Chinese Zodiac Years - 12 Chinese New Year Animals Chart

Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animals. Each Chinese lunar year has a Chinese zodiac sign animal. The Chinese zodiac year's stsarting 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.)

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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.

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