1925: Year of the Wood Ox
The 1925 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Wood Ox, and it runs from 24 January 1925 to 12 February 1926 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Ox 牛
- Element and polarity
- Yin Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Yi Chou 乙丑
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1925, a person turns 101 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1925? You may be Rat, not Ox
Chinese New Year 1925 fell on 24 January 1925. Anyone born between 1 January 1925 and 23 January 1925 — a window of 23 days — belongs to the 1924 zodiac year, the Yang Wood Rat, and not to the Ox.
Check an exact birth date against the 24 January 1925 boundary.
Exact 1925 zodiac year dates
The 1925 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 385 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Ox years around 1925
| Ox year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Yin Metal Ox | 19 February 1901 |
| 1913 | Yin Water Ox | 6 February 1913 |
| 1937 | Yin Fire Ox | 11 February 1937 |
| 1949 | Yin Earth Ox | 29 January 1949 |
| 1961 | Yin Metal Ox | 15 February 1961 |
The exact pairing 乙丑 — Yin Wood Ox — returns only once every sixty years: 1985, 2045.