Chinese Zodiac Years

Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animals. Each Chinese lunar year has a Chinese zodiac sign animal. The Chinese zodiac year's starting date is a little different from the Gregorian year. It starts from Chinese New Year.
The Chinese zodiac years chart below is provided to help you find out the exact starting and ending dates of the Chinese zodiac years. (This is especially useful for finding the Chinese zodiac signs of people born in January or February.)
Chinese Zodiac Years Chart from 1948 to 2031
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
1948
Feb. 10, 1948 – Jan. 28, 1949
Year of the Rat
1949
Jan. 29, 1949 – Feb. 16, 1950
Year of the Ox
1950
Feb. 17, 1950 – Feb. 05, 1951
Year of the Tiger
1951
Feb. 06, 1951 – Jan. 26, 1952
Year of the Rabbit
1952
Jan. 27, 1952 – Feb. 13, 1953
Year of the Dragon
1953
Feb. 14, 1953 – Feb. 02, 1954
Year of the Snake
1954
Feb. 03, 1954 – Jan. 23, 1955
Year of the Horse
1955
Jan. 24, 1955 – Feb. 11, 1956
Year of the Goat
1956
Feb. 12, 1956 – Jan. 30, 1957
Year of the Monkey
1957
Jan. 31, 1957 – Feb. 17, 1958
Year of the Rooster
1958
Feb. 18, 1958 – Feb. 07, 1959
Year of the Dog
1959
Feb. 08, 1959 – Jan. 27, 1960
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
1960
Jan. 28, 1960 – Feb. 14, 1961
Year of the Rat
1961
Feb. 15, 1961 – Feb. 4, 1962
Year of the Ox
1962
Feb. 5, 1962 – Jan. 24, 1963
Year of the Tiger
1963
Jan. 25, 1963 – Feb. 12, 1964
Year of the Rabbit
1964
Feb. 13, 1964 – Feb. 1, 1965
Year of the Dragon
1965
Feb. 2, 1965 – Jan. 20, 1966
Year of the Snake
1966
Jan. 21, 1966 – Feb. 8, 1967
Year of the Horse
1967
Feb. 9, 1967 – Jan. 30, 1968
Year of the Goat
1968
Jan. 30, 1968 – Feb. 16, 1969
Year of the Monkey
1969
Feb. 17, 1969 – Feb. 5, 1970
Year of the Rooster
1970
Feb. 6, 1970 – Jan. 26, 1971
Year of the Dog
1971
Jan. 27, 1971 – Feb. 14, 1972
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
1972
Feb. 15, 1972 – Feb. 2, 1973
Year of the Rat
1973
Feb. 3, 1973 – Jan. 22, 1974
Year of the Ox
1974
Jan. 23, 1974 – Feb. 10, 1975
Year of the Tiger
1975
Feb. 11, 1975 – Jan. 30, 1976
Year of the Rabbit
1976
Jan. 31, 1976 – Feb. 17, 1977
Year of the Dragon
1977
Feb. 18, 1977 – Feb. 6, 1978
Year of the Snake
1978
Feb. 7, 1978 – Jan. 27, 1979
Year of the Horse
1979
Jan. 28, 1979 – Feb. 15, 1980
Year of the Goat
1980
Feb. 16, 1980 – Feb. 4, 1981
Year of the Monkey
1981
Feb. 5, 1981 – Jan. 24, 1982
Year of the Rooster
1982
Jan. 25, 1982 – Feb. 12, 1983
Year of the Dog
1983
Feb. 13, 1983 – Feb. 1, 1984
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
1984
Feb. 2, 1984 – Feb. 19, 1985
Year of the Rat
1985
Feb. 19, 1985 – Feb. 8, 1986
Year of the Ox
1986
Feb. 9, 1986 – Jan. 28, 1987
Year of the Tiger
1987
Jan. 29, 1987 – Feb. 16, 1988
Year of the Rabbit
1988
Feb. 17, 1988 – Feb. 5, 1989
Year of the Dragon
1989
Feb. 6, 1989 – Jan. 26, 1990
Year of the Snake
1990
Jan. 27, 1990 – Feb. 14, 1991
Year of the Horse
1991
Feb. 15, 1991 – Feb. 3, 1992
Year of the Goat
1992
Feb. 4, 1992 – Jan. 22, 1993
Year of the Monkey
1993
Jan. 23, 1993 – Feb. 9, 1994
Year of the Rooster
1994
Feb. 10, 1994 – Jan. 30, 1995
Year of the Dog
1995
Jan. 30, 1995 – Feb. 18, 1996
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
1996
Feb. 19, 1996 – Feb. 6, 1997
Year of the Rat
1997
Feb. 7, 1997 – Jan. 27, 1998
Year of the Ox
1998
Jan. 28, 1998 – Feb. 15, 1999
Year of the Tiger
1999
Feb. 16, 1999 – Feb. 4, 2000
Year of the Rabbit
2000
Feb. 5, 2000 – Jan. 23, 2001
Year of the Dragon
2001
Jan. 24, 2001 – Feb. 11, 2002
Year of the Snake
2002
Feb. 12, 2002 – Feb. 18, 2003
Year of the Horse
2003
Feb. 1, 2003 – Jan. 21, 2004
Year of the Goat
2004
Jan. 22, 2004 – Feb. 8, 2005
Year of the Monkey
2005
Feb. 9, 2005 – Jan. 28, 2006
Year of the Rooster
2006
Jan. 29, 2006 – Feb. 17, 2007
Year of the Dog
2007
Feb. 17, 2007 – Feb. 6, 2008
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
2008
Feb. 7, 2008 – Jan. 25, 2009
Year of the Rat
2009
Jan. 26, 2009 – Feb. 13, 2010
Year of the Ox
2010
Feb. 14, 2010 – Feb. 2, 2011
Year of the Tiger
2011
Feb. 3, 2011 – Jan. 22, 2012
Year of the Rabbit
2012
Jan. 23, 2012 – Feb. 9, 2013
Year of the Dragon
2013
Feb. 10, 2013 – Jan. 30, 2014
Year of the Snake
2014
Jan. 31, 2014 – Feb. 18, 2015
Year of the Horse
2015
Feb. 19, 2015 – Feb. 7, 2016
Year of the Goat
2016
Feb. 8, 2016 – Jan. 27, 2017
Year of the Monkey
2017
Jan. 28, 2017 – Feb. 15, 2018
Year of the Rooster
2018
Feb. 16, 2018 – Feb. 4, 2019
Year of the Dog
2019
Feb. 4, 2019 – Jan. 24, 2020
Year of the Pig
Year
Date
Chinese Zodiac Year
2020
Jan. 25, 2020 – Feb.11, 2021
Year of the Rat
2021
Feb. 12, 2021 – Jan. 31, 2022
Year of the Ox
2022
Feb. 1, 2022 – Jan. 21, 2023
Year of the Tiger
2023
Jan. 22, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024
Year of the Rabbit
2024
Feb. 10, 2024 – Jan. 28, 2025
Year of the Dragon
2025
Jan. 29, 2025 – Feb. 16, 2026
Year of the Snake
2026
Feb. 17, 2026 – Feb. 5, 2027
Year of the Horse
2027
Feb. 6, 2027 – Jan. 25, 2028
Year of the Goat
2028
Jan. 26, 2028 – Feb. 12, 2029
Year of the Monkey
2029
Feb. 13, 2029 – Feb. 2, 2030
Year of the Rooster
2030
Feb. 3, 2030 – Jan. 22, 2031
Year of the Dog
2031
Jan. 22, 2031 – Feb. 10, 2032
Year of the Pig
What is my Chinese Zodiac Year Animal?
Chinese people associate each animal sign with certain characteristics. It's believed that people born in a given year have the personality of that year's animal.
For example, if you're born after January 27 in 1998, your Chinese zodiac sign is the Tiger as 1998 was a year of the Tiger (beginning at Chinese New Year).
Use the Chinese zodiac calculator below to quickly and accurately know what your zodiac sign is, what is lucky for that sign, and a brief horoscope prediction for this year.
Chinese Zodiac Caculator
Choose your date of birth and find out about your Chinese zodiac sign.
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