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