Chinese Zodiac Years

Written by Matteo Updated Feb. 7, 2024

The Chinese zodiac years are a repeating cycle of 12 years; each year is represented by a different animal. The Chinese zodiac years are based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The starting and ending dates are a little different from the Gregorian calendar.

The charts below list the starting and ending dates of the Chinese zodiac years on the Gregorian calendar. 

Chinese Zodiac Years Chart from 1948 to 2043

Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
1948 Rat Feb. 10, 1948 - Jan. 28, 1949
1949 Ox Jan. 29, 1949 - Feb. 16, 1950
1950 Tiger Feb. 17, 1950 - Feb. 05, 1951
1951 Rabbit Feb. 06, 1951 - Jan. 26, 1952
1952 Dragon Jan. 27, 1952 - Feb. 13, 1953
1953 Snake Feb. 14, 1953 - Feb. 02, 1954
1954 Horse Feb. 03, 1954 - Jan. 23, 1955
1955 Goat Jan. 24, 1955 - Feb. 11, 1956
1956 Monkey  Feb. 12, 1956 - Jan. 30, 1957
1957 Rooster  Jan. 31, 1957 - Feb. 17, 1958
1958 Dog  Feb. 18, 1958 - Feb. 07, 1959
1959 Pig  Feb. 08, 1959 - Jan. 27, 1960
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
1960 Rat Jan. 28, 1960 - Feb. 14, 1961
1961 Ox Feb. 15, 1961 - Feb. 4, 1962
1962 Tiger Feb. 5, 1962 - Jan. 24, 1963
1963 Rabbit Jan. 25, 1963 - Feb. 12, 1964
1964 Dragon Feb. 13, 1964 - Feb. 1, 1965
1965 Snake Feb. 2, 1965 - Jan. 20, 1966
1966 Horse Jan. 21, 1966 - Feb. 8, 1967
1967 Goat Feb. 9, 1967 - Jan. 30, 1968
1968 Monkey Jan. 30, 1968 - Feb. 16, 1969
1969 Rooster Feb. 17, 1969 - Feb. 5, 1970
1970 Dog Feb. 6, 1970 - Jan. 26, 1971
1971 Pig Jan. 27, 1971 - Feb. 14, 1972
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
1972 Rat Feb. 15, 1972 - Feb. 2, 1973
1973 Ox Feb. 3, 1973 - Jan. 22, 1974
1974 Tiger Jan. 23, 1974 - Feb. 10, 1975
1975 Rabbit Feb. 11, 1975 - Jan. 30, 1976
1976 Dragon Jan. 31, 1976 - Feb. 17, 1977
1977 Snake Feb. 18, 1977 - Feb. 6, 1978
1978 Horse Feb. 7, 1978 - Jan. 27, 1979
1979 Goat Jan. 28, 1979 - Feb. 15, 1980
1980 Monkey Feb. 16, 1980 - Feb. 4, 1981
1981 Rooster Feb. 5, 1981 - Jan. 24, 1982
1982 Dog Jan. 25, 1982 - Feb. 12, 1983
1983 Pig Feb. 13, 1983 - Feb. 1, 1984
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
1984 Rat Feb. 2, 1984 - Feb. 19, 1985
1985 Ox Feb. 19, 1985 - Feb. 8, 1986
1986 Tiger Feb. 9, 1986 - Jan. 28, 1987
1987 Rabbit Jan. 29, 1987 - Feb. 16, 1988
1988 Dragon Feb. 17, 1988 - Feb. 5, 1989
1989 Snake Feb. 6, 1989 - Jan. 26, 1990
1990 Horse Jan. 27, 1990 - Feb. 14, 1991
1991 Goat Feb. 15, 1991 - Feb. 3, 1992
1992 Monkey Feb. 4, 1992 - Jan. 22, 1993
1993 Rooster Jan. 23, 1993 - Feb. 9, 1994
1994 Dog Feb. 10, 1994 - Jan. 30, 1995
1995 Pig Jan. 30, 1995 - Feb. 18, 1996
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
1996 Rat Feb. 19, 1996 - Feb. 6, 1997
1997 Ox Feb. 7, 1997 - Jan. 27, 1998
1998 Tiger Jan. 28, 1998 - Feb. 15, 1999
1999 Rabbit Feb. 16, 1999 - Feb. 4, 2000
2000 Dragon Feb. 5, 2000 - Jan. 23, 2001
2001 Snake Jan. 24, 2001 - Feb. 11, 2002
2002 Horse Feb. 12, 2002 - Feb. 18, 2003
2003 Goat Feb. 1, 2003 - Jan. 21, 2004
2004 Monkey Jan. 22, 2004 - Feb. 8, 2005
2005 Rooster Feb. 9, 2005 - Jan. 28, 2006
2006 Dog Jan. 29, 2006 - Feb. 17, 2007
2007 Pig Feb. 17, 2007 - Feb. 6, 2008
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
2008 Rat Feb. 7, 2008 - Jan. 25, 2009
2009 Ox Jan. 26, 2009 - Feb. 13, 2010
2010 Tiger Feb. 14, 2010 - Feb. 2, 2011
2011 Rabbit Feb. 3, 2011 - Jan. 22, 2012
2012 Dragon Jan. 23, 2012 - Feb. 9, 2013
2013 Snake Feb. 10, 2013 - Jan. 30, 2014
2014 Horse Jan. 31, 2014 - Feb. 18, 2015
2015 Goat Feb. 19, 2015 - Feb. 7, 2016
2016 Monkey Feb. 8, 2016 - Jan. 27, 2017
2017 Rooster Jan. 28, 2017 - Feb. 15, 2018
2018 Dog Feb. 16, 2018 - Feb. 4, 2019
2019 Pig Feb. 4, 2019 - Jan. 24, 2020
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
2020 Rat Jan. 25, 2020 - Feb.11, 2021
2021 Ox Feb. 12, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2022
2022 Tiger Feb. 1, 2022 - Jan. 21, 2023
2023 Rabbit Jan. 22, 2023 - Feb. 9, 2024
2024 Dragon Feb. 10, 2024 - Jan. 28, 2025
2025 Snake Jan. 29, 2025 - Feb. 16, 2026
2026 Horse Feb. 17, 2026 - Feb. 5, 2027
2027 Goat Feb. 6, 2027 - Jan. 25, 2028
2028 Monkey Jan. 26, 2028 - Feb. 12, 2029
2029 Rooster Feb. 13, 2029 - Feb. 2, 2030
2030 Dog Feb. 3, 2030 - Jan. 22, 2031
2031 Pig Jan. 22, 2031 - Feb. 10, 2032
Year Chinese Zodiac Signs Date
2032 Rat Feb. 11, 2032 - Jan. 30, 2033
2033 Ox Jan. 31, 2033 - Feb. 18, 2034
2034 Tiger Feb. 19, 2034 - Feb. 7, 2035
2035 Rabbit Feb. 8, 2035 - Jan. 27, 2036
2036 Dragon Jan. 28, 2036 - Feb. 14, 2037
2037 Snake Feb. 15, 2037 - Feb. 3, 2038
2038 Horse Feb. 4, 2038 - Jan. 23, 2039
2039 Goat Jan. 24, 2039 - Feb. 11, 2040
2040 Monkey Feb. 12, 2040 - Jan. 31, 2041
2041 Rooster Feb. 1, 2041 - Jan.21, 2042
2042 Dog Jan. 22, 2042 - Feb. 9, 2043
2043 Pig Feb. 10, 2043 - Jan. 29, 2044

Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign

Chinese zodiac years are based on the lunar calendar, each zodiac animal's year comes around every 12 years. Everyone has his/her zodiac sign based on the birth year in the lunar calendar.

Use the following Chinese zodiac calculator to find out your zodiac sign, element, and lucky things. 

12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

Listed below are all the 12 zodiac animals with detailed information, check out which animal sign you belong to and get lucky in the coming year!

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