the ox and the lunar date of Feb 9, 1986 is Jan1, the start of the year of the tiger. hope this clears up the actual dates.