2033: Year of the Water Ox
The 2033 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Water Ox, and it runs from 31 January 2033 to 18 February 2034 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Ox 牛
- Element and polarity
- Yin Water
- Gan-Zhi
- Gui Chou 癸丑
- Age this zodiac year
- 7 years from now
Born early in 2033? You may be Rat, not Ox
Chinese New Year 2033 fell on 31 January 2033. Anyone born between 1 January 2033 and 30 January 2033 — a window of 30 days — belongs to the 2032 zodiac year, the Yang Water Rat, and not to the Ox.
Check an exact birth date against the 31 January 2033 boundary.
Exact 2033 zodiac year dates
The 2033 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 384 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Ox years around 2033
| Ox year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Yin Fire Ox | 7 February 1997 |
| 2009 | Yin Earth Ox | 26 January 2009 |
| 2021 | Yin Metal Ox | 12 February 2021 |
| 2045 | Yin Wood Ox | 17 February 2045 |
| 2057 | Yin Fire Ox | 4 February 2057 |
| 2069 | Yin Earth Ox | 23 January 2069 |
The exact pairing 癸丑 — Yin Water Ox — returns only once every sixty years: 1913, 1973, 2093.