The following table shows the Chinese years The following table shows the Chinese years and the corresponding animal signs as well as cosmic elements
from 1880 AD to 2020 AD.
Any Chinese year invariably begins with the second new-moon day after the winter solstice. The Chinese New Year's day, therefore, is movable just as Easter Day, which is also tributary of the moon and takes place somewhere between January 21 and February 20 according to astronomic circumstances.
The Chinese zodiac is a cycle of twelve Chinese years placed under the signs of the twelve following symbolic animals: Rat, Buffalo (or Ox), Tiger, Cat (or Rabbit or Hare), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep or Ram), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig (or Boar).
Chinese years also evolve in cycles of ten years each. Every set of two consecutive years is governed by a Chinese cosmic element. There are five elements in all: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water. |
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It's your Chinese year of birth that determines your Chinese animal sign as well as your Chinese cosmic element. If you were born between January 21, 1966 and February 8, 1967 that is, in the course of a Horse year, which was at the same time a Fire year your Chinese animal sign is Horse, and your Chinese cosmic element is Fire. In other words, you are known as a Fire Horse. Likewise, anyone born in an Earth Buffalo year is known as an Earth Buffalo. |
Our calculator above, covering the period from 1900 through 2024 AD, indicates your exact Chinese animal sign and cosmic element according to your date of birth.
If you happen to notice differences between our calculator and other sources, rely entirely on our indications for they're rigorously precise. And this for two reasons: |
First, the Vietnamese calendar is often used. But since there's a difference of one hour between Hanoi and Peking, this may cause a difference of one day, one month, and even one year between the Vietnamese and Chinese calendars. Remember that in 1985, the Chinese celebrated the New Year of the Wood Buffalo one whole month before the Vietnamese! Our calculator is strictly in conformity with the Chinese calendar.
Second, as it was pointed out above, any Chinese year takes place somewhere between January 21 and February 20 according to astronomic circumstances. It's therefore inaccurate to say that all people born in 1973 are Oxen, since the year of the Ox in question only began on February 3, 1973, while people born between January 1 et February 2, 1973, are Rats. Our calculator takes all such peculiarities into account. |
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From 10 Feb 1880 to 29 Jan 1881 : METAL DRAGON
From 30 Jan 1881 to 17 Feb 1882 : METAL SNAKE
From 18 Feb 1882 to 07 Feb 1883 : WATER HORSE
From 08 Feb 1883 to 27 Jan 1884 : WATER GOAT
From 28 Jan 1884 to 14 Feb 1885 : WOOD MONKEY
From 15 Feb 1885 to 03 Feb 1886 : WOOD ROOSTER
From 04 Feb 1886 to 23 Jan 1887 : FIRE DOG
From 24 Jan 1887 to 11 Feb 1888 : FIRE PIG |
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From 12 Feb 1888 to 30 Jan 1889 : EARTH RAT
From 31 Jan 1889 to 20 Jan 1890 : EARTH OX
From 21 Jan 1890 to 08 Feb 1891 : METAL TIGER
From 09 Feb 1891 to 29 Jan 1892 : METAL RABBIT
From 30 Jan 1892 to 16 Feb 1893 : WATER DRAGON
From 17 Feb 1893 to 05 Feb 1894 : WATER SNAKE
From 06 Feb 1894 to 25 Jan 1895 : WOOD HORSE
From 26 Jan 1895 to 12 Feb 1896 : WOOD GOAT
From 13 Feb 1896 to 01 Feb 1897 : FIRE MONKEY
From 02 Feb 1897 to 21 Jan 1898 : FIRE ROOSTER
From 22 Jan 1898 to 09 Feb 1899 : EARTH DOG
From 10 Feb 1899 to 30 Jan 1900 : EARTH PIG |
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From 31 Jan 1900 to 18 Feb 1901 : METAL RAT
From 19 Feb 1901 to 07 Feb 1902 : METAL OX
From 08 Feb 1902 to 28 Jan 1903 : WATER TIGER
From 29 Jan 1903 to 15 Feb 1904 : WATER RABBIT
From 16 Feb 1904 to 03 Feb 1905 : WOOD DRAGON
From 04 Feb 1905 to 24 Jan 1906 : WOOD SNAKE
From 25 Jan 1906 to 12 Feb 1907 : FIRE HORSE
From 13 Feb 1907 to 01 Feb 1908 : FIRE GOAT
From 02 Feb 1908 to 21 Jan 1909 : EARTH MONKEY
From 22 Jan 1909 to 09 Feb 1910 : EARTH ROOSTER
From 10 Feb 1910 to 29 Jan 1911 : METAL DOG
From 30 Jan 1911 to 17 Feb 1912 : METAL PIG |
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From 18 Feb 1912 to 05 Feb 1913 : WATER RAT
From 06 Feb 1913 to 25 Jan 1914 : WATER OX
From 26 Jan 1914 to 13 Feb 1915 : WOOD TIGER
From 14 Feb 1915 to 02 Feb 1916 : WOOD RABBIT
From 03 Feb 1916 to 22 Jan 1917 : FIRE DRAGON
From 23 Jan 1917 to 10 Feb 1918 : FIRE SNAKE
From 11 Feb 1918 to 31 Jan 1919 : EARTH HORSE
From 01 Feb 1919 to 19 Feb 1920 : EARTH GOAT
From 20 Feb 1920 to 07 Feb 1921 : METAL MONKEY
From 08 Feb 1921 to 27 Jan 1922 : METAL ROOSTER
From 28 Jan 1922 to 15 Feb 1923 : WATER DOG
From 16 Feb 1923 to 04 Feb 1924 : WATER PIG |
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From 05 Feb 1924 to 24 Jan 1925 : WOOD RAT
From 25 Jan 1925 to 12 Feb 1926 : WOOD OX
From 13 Feb 1926 to 01 Feb 1927 : FIRE TIGER
From 02 Feb 1927 to 22 Jan 1928 : FIRE RABBIT
From 23 Jan 1928 to 09 Feb 1929 : EARTH DRAGON
From 10 Feb 1929 to 29 Jan 1930 : EARTH SNAKE
From 30 Jan 1930 to 16 Feb 1931 : METAL HORSE
From 17 Feb 1931 to 05 Feb 1932 : METAL GOAT
From 06 Feb 1932 to 25 Jan 1933 : WATER MONKEY
From 26 Jan 1933 to 13 Feb 1934 : WATER ROOSTER
From 14 Feb 1934 to 03 Feb 1935 : WOOD DOG
From 04 Feb 1935 to 23 Jan 1936 : WOOD PIG |
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From 24 Jan 1936 to 10 Feb 1937 : FIRE RAT
From 11 Feb 1937 to 30 Jan 1938 : FIRE OX
From 31 Jan 1938 to 18 Feb 1939 : EARTH TIGER
From 19 Feb 1939 to 07 Feb 1940 : EARTH RABBIT
From 08 Feb 1940 to 26 Jan 1941 : METAL DRAGON
From 27 Jan 1941 to 14 Feb 1942 : METAL SNAKE
From 15 Feb 1942 to 04 Feb 1943 : WATER HORSE
From 05 Feb 1943 to 24 Jan 1944 : WATER GOAT
From 25 Jan 1944 to 12 Feb 1945 : WOOD MONKEY
From 13 Feb 1945 to 01 Feb 1946 : WOOD ROOSTER
From 02 Feb 1946 to 21 Jan 1947 : FIRE DOG
From 22 Jan 1947 to 09 Feb 1948 : FIRE PIG |
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From 10 Feb 1948 to 28 Jan 1949 : EARTH RAT
From 29 Jan 1949 to 16 Feb 1950 : EARTH OX
From 17 Feb 1950 to 05 Feb 1951 : METAL TIGER
From 06 Feb 1951 to 26 Jan 1952 : METAL RABBIT
From 27 Jan 1952 to 13 Feb 1953 : WATER DRAGON
From 14 Feb 1953 to 02 Feb 1954 : WATER SNAKE
From 03 Feb 1954 to 23 Jan 1955 : WOOD HORSE
From 24 Jan 1955 to 11 Feb 1956 : WOOD GOAT
From 12 Feb 1956 to 30 Jan 1957 : FIRE MONKEY
From 31 Jan 1957 to 17 Feb 1958 : FIRE ROOSTER
From 18 Feb 1958 to 07 Feb 1959 : EARTH DOG
From 08 Feb 1959 to 27 Jan 1960 : EARTH PIG |
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From 28 Jan 1960 to 14 Feb 1961 : METAL RAT
From 15 Feb 1961 to 04 Feb 1962 : METAL OX
From 05 Feb 1962 to 24 Jan 1963 : WATER TIGER
From 25 Jan 1963 to 12 Feb 1964 : WATER RABBIT
From 13 Feb 1964 to 01 Feb 1965 : WOOD DRAGON
From 02 Feb 1965 to 20 Jan 1966 : WOOD SNAKE
From 21 Jan 1966 to 08 Feb 1967 : FIRE HORSE
From 09 Feb 1967 to 29 Jan 1968 : FIRE GOAT
From 30 Jan 1968 to 16 Feb 1969 : EARTH MONKEY
From 17 Feb 1969 to 05 Feb 1970 : EARTH ROOSTER
From 06 Feb 1970 to 26 Jan 1971 : METAL DOG
From 27 Jan 1971 to 14 Feb 1972 : METAL PIG |
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From 15 Feb 1972 to 02 Feb 1973 : WATER RAT
From 03 Feb 1973 to 22 Jan 1974 : WATER OX
From 23 Jan 1974 to 10 Feb 1975 : WOOD TIGER
From 11 Feb 1975 to 30 Jan 1976 : WOOD RABBIT
From 31 Jan 1976 to 17 Feb 1977 : FIRE DRAGON
From 18 Feb 1977 to 06 Feb 1978 : FIRE SNAKE
From 07 Feb 1978 to 27 Jan 1979 : EARTH HORSE
From 28 Jan 1979 to 15 Feb 1980 : EARTH GOAT
From 16 Feb 1980 to 04 Feb 1981 : METAL MONKEY
From 05 Feb 1981 to 24 Jan 1982 : METAL ROOSTER
From 25 Jan 1982 to 12 Feb 1983 : WATER DOG
From 13 Feb 1983 to 01 Feb 1984 : WATER PIG |
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From 02 Feb 1984 to 19 Feb 1985 : WOOD RAT
From 20 Feb 1985 to 08 Feb 1986 : WOOD OX
From 09 Feb 1986 to 28 Jan 1987 : FIRE TIGER
From 29 Jan 1987 to 16 Feb 1988 : FIRE RABBIT
From 17 Feb 1988 to 05 Feb 1989 : EARTH DRAGON
From 06 Feb 1989 to 26 Jan 1990 : EARTH SNAKE
From 27 Jan 1990 to 14 Feb 1991 : METAL HORSE
From 15 Feb 1991 to 03 Feb 1992 : METAL GOAT
From 04 Feb 1992 to 22 Jan 1993 : WATER MONKEY
From 23 Jan 1993 to 09 Feb 1994 : WATER ROOSTER
From 10 Feb 1994 to 30 Jan 1995 : WOOD DOG
From 31 Jan 1995 to 18 Feb 1996 : WOOD PIG |
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From 19 Feb 1996 to 06 Feb 1997 : FIRE RAT
From 07 Feb 1997 to 27 Jan 1998 : FIRE OX
From 28 Jan 1998 to 15 Feb 1999 : EARTH TIGER
From 16 Feb 1999 to 04 Feb 2000 : EARTH RABBIT
From 05 Feb 2000 to 23 Jan 2001 : METAL DRAGON
From 24 Jan 2001 to 11 Feb 2002 : METAL SNAKE
From 12 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003 : WATER HORSE
From 01 Feb 2003 to 21 Jan 2004 : WATER GOAT
From 22 Jan 2004 to 08 Feb 2005 : WOOD MONKEY
From 09 Feb 2005 to 28 Jan 2006 : WOOD ROOSTER
From 29 Jan 2006 to 17 Feb 2007 : FIRE DOG
From 18 Feb 2007 to 06 Feb 2008 : FIRE PIG |
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From 07 Feb 2008 to 25 Jan 2009 : EARTH RAT
From 26 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2010 : EARTH OX
From 14 Feb 2010 to 02 Feb 2011 : METAL TIGER
From 03 Feb 2011 to 22 Jan 2012 : METAL RABBIT
From 23 Jan 2012 to 09 Feb 2013 : WATER DRAGON
From 10 Feb 2013 to 30 Jan 2014 : WATER SNAKE
From 31 Jan 2014 to 18 Feb 2015 : WOOD HORSE
From 19 Feb 2015 to 07 Feb 2016 : WOOD GOAT
From 08 Feb 2016 to 27 Jan 2017 : FIRE MONKEY
From 28 Jan 2017 to 15 Feb 2018 : FIRE ROOSTER
From 16 Feb 2018 to 04 Feb 2019 : EARTH DOG
From 05 Feb 2019 to 24 Jan 2020 : EARTH PIG | |
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