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The Years of the Chinese Zodiac

The difficulty with finding your correct sign comes with the ever changing Chinese New Year. Every year the Chinese year begins on a different date, the new year is based on the beginning of a new lunar cycle. The Chinese New Year can also be known as the Lunar New Year.

Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had a strong influence on the new year celebrations of its neighbours. These include Koreans, Mongolians, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, and formerly the Japanese before 1873.

This page lists the precise beginning of the Chinese New Year starting with the Chinese New Year in 1924. Next to these dates you can see the Sign for each of the years and a specific element of that year, these elements are Metal, Wood, Fire and Water.

The elements give a slightly more precise prediction as to each persons personality. For more information on the different elements click here for the Wikipedia descriptions. I have split the years into 2 pages, so check out the second page for the years between 1974 and 2020.

Year	Animal	Elements
Feb 05 1924 - Jan 23 1925	Rat	Yang Wood
Jan 24 1925 - Feb 11 1926	Ox	Yin Wood
Feb 12 1926 - Feb 01 1927	Tiger	Yang Fire
Feb 02 1927 - Jan 21 1928	Rabbit	Yin Fire
Jan 22 1928 - Feb 08 1929	Dragon	Yang Earth
Feb 09 1929 - Jan 28 1930	Snake	Yin Earth
Jan 29 1930 - Feb 16 1931	Horse	Yang Metal
Feb 17 1931 - Feb 05 1932	Sheep	Yin Metal
Feb 06 1932 - Jan 24 1933	Monkey	Yang Water
Jan 25 1933 - Feb 13 1934	Rooster	Yin Water
Feb 14 1934 - Feb 02 1935	Dog	Yang Wood
Feb 03 1935 - Jan 23 1936	Pig	Yin Wood
Jan 24 1936 - Feb 10 1937	Rat	Yang Fire
Feb 11 1937 - Jan 30 1938	Ox	Yin Fire
Jan 31 1938 - Feb 18 1939	Tiger	Yang Earth
Feb 19 1939 - Feb 07 1940	Rabbit	Yin Earth
Feb 08 1940 - Jan 26 1941	Dragon	Yang Metal
Jan 27 1941 - Feb 14 1942	Snake	Yin Metal
Feb 15 1942 - Feb 03 1943	Horse	Yang Water
Feb 04 1943 - Jan 24 1944	Sheep	Yin Water
Jan 25 1944 - Feb 11 1945	Monkey	Yang Wood
Feb 12 1945 - Feb 01 1946	Rooster	Yin Wood
Feb 02 1946 - Jan 21 1947	Dog	Yang Fire
Jan 22 1947 - Feb 09 1948	Pig	Yin Fire
Feb 10 1948 - Jan 28 1949	Rat	Yang Earth
Jan 29 1949 - Feb 15 1950	Ox	Yin Earth
Feb 16 1950 - Feb 05 1951	Tiger	Yang Metal
Feb 06 1951 - Jan 25 1952	Rabbit	Yin Metal
Jan 26 1952 - Feb 13 1953	Dragon	Yang Water
Feb 14 1953 - Feb 02 1954	Snake	Yin Water
Feb 03 1954 - Jan 23 1955	Horse	Yang Wood
Jan 24 1955 - Feb 10 1956	Sheep	Yin Wood
Feb 11 1956 - Jan 29 1957	Monkey	Yang Fire
Jan 30 1957 - Feb 17 1958	Rooster	Yin Fire
Feb 18 1958 - Feb 06 1959	Dog	Yang Earth
Feb 07 1959 - Jan 27 1960	Pig	Yin Earth
Jan 28 1960 - Feb 14 1961	Rat	Yang Metal
Feb 15 1961 - Feb 04 1962	Ox	Yin Metal
Feb 05 1962 - Jan 24 1963	Tiger	Yang Water
Jan 25 1963 - Feb 12 1964	Rabbit	Yin Water
Feb 13 1964 - Jan 31 1965	Dragon	Yang Wood
Feb 01 1965 - Jan 20 1966	Snake	Yin Wood
Jan 21 1966 - Feb 08 1967	Horse	Yang Fire
Feb 09 1967 - Jan 28 1968	Sheep	Yin Fire
Jan 29 1968 - Feb 15 1969	Monkey	Yang Earth
Feb 16 1969 - Feb 05 1970	Rooster	Yin Earth
Feb 06 1970 - Jan 25 1971	Dog	Yang Metal
Jan 26 1971 - Feb 14 1972	Pig	Yin Metal
Feb 15 1972 - Feb 02 1973	Rat	Yang Water

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