1937: Year of the Fire Ox
The 1937 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Fire Ox, and it runs from 11 February 1937 to 30 January 1938 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Ox 牛
- Element and polarity
- Yin Fire
- Gan-Zhi
- Ding Chou 丁丑
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1937, a person turns 89 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1937? You may be Rat, not Ox
Chinese New Year 1937 fell on 11 February 1937. Anyone born between 1 January 1937 and 10 February 1937 — a window of 41 days — belongs to the 1936 zodiac year, the Yang Fire Rat, and not to the Ox.
Check an exact birth date against the 11 February 1937 boundary.
Exact 1937 zodiac year dates
The 1937 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Ox years around 1937
| Ox year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Yin Metal Ox | 19 February 1901 |
| 1913 | Yin Water Ox | 6 February 1913 |
| 1925 | Yin Wood Ox | 24 January 1925 |
| 1949 | Yin Earth Ox | 29 January 1949 |
| 1961 | Yin Metal Ox | 15 February 1961 |
| 1973 | Yin Water Ox | 3 February 1973 |
The exact pairing 丁丑 — Yin Fire Ox — returns only once every sixty years: 1997, 2057.