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Your Chinese animal.
Your element.

Find your Chinese zodiac animal, element and yin/yang with the correct Lunar New Year boundary, which matters most if you were born in January or February.

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Year table

Every year’s animal.

Each Chinese year runs from its Lunar New Year to the day before the next one.

Year	Runs	Animal	Element	Polarity
1924	5 Feb 1924 – 23 Jan 1925	Rat	Wood	Yang
1925	24 Jan 1925 – 12 Feb 1926	Ox	Wood	Yin
1926	13 Feb 1926 – 1 Feb 1927	Tiger	Fire	Yang
1927	2 Feb 1927 – 22 Jan 1928	Rabbit	Fire	Yin
1928	23 Jan 1928 – 9 Feb 1929	Dragon	Earth	Yang
1929	10 Feb 1929 – 29 Jan 1930	Snake	Earth	Yin
1930	30 Jan 1930 – 16 Feb 1931	Horse	Metal	Yang
1931	17 Feb 1931 – 5 Feb 1932	Goat	Metal	Yin
1932	6 Feb 1932 – 25 Jan 1933	Monkey	Water	Yang
1933	26 Jan 1933 – 13 Feb 1934	Rooster	Water	Yin
1934	14 Feb 1934 – 3 Feb 1935	Dog	Wood	Yang
1935	4 Feb 1935 – 23 Jan 1936	Pig	Wood	Yin
1936	24 Jan 1936 – 10 Feb 1937	Rat	Fire	Yang
1937	11 Feb 1937 – 30 Jan 1938	Ox	Fire	Yin
1938	31 Jan 1938 – 18 Feb 1939	Tiger	Earth	Yang
1939	19 Feb 1939 – 7 Feb 1940	Rabbit	Earth	Yin
1940	8 Feb 1940 – 26 Jan 1941	Dragon	Metal	Yang
1941	27 Jan 1941 – 14 Feb 1942	Snake	Metal	Yin
1942	15 Feb 1942 – 4 Feb 1943	Horse	Water	Yang
1943	5 Feb 1943 – 24 Jan 1944	Goat	Water	Yin
1944	25 Jan 1944 – 12 Feb 1945	Monkey	Wood	Yang
1945	13 Feb 1945 – 1 Feb 1946	Rooster	Wood	Yin
1946	2 Feb 1946 – 21 Jan 1947	Dog	Fire	Yang
1947	22 Jan 1947 – 9 Feb 1948	Pig	Fire	Yin
1948	10 Feb 1948 – 28 Jan 1949	Rat	Earth	Yang
1949	29 Jan 1949 – 16 Feb 1950	Ox	Earth	Yin
1950	17 Feb 1950 – 5 Feb 1951	Tiger	Metal	Yang
1951	6 Feb 1951 – 26 Jan 1952	Rabbit	Metal	Yin
1952	27 Jan 1952 – 13 Feb 1953	Dragon	Water	Yang
1953	14 Feb 1953 – 2 Feb 1954	Snake	Water	Yin
1954	3 Feb 1954 – 23 Jan 1955	Horse	Wood	Yang
1955	24 Jan 1955 – 11 Feb 1956	Goat	Wood	Yin
1956	12 Feb 1956 – 30 Jan 1957	Monkey	Fire	Yang
1957	31 Jan 1957 – 17 Feb 1958	Rooster	Fire	Yin
1958	18 Feb 1958 – 7 Feb 1959	Dog	Earth	Yang
1959	8 Feb 1959 – 27 Jan 1960	Pig	Earth	Yin
1960	28 Jan 1960 – 14 Feb 1961	Rat	Metal	Yang
1961	15 Feb 1961 – 4 Feb 1962	Ox	Metal	Yin
1962	5 Feb 1962 – 24 Jan 1963	Tiger	Water	Yang
1963	25 Jan 1963 – 12 Feb 1964	Rabbit	Water	Yin
1964	13 Feb 1964 – 1 Feb 1965	Dragon	Wood	Yang
1965	2 Feb 1965 – 20 Jan 1966	Snake	Wood	Yin
1966	21 Jan 1966 – 8 Feb 1967	Horse	Fire	Yang
1967	9 Feb 1967 – 29 Jan 1968	Goat	Fire	Yin
1968	30 Jan 1968 – 16 Feb 1969	Monkey	Earth	Yang
1969	17 Feb 1969 – 5 Feb 1970	Rooster	Earth	Yin
1970	6 Feb 1970 – 26 Jan 1971	Dog	Metal	Yang
1971	27 Jan 1971 – 14 Feb 1972	Pig	Metal	Yin
1972	15 Feb 1972 – 2 Feb 1973	Rat	Water	Yang
1973	3 Feb 1973 – 22 Jan 1974	Ox	Water	Yin
1974	23 Jan 1974 – 10 Feb 1975	Tiger	Wood	Yang
1975	11 Feb 1975 – 30 Jan 1976	Rabbit	Wood	Yin
1976	31 Jan 1976 – 17 Feb 1977	Dragon	Fire	Yang
1977	18 Feb 1977 – 6 Feb 1978	Snake	Fire	Yin
1978	7 Feb 1978 – 27 Jan 1979	Horse	Earth	Yang
1979	28 Jan 1979 – 15 Feb 1980	Goat	Earth	Yin
1980	16 Feb 1980 – 4 Feb 1981	Monkey	Metal	Yang
1981	5 Feb 1981 – 24 Jan 1982	Rooster	Metal	Yin
1982	25 Jan 1982 – 12 Feb 1983	Dog	Water	Yang
1983	13 Feb 1983 – 1 Feb 1984	Pig	Water	Yin
1984	2 Feb 1984 – 19 Feb 1985	Rat	Wood	Yang
1985	20 Feb 1985 – 8 Feb 1986	Ox	Wood	Yin
1986	9 Feb 1986 – 28 Jan 1987	Tiger	Fire	Yang
1987	29 Jan 1987 – 16 Feb 1988	Rabbit	Fire	Yin
1988	17 Feb 1988 – 5 Feb 1989	Dragon	Earth	Yang
1989	6 Feb 1989 – 26 Jan 1990	Snake	Earth	Yin
1990	27 Jan 1990 – 14 Feb 1991	Horse	Metal	Yang
1991	15 Feb 1991 – 3 Feb 1992	Goat	Metal	Yin
1992	4 Feb 1992 – 22 Jan 1993	Monkey	Water	Yang
1993	23 Jan 1993 – 9 Feb 1994	Rooster	Water	Yin
1994	10 Feb 1994 – 30 Jan 1995	Dog	Wood	Yang
1995	31 Jan 1995 – 18 Feb 1996	Pig	Wood	Yin
1996	19 Feb 1996 – 6 Feb 1997	Rat	Fire	Yang
1997	7 Feb 1997 – 27 Jan 1998	Ox	Fire	Yin
1998	28 Jan 1998 – 15 Feb 1999	Tiger	Earth	Yang
1999	16 Feb 1999 – 4 Feb 2000	Rabbit	Earth	Yin
2000	5 Feb 2000 – 23 Jan 2001	Dragon	Metal	Yang
2001	24 Jan 2001 – 11 Feb 2002	Snake	Metal	Yin
2002	12 Feb 2002 – 31 Jan 2003	Horse	Water	Yang
2003	1 Feb 2003 – 21 Jan 2004	Goat	Water	Yin
2004	22 Jan 2004 – 8 Feb 2005	Monkey	Wood	Yang
2005	9 Feb 2005 – 28 Jan 2006	Rooster	Wood	Yin
2006	29 Jan 2006 – 17 Feb 2007	Dog	Fire	Yang
2007	18 Feb 2007 – 6 Feb 2008	Pig	Fire	Yin
2008	7 Feb 2008 – 25 Jan 2009	Rat	Earth	Yang
2009	26 Jan 2009 – 13 Feb 2010	Ox	Earth	Yin
2010	14 Feb 2010 – 2 Feb 2011	Tiger	Metal	Yang
2011	3 Feb 2011 – 22 Jan 2012	Rabbit	Metal	Yin
2012	23 Jan 2012 – 9 Feb 2013	Dragon	Water	Yang
2013	10 Feb 2013 – 30 Jan 2014	Snake	Water	Yin
2014	31 Jan 2014 – 18 Feb 2015	Horse	Wood	Yang
2015	19 Feb 2015 – 7 Feb 2016	Goat	Wood	Yin
2016	8 Feb 2016 – 27 Jan 2017	Monkey	Fire	Yang
2017	28 Jan 2017 – 15 Feb 2018	Rooster	Fire	Yin
2018	16 Feb 2018 – 4 Feb 2019	Dog	Earth	Yang
2019	5 Feb 2019 – 24 Jan 2020	Pig	Earth	Yin
2020	25 Jan 2020 – 11 Feb 2021	Rat	Metal	Yang
2021	12 Feb 2021 – 31 Jan 2022	Ox	Metal	Yin
2022	1 Feb 2022 – 21 Jan 2023	Tiger	Water	Yang
2023	22 Jan 2023 – 9 Feb 2024	Rabbit	Water	Yin
2024	10 Feb 2024 – 28 Jan 2025	Dragon	Wood	Yang
2025	29 Jan 2025 – 16 Feb 2026	Snake	Wood	Yin
2026	17 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027	Horse	Fire	Yang
2027	6 Feb 2027 – 25 Jan 2028	Goat	Fire	Yin
2028	26 Jan 2028 – 12 Feb 2029	Monkey	Earth	Yang
2029	13 Feb 2029 – 2 Feb 2030	Rooster	Earth	Yin
2030	3 Feb 2030 – 22 Jan 2031	Dog	Metal	Yang
2031	23 Jan 2031 – 10 Feb 2032	Pig	Metal	Yin
2032	11 Feb 2032 – 30 Jan 2033	Rat	Water	Yang
2033	31 Jan 2033 – 18 Feb 2034	Ox	Water	Yin
2034	19 Feb 2034 – 7 Feb 2035	Tiger	Wood	Yang
2035	8 Feb 2035 – 27 Jan 2036	Rabbit	Wood	Yin
2036	28 Jan 2036 – 14 Feb 2037	Dragon	Fire	Yang
2037	15 Feb 2037 – 3 Feb 2038	Snake	Fire	Yin
2038	4 Feb 2038 – 23 Jan 2039	Horse	Earth	Yang
2039	24 Jan 2039 – 11 Feb 2040	Goat	Earth	Yin
2040	12 Feb 2040 – 31 Jan 2041	Monkey	Metal	Yang
2041	1 Feb 2041 – 21 Jan 2042	Rooster	Metal	Yin
2042	22 Jan 2042 – 9 Feb 2043	Dog	Water	Yang
2043	10 Feb 2043 – 29 Jan 2044	Pig	Water	Yin

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Good to know

A little clarity.

Why is my animal not the one for my birth year?

The Chinese zodiac year begins at Lunar New Year, which falls between 21 January and 20 February. If you were born in January or early February, before that year’s Lunar New Year, you belong to the previous year’s animal.

What do the element and yin/yang mean?

The five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) each last two years, and the years alternate yang and yin. Together with the twelve animals they form a sixty-year cycle, so a Metal Horse year returns every sixty years.

Is this the same as BaZi?

No. BaZi (Four Pillars) is a fuller chart from the year, month, day and hour of birth, and it starts the year at Li Chun (around 4 February) rather than Lunar New Year. The animal here is the popular year sign; your BaZi Day Master is something different.

How is this different from my Vedic Moon sign?

Vedic astrology uses the Moon’s actual position among the stars at your birth, which changes every two and a half days. The Chinese animal describes your whole lunar year. They are separate traditions and can be enjoyed side by side.

How accurate are the dates?

We calculate each Lunar New Year from the real new moons and solar terms, in Beijing time as the Chinese calendar does, and check every year from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory tables.

Every year’s animal.

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