Chinese Zodiac Years (Year, Element, Animal)

Year: Feb 05, 1924 – Jan 23, 1925; Element: Yang Wood; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Jan 24, 1925 – Feb 12, 1926; Element: Yin Wood; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 13, 1926 – Feb 01, 1927; Element: Yang Fire; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 02, 1927 – Jan 22, 1928; Element: Yin Fire; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Jan 23, 1928 – Feb 09, 1929; Element: Yang Earth; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 10, 1929 – Jan 29, 1930; Element: Yin Earth; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Jan 30, 1930 – Feb 16, 1931; Element: Yang Metal; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 17, 1931 – Feb 05, 1932; Element: Yin Metal; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 06, 1932 – Jan 25, 1933; Element: Yang Water; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Jan 26, 1933 – Feb 13, 1934; Element: Yin Water; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 14, 1934 – Feb 03, 1935; Element: Yang Wood; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 04, 1935 – Jan 23, 1936; Element: Yin Wood; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Jan 24, 1936 – Feb 10 1937; Element: Yang Fire; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 11, 1937 – Jan 30 1938; Element: Yin Fire; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Jan 31, 1938 – Feb 18, 1939; Element: Yang Earth; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 19, 1939 – Feb 07, 1940; Element: Yin Earth; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Feb 08, 1940 – Jan 26, 1941; Element: Yang Metal; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Jan 27, 1941 – Feb 14, 1942; Element: Yin Metal; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 15, 1942 – Feb 04, 1943; Element: Yang Water; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 05, 1943 – Jan 24, 1944; Element: Yin Water; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Jan 25, 1944 – Feb 12, 1945; Element: Yang Wood; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 13, 1945 – Feb 01, 1946; Element: Yin Wood; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 02, 1946 – Jan 21, 1947; Element: Yang Fire; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Jan 22, 1947 – Feb 09, 1948; Element: Yin Fire; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 10, 1948 – Jan 28, 1949; Element: Yang Earth; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Jan 29, 1949 – Feb 16, 1950; Element: Yin Earth; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 17, 1950 – Feb 05, 1951; Element: Yang Metal; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 06, 1951 – Jan 26, 1952; Element: Yin Metal; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Jan 27, 1952 – Feb 13, 1953; Element: Yang Water; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 14, 1953 – Feb 02, 1954; Element: Yin Water; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 03, 1954 – Jan 23, 1955; Element: Yang Wood; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Jan 24, 1955 – Feb 11, 1956; Element: Yin Wood; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 12, 1956 – Jan 30 1957; Element: Yang Fire; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Jan 31, 1957 – Feb 17, 1958; Element: Yin Fire; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 18, 1958 – Feb 07, 1959; Element: Yang Earth; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 08, 1959 – Jan 27, 1960; Element: Yin Earth; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Jan 28, 1960 – Feb 14, 1961; Element: Yang Metal; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 15, 1961 – Feb 04, 1962; Element: Yin Metal; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 05, 1962 – Jan 24, 1963; Element: Yang Water; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Jan 25, 1963 – Feb 12, 1964; Element: Yin Water; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Feb 13, 1964 – Feb 01, 1965; Element: Yang Wood; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 02, 1965 – Jan 20 1966; Element: Yin Wood; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Jan 21, 1966 – Feb 08, 1967; Element: Yang Fire; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 09, 1967 – Jan 29, 1968; Element: Yin Fire; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Jan 30, 1968 – Feb 16, 1969; Element: Yang Earth; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 17, 1969 – Feb 05, 1970; Element: Yin Earth; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 06, 1970 – Jan 26, 1971; Element: Yang Metal; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Jan 27, 1971 – Feb 14, 1972; Element: Yin Metal; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 15, 1972 – Feb 02, 1973; Element: Yang Water; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 03, 1973 – Jan 22, 1974; Element: Yin Water; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Jan 23, 1974 – Feb 10 1975; Element: Yang Wood; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 11, 1975 – Jan 30 1976; Element: Yin Wood; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Jan 31, 1976 – Feb 17, 1977; Element: Yang Fire; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 18, 1977 – Feb 06, 1978; Element: Yin Fire; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 07, 1978 – Jan 27, 1979; Element: Yang Earth; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Jan 28, 1979 – Feb 15, 1980; Element: Yin Earth; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 16, 1980 – Feb 04, 1981; Element: Yang Metal; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 05, 1981 – Jan 24, 1982; Element: Yin Metal; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Jan 25, 1982 – Feb 12, 1983; Element: Yang Water; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 13, 1983 – Feb 01, 1984; Element: Yin Water; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 02, 1984 – Feb 19, 1985; Element: Yang Wood; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 20, 1985 – Feb 08, 1986; Element: Yin Wood; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 09, 1986 – Jan 28, 1987; Element: Yang Fire; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Jan 29, 1987 – Feb 16, 1988; Element: Yin Fire; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Feb 17, 1988 – Feb 05, 1989; Element: Yang Earth; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 06, 1989 – Jan 26, 1990; Element: Yin Earth; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Jan 27, 1990 – Feb 14, 1991; Element: Yang Metal; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 15, 1991 – Feb 03, 1992; Element: Yin Metal; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 04, 1992 – Jan 22, 1993; Element: Yang Water; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Jan 23, 1993 – Feb 09, 1994; Element: Yin Water; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 10, 1994 – Jan 30 1995; Element: Yang Wood; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Jan 31, 1995 – Feb 18, 1996; Element: Yin Wood; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 19, 1996 – Feb 06, 1997; Element: Yang Fire; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 07, 1997 – Jan 27, 1998; Element: Yin Fire; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Jan 28, 1998 – Feb 15, 1999; Element: Yang Earth; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 16, 1999 – Feb 04, 2000; Element: Yin Earth; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Feb 05, 2000 – Jan 23, 2001; Element: Yang Metal; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Jan 24, 2001 – Feb 11, 2002; Element: Yin Metal; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 12, 2002 – Jan 31, 2003; Element: Yang Water; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 01, 2003 – Jan 21, 2004; Element: Yin Water; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Jan 22, 2004 – Feb 08, 2005; Element: Yang Wood; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 09, 2005 – Jan 28, 2006; Element: Yin Wood; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Jan 29, 2006 – Feb 17, 2007; Element: Yang Fire; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 18, 2007 – Feb 06, 2008; Element: Yin Fire; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 07, 2008 – Jan 25, 2009; Element: Yang Earth; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Jan 26, 2009 – Feb 13, 2010; Element: Yin Earth; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 14, 2010 – Feb 02, 2011; Element: Yang Metal; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 03, 2011 – Jan 22, 2012; Element: Yin Metal; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Jan 23, 2012 – Feb 09, 2013; Element: Yang Water; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 10, 2013 – Jan 30 2014; Element: Yin Water; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Jan 31, 2014 – Feb 18, 2015; Element: Yang Wood; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 19, 2015 – Feb 07, 2016; Element: Yin Wood; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 08, 2016 – Jan 27, 2017; Element: Yang Fire; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Jan 28, 2017 – Feb 18, 2018; Element: Yin Fire; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 19, 2018 – Feb 04, 2019; Element: Yang Earth; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 05, 2019 – Jan 24, 2020; Element: Yin Earth; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Jan 25, 2020 – Feb. 11, 2021; Element: Yang Metal; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Feb 12, 2021 – Jan 31, 2022; Element: Yin Metal; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 01, 2022 – Jan 21, 2023; Element: Yang Water; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Jan 22, 2023 – Feb 09, 2024; Element: Yin Water; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Feb 10, 2024 – Jan 28, 2025; Element: Yang Wood; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Jan 29, 2025 – Feb 16, 2026; Element: Yin Wood; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 17, 2026 – Feb 05, 2027; Element: Yang Fire; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Feb 06, 2027 – Jan 25, 2028; Element: Yin Fire; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Jan 26, 2028 – Feb 12, 2029; Element: Yang Earth; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 13, 2029 – Feb 02, 2030; Element: Yin Earth; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Feb 03, 2030 – Jan 22, 2031; Element: Yang Metal; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Jan 23, 2031 – Feb 10 2032; Element: Yin Metal; Animal猪 Boar

Year: Feb 11, 2032 – Jan 30 2033; Element: Yang Water; Animal鼠 Rat

Year: Jan 31, 2033 – Feb 18, 2034; Element: Yin Water; Animal牛 Ox

Year: Feb 19, 2034 – Feb 07, 2035; Element: Yang Wood; Animal虎 Tiger

Year: Feb 08, 2035 – Jan 27, 2036; Element: Yin Wood; Animal兔 Rabbit

Year: Jan 28, 2036 – Feb 14, 2037; Element: Yang Fire; Animal龍 Dragon

Year: Feb 15, 2037 – Feb 03, 2038; Element: Yin Fire; Animal蛇 Snake

Year: Feb 04, 2038 – Jan 23, 2039; Element: Yang Earth; Animal馬 Horse

Year: Jan 24, 2039 – Feb 11, 2040; Element: Yin Earth; Animal羊 Sheep

Year: Feb 12, 2040 – Jan 31, 2041; Element: Yang Metal; Animal猴 Monkey

Year: Feb 01, 2041 – Jan 21, 2042; Element: Yin Metal; Animal鷄 Rooster

Year: Jan 22, 2042 – Feb 09, 2043; Element: Yang Water; Animal狗 Dog

Year: Feb 10, 2043 – Jan 29, 2044; Element: Yin Water; Animal猪 Boar

Chinese Zodiac Months

Lunar Month: 1st - Tiger; Fixed Element: Wood; Western Date: Feb 04 – Feb 18 and Feb 19 – Mar 05
Lunar Month: 2nd - Rabbit; Fixed Element: Wood; Western Date: Mar 06 – Mar 20 and Mar 21 – Apr 04
Lunar Month: 3rd - Dragon; Fixed Element: Earth; Western Date: Apr 05 – Apr 19 and Apr 20 – May 4
Lunar Month: 4th - Snake; Fixed Element: Fire; Western Date: May 5 – May 20 and May 21 – June 5
Lunar Month: 5th - Horse; Fixed Element: Fire; Western Date: Jun 06 – Jun 20 and Jun 21 – Jul 06
Lunar Month: 6th - Sheep; Fixed Element: Earth; Western Date: Jul 07 – Jul 22 and Jul 23 – Aug 06
Lunar Month: 7th - Monkey; Fixed Element: Metal; Western Date: Aug 07 – Aug 22 and Aug 23 – Sep 07
Lunar Month: 8th - Rooster; Fixed Element: Metal; Western Date: Sep 08 – Sep 22 and Sep 23 – Oct 07
Lunar Month: 9th - Dog; Fixed Element: Earth; Western Date: Oct 08 – Oct 22 and Oct 23 – Nov 06
Lunar Month: 10th - Pig; Fixed Element: Water; Western Date: Nov 07 – Nov 21 and Nov 22 – Dec 06
Lunar Month: 11th - Rat; Fixed Element: Water; Western Date: Dec 07 – Dec 21 and Dec 22 – Jan 05
Lunar Month: 12th - Ox; Fixed Element: Earth; Western Date: Jan 06 – Jan 19 and Jan 20 – Feb 3

Chinese Zodiac Sign Meaning

Rat = [Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water]: Forthright, tenacious, intense, meticulous, charismatic, sensitive, intellectual, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, artistic, and shrewd. Can be manipulative, vindictive, self-destructive, envious, mendacious, venal, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, and scheming.

Ox = [Water buffalo in Vietnam] [Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Water]: Dependable, ambitious, calm, methodical, born leader, patient, hardworking, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, dogmatic, hot-tempered, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.

Tiger =  [Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood]: Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish, aggressive, moody.

Rabbit = [Cat in Vietnam] [Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood]: Gracious, good friend, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, shy, astute, compassionate, lucky, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, stubborn.

Dragon = [Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Wood]: Magnanimous, stately, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, noble, direct, dignified, eccentric, intellectual, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, artistic, generous, loyal. Can be tactless, arrogant, imperious, tyrannical, demanding, intolerant, dogmatic, violent, impetuous, brash.

Snake = [Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Fire]: Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, strong, constant, purposeful. Can be loner, bad communicator, possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful, mendacious, suffocating, cold.

Horse = [Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire]: Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, arrogant, childish, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn.

Ram = [Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Fire]: Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered, shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate, understanding, mothering, peaceful, generous, seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, over-passive, worrier, pessimistic, over-sensitive, complainer, weak-willed.

Monkey = [Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Metal]: Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem solver, self-assured, sociable, artistic, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual, intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, arrogant, selfish, reckless, snobbish, deceptive, manipulative, cunning, jealous, suspicious.

Rooster = [Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Metal]: Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, proud, opinionated, given to empty bravado.

Dog = [Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal]: Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amicable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, sensitive, easy going. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.

Pig = [Boar in Japan and Elephant in Northern Thailand] [Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Water]: Honest, gallant, sturdy, sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, sincere, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent. Can be naïve, over-reliant, self-indulgent, gullible, fatalistic, materialistic.