Chinese zodiac by year
The Chinese zodiac gives each year one of 12 animals, in a cycle that repeats every 12 years, and one of five elements. The year starts on Chinese New Year, between January 21 and February 20, so if you were born in January or February check the start date.
| Year | Animal | Year starts |
|---|---|---|
| 2035 | Wood Rabbit | February 8, 2035 |
| 2034 | Wood Tiger | February 19, 2034 |
| 2033 | Water Ox | January 31, 2033 |
| 2032 | Water Rat | February 11, 2032 |
| 2031 | Metal Pig | January 23, 2031 |
| 2030 | Metal Dog | February 2, 2030 |
| 2029 | Earth Rooster | February 13, 2029 |
| 2028 | Earth Monkey | January 26, 2028 |
| 2027 | Fire Goat | February 7, 2027 |
| 2026 | Fire Horse | February 17, 2026 |
| 2025 | Wood Snake | January 29, 2025 |
| 2024 | Wood Dragon | February 10, 2024 |
| 2023 | Water Rabbit | January 22, 2023 |
| 2022 | Water Tiger | February 1, 2022 |
| 2021 | Metal Ox | February 12, 2021 |
| 2020 | Metal Rat | January 25, 2020 |
| 2019 | Earth Pig | February 5, 2019 |
| 2018 | Earth Dog | February 16, 2018 |
| 2017 | Fire Rooster | January 28, 2017 |
| 2016 | Fire Monkey | February 8, 2016 |
| 2015 | Wood Goat | February 19, 2015 |
| 2014 | Wood Horse | January 31, 2014 |
| 2013 | Water Snake | February 10, 2013 |
| 2012 | Water Dragon | January 23, 2012 |
| 2011 | Metal Rabbit | February 3, 2011 |
| 2010 | Metal Tiger | February 14, 2010 |
| 2009 | Earth Ox | January 26, 2009 |
| 2008 | Earth Rat | February 7, 2008 |
| 2007 | Fire Pig | February 18, 2007 |
| 2006 | Fire Dog | January 29, 2006 |
| 2005 | Wood Rooster | February 9, 2005 |
| 2004 | Wood Monkey | January 22, 2004 |
| 2003 | Water Goat | February 1, 2003 |
| 2002 | Water Horse | February 12, 2002 |
| 2001 | Metal Snake | January 24, 2001 |
| 2000 | Metal Dragon | February 5, 2000 |
| 1999 | Earth Rabbit | February 16, 1999 |
| 1998 | Earth Tiger | January 28, 1998 |
| 1997 | Fire Ox | February 7, 1997 |
| 1996 | Fire Rat | February 19, 1996 |
| 1995 | Wood Pig | January 31, 1995 |
| 1994 | Wood Dog | February 10, 1994 |
| 1993 | Water Rooster | January 23, 1993 |
| 1992 | Water Monkey | February 4, 1992 |
| 1991 | Metal Goat | February 15, 1991 |
| 1990 | Metal Horse | January 27, 1990 |
| 1989 | Earth Snake | February 6, 1989 |
| 1988 | Earth Dragon | February 17, 1988 |
| 1987 | Fire Rabbit | January 29, 1987 |
| 1986 | Fire Tiger | February 9, 1986 |
| 1985 | Wood Ox | February 20, 1985 |
| 1984 | Wood Rat | February 2, 1984 |
| 1983 | Water Pig | February 13, 1983 |
| 1982 | Water Dog | January 25, 1982 |
| 1981 | Metal Rooster | February 5, 1981 |
| 1980 | Metal Monkey | February 16, 1980 |
| 1979 | Earth Goat | January 28, 1979 |
| 1978 | Earth Horse | February 7, 1978 |
| 1977 | Fire Snake | February 18, 1977 |
| 1976 | Fire Dragon | January 31, 1976 |
| 1975 | Wood Rabbit | February 11, 1975 |
| 1974 | Wood Tiger | January 23, 1974 |
| 1973 | Water Ox | February 3, 1973 |
| 1972 | Water Rat | February 15, 1972 |
| 1971 | Metal Pig | January 27, 1971 |
| 1970 | Metal Dog | February 6, 1970 |
| 1969 | Earth Rooster | February 17, 1969 |
| 1968 | Earth Monkey | January 30, 1968 |
| 1967 | Fire Goat | February 9, 1967 |
| 1966 | Fire Horse | January 21, 1966 |
| 1965 | Wood Snake | February 2, 1965 |
| 1964 | Wood Dragon | February 13, 1964 |
| 1963 | Water Rabbit | January 25, 1963 |
| 1962 | Water Tiger | February 5, 1962 |
| 1961 | Metal Ox | February 15, 1961 |
| 1960 | Metal Rat | January 28, 1960 |
| 1959 | Earth Pig | February 8, 1959 |
| 1958 | Earth Dog | February 18, 1958 |
| 1957 | Fire Rooster | January 31, 1957 |
| 1956 | Fire Monkey | February 12, 1956 |
| 1955 | Wood Goat | January 24, 1955 |
| 1954 | Wood Horse | February 4, 1954 |
| 1953 | Water Snake | February 14, 1953 |
| 1952 | Water Dragon | January 27, 1952 |
| 1951 | Metal Rabbit | February 6, 1951 |
| 1950 | Metal Tiger | February 17, 1950 |
| 1949 | Earth Ox | January 29, 1949 |
| 1948 | Earth Rat | February 10, 1948 |
| 1947 | Fire Pig | January 22, 1947 |
| 1946 | Fire Dog | February 2, 1946 |
| 1945 | Wood Rooster | February 13, 1945 |
| 1944 | Wood Monkey | January 25, 1944 |
| 1943 | Water Goat | February 5, 1943 |
| 1942 | Water Horse | February 15, 1942 |
| 1941 | Metal Snake | January 27, 1941 |
| 1940 | Metal Dragon | February 8, 1940 |
| 1939 | Earth Rabbit | February 19, 1939 |
| 1938 | Earth Tiger | January 31, 1938 |
| 1937 | Fire Ox | February 11, 1937 |
| 1936 | Fire Rat | January 24, 1936 |
| 1935 | Wood Pig | February 4, 1935 |
| 1934 | Wood Dog | February 14, 1934 |
| 1933 | Water Rooster | January 26, 1933 |
| 1932 | Water Monkey | February 6, 1932 |
| 1931 | Metal Goat | February 17, 1931 |
| 1930 | Metal Horse | January 30, 1930 |
| 1929 | Earth Snake | February 10, 1929 |
| 1928 | Earth Dragon | January 23, 1928 |
| 1927 | Fire Rabbit | February 2, 1927 |
| 1926 | Fire Tiger | February 13, 1926 |
| 1925 | Wood Ox | January 24, 1925 |
| 1924 | Wood Rat | February 5, 1924 |
| 1923 | Water Pig | February 16, 1923 |
| 1922 | Water Dog | January 28, 1922 |
| 1921 | Metal Rooster | February 8, 1921 |
| 1920 | Metal Monkey | February 20, 1920 |