27 August 2026

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Chinese Zodiac Years & New Year Dates

The zodiac year changes at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. A listed year means the zodiac year beginning at Chinese New Year in that Gregorian year.

Any whole year from 1901 through 2099.

2065 — Wood Rooster

鸡Yin Wood Rooster · Gan-Zhi 乙酉

Begins5 February 2065

Ends25 January 2066

Read the Rooster guide

Upcoming zodiac years

YearAnimalChinese characterBegins (Chinese New Year)Ends (day before next CNY)Element
2020Rat鼠25 January 202011 February 2021Metal
2021Ox牛12 February 202131 January 2022Metal
2022Tiger虎1 February 202221 January 2023Water
2023Rabbit兔22 January 20239 February 2024Water
2024Dragon龙10 February 202428 January 2025Wood
2025Snake蛇29 January 202516 February 2026Wood
2026Horse马17 February 20265 February 2027Fire
2027Goat羊6 February 202725 January 2028Fire
2028Monkey猴26 January 202812 February 2029Earth
2029Rooster鸡13 February 20292 February 2030Earth
2030Dog狗3 February 203022 January 2031Metal
2031Pig猪23 January 203110 February 2032Metal
2032Rat鼠11 February 203230 January 2033Water
2033Ox牛31 January 203318 February 2034Water
2034Tiger虎19 February 20347 February 2035Wood
2035Rabbit兔8 February 203527 January 2036Wood

Calendar boundaries use the Hong Kong Observatory Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table (1901–2100).Find your sign →How the lunar-year boundary works →

Chinese New Year boundary dates

Every zodiac year runs from one Chinese New Year to the day before the next, so these boundaries are what the lookup above compares a year against. They come from the Hong Kong Observatory Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table, checked in and validated at build time rather than fetched at runtime.

Zodiac yearAnimal and elementChinese New YearYear ends
1990Yang Metal Horse1990-01-271991-02-14
1991Yin Metal Goat1991-02-151992-02-03
1992Yang Water Monkey1992-02-041993-01-22
1993Yin Water Rooster1993-01-231994-02-09
1994Yang Wood Dog1994-02-101995-01-30
1995Yin Wood Pig1995-01-311996-02-18
1996Yang Fire Rat1996-02-191997-02-06
1997Yin Fire Ox1997-02-071998-01-27
1998Yang Earth Tiger1998-01-281999-02-15
1999Yin Earth Rabbit1999-02-162000-02-04
2000Yang Metal Dragon2000-02-052001-01-23
2001Yin Metal Snake2001-01-242002-02-11
2002Yang Water Horse2002-02-122003-01-31
2003Yin Water Goat2003-02-012004-01-21
2004Yang Wood Monkey2004-01-222005-02-08
2005Yin Wood Rooster2005-02-092006-01-28
2006Yang Fire Dog2006-01-292007-02-17
2007Yin Fire Pig2007-02-182008-02-06
2008Yang Earth Rat2008-02-072009-01-25
2009Yin Earth Ox2009-01-262010-02-13
2010Yang Metal Tiger2010-02-142011-02-02
2011Yin Metal Rabbit2011-02-032012-01-22
2012Yang Water Dragon2012-01-232013-02-09
2013Yin Water Snake2013-02-102014-01-30
2014Yang Wood Horse2014-01-312015-02-18
2015Yin Wood Goat2015-02-192016-02-07
2016Yang Fire Monkey2016-02-082017-01-27
2017Yin Fire Rooster2017-01-282018-02-15
2018Yang Earth Dog2018-02-162019-02-04
2019Yin Earth Pig2019-02-052020-01-24
2020Yang Metal Rat2020-01-252021-02-11
2021Yin Metal Ox2021-02-122022-01-31
2022Yang Water Tiger2022-02-012023-01-21
2023Yin Water Rabbit2023-01-222024-02-09
2024Yang Wood Dragon2024-02-102025-01-28
2025Yin Wood Snake2025-01-292026-02-16
2026Yang Fire Horse2026-02-172027-02-05
2027Yin Fire Goat2027-02-062028-01-25
2028Yang Earth Monkey2028-01-262029-02-12
2029Yin Earth Rooster2029-02-132030-02-02
2030Yang Metal Dog2030-02-032031-01-22
2031Yin Metal Pig2031-01-232032-02-10
2032Yang Water Rat2032-02-112033-01-30
2033Yin Water Ox2033-01-312034-02-18
2034Yang Wood Tiger2034-02-192035-02-07
2035Yin Wood Rabbit2035-02-082036-01-27
2036Yang Fire Dragon2036-01-282037-02-14
2037Yin Fire Snake2037-02-152038-02-03
2038Yang Earth Horse2038-02-042039-01-23
2039Yin Earth Goat2039-01-242040-02-11
2040Yang Metal Monkey2040-02-122041-01-31

Every zodiac year, 1924 to 2035

Each year opens its own page with that year's animal and element, the exact Chinese New Year dates it runs between, and the January window that belongs to the previous animal.

Why the zodiac year moves every year

The traditional Chinese calendar is lunisolar: months follow the moon, and a leap month keeps the calendar aligned with the solar year. Chinese New Year — the first day of the first lunar month — therefore lands on a different Gregorian date each year, always between 21 January and 20 February.

Each zodiac year runs from one Chinese New Year to the day before the next. Anyone born in January or early February should compare their birth date with that year's boundary: before the boundary, they belong to the previous animal year. The tables above use the same verified boundaries as the birth-date calculator.