1985: Year of the Wood Ox
The 1985 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Wood Ox, and it runs from 20 February 1985 to 8 February 1986 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Ox 牛
- Element and polarity
- Yin Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Yi Chou 乙丑
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1985, a person turns 41 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1985? You may be Rat, not Ox
Chinese New Year 1985 fell on 20 February 1985. Anyone born between 1 January 1985 and 19 February 1985 — a window of 50 days — belongs to the 1984 zodiac year, the Yang Wood Rat, and not to the Ox.
Check an exact birth date against the 20 February 1985 boundary.
Exact 1985 zodiac year dates
The 1985 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Ox years around 1985
| Ox year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Yin Earth Ox | 29 January 1949 |
| 1961 | Yin Metal Ox | 15 February 1961 |
| 1973 | Yin Water Ox | 3 February 1973 |
| 1997 | Yin Fire Ox | 7 February 1997 |
| 2009 | Yin Earth Ox | 26 January 2009 |
| 2021 | Yin Metal Ox | 12 February 2021 |
The exact pairing 乙丑 — Yin Wood Ox — returns only once every sixty years: 1925, 2045.