Chinese
Zodiac - Year Chart
2009 Year of the OX - Click here for horoscopes, characteristics, ideas for celebrating and more
2008 Year of the Rat
Information on 2006 - Year of the Dog
Information on 2005 - Year of the Rooster
Information on Year of the Monkey
Chinese Animal
Signs
The Chinese
calendar is based on solar and lunar cycles and thus the new
year falls on a different day of the Western solar calendar
each year. This Chinese year, the year 4701, begins on January
22nd. Each year is designated by one of 12 animals in the
Chinese calendar.
Check
below to find the year you were born.
| Year |
Animal
Sign |
Element |
Aspect |
| 1912 |
Rat |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1913 |
Ox |
Water |
- Yin |
| 1914 |
Tiger |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1915 |
Rabbit |
Wood |
- Yin |
| 1916 |
Dragon |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1917 |
Snake |
Fire |
- Yin |
| 1918 |
Horse |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1919 |
Sheep |
Earth |
- Yin |
| 1920 |
Monkey |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1921 |
Rooster |
Metal |
- Yin |
| 1922 |
Dog |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1923 |
Pig |
Water |
- Yin |
| 1924 |
Rat |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1925 |
Ox |
Wood |
- Yin |
| 1926 |
Tiger |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1927 |
Rabbit |
Fire |
- Yin |
| 1928 |
Dragon |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1929 |
Snake |
Earth |
- Yin |
| 1930 |
Horse |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1931 |
Sheep |
Metal |
- Yin |
| 1932 |
Monkey |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1933 |
Rooster |
Water |
- Yin |
| 1934 |
Dog |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1935 |
Pig |
Wood |
- Yin |
| 1936 |
Rat |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1937 |
Ox |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1938 |
Tiger |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1939 |
Rabbit |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1940 |
Dragon |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1941 |
Snake |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1942 |
Horse |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1943 |
Sheep |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1944 |
Monkey |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1945 |
Rooster |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1946 |
Dog |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1947 |
Pig |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1948 |
Rat |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1949 |
Ox |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1950 |
Tiger |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1951 |
Rabbit |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1952 |
Dragon |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1953 |
Snake |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1954 |
Horse |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1955 |
Sheep |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1956 |
Monkey |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1957 |
Rooster |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1958 |
Dog |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1959 |
Pig |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1960 |
Rat |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1961 |
Ox |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1962 |
Tiger |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1963 |
Rabbit |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1964 |
Dragon |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1965 |
Snake |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1966 |
Horse |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1967 |
Sheep |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1968 |
Monkey |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1969 |
Rooster |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1970 |
Dog |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1971 |
Pig |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1972 |
Rat |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1973 |
Ox |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1974 |
Tiger |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1975 |
Rabbit |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1976 |
Dragon |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1977 |
Snake |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1978 |
Horse |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1979 |
Sheep |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1980 |
Monkey |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1981 |
Rooster |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1982 |
Dog |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1983 |
Pig |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1984 |
Rat |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1985 |
Ox |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1986 |
Tiger |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1987 |
Rabbit |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1988 |
Dragon |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1989 |
Snake |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 1990 |
Horse |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 1991 |
Sheep |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 1992 |
Monkey |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 1993 |
Rooster |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 1994 |
Dog |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 1995 |
Pig |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 1996 |
Rat |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 1997 |
Ox |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 1998 |
Tiger |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 1999 |
Rabbit |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 2000 |
Dragon |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 2001 |
Snake |
Metal |
-
Yin |
| 2002 |
Horse |
Water |
+
Yang |
| 2003 |
Sheep |
Water |
-
Yin |
| 2004 |
Monkey |
Wood |
+
Yang |
| 2005 |
Rooster |
Wood |
-
Yin |
| 2006 |
Dog |
Fire |
+
Yang |
| 2007 |
Pig |
Fire |
-
Yin |
| 2008 |
Rat |
Earth |
+
Yang |
| 2009 |
Ox |
Earth |
-
Yin |
| 2010 |
Tiger |
Metal |
+
Yang |
| 2011 |
Rabbit |
|
-
Yin |
| 2012 |
Dragon |
|
+
Yang |
| 2013 |
Snake |
|
-
Yin |
| 2014 |
Horse |
|
+
Yang |
| 2015 |
Sheep |
|
-
Yin |
| 2016 |
Monkey |
|
+
Yang |
| 2017 |
Rooster |
|
-
Yin |
| 2018 |
Dog |
|
+
Yang |
| 2019 |
Pig |
|
-
Yin |
|
