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The Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year mathematical cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Identifying this scheme using the term zodiac reflects several similarities to the Western zodiac; both have time cycles divided into 12 parts, each labels at least the majority of those parts with names of animals, and each is widely associated with a culture of attributing influence of a person's relationship to the cycle upon their personality and/or events in their life. Nevertheless, there are major differences: the Chinese 12-part cycle corresponds to years rather than months. The Chinese zodiac is represented by 12 animals, whereas some of the signs in the Western zodiac are not animals, despite the implication of the Greek etymology of zodiac. The animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations let alone those spanned by the ecliptic plane.
The following table shows the 60-year cycle matched up to the Western calendar for the years 1924 ~ 2043 :
No. |
Year 1924 ~ 1983 |
Associated Element |
Heavenly Stem |
Earthly Branch |
Associated Animal |
Year 1984 ~ 2043 |
1 | 09:50am @Feb 5, 1924 ~ 15:36pm @Feb 4, 1925 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 子 | 鼠 Rat | 23:19pm @Feb 4, 1984 ~ 05:11am @Feb 4, 1985 |
2 | 15:37pm @Feb 4, 1925 ~ 21:37pm @Feb 4, 1926 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 丑 | 牛 Ox | 05:12am @Feb 4, 1985 ~ 11:07am @Feb 4, 1986 |
3 | 21:38pm @Feb 4, 1926 ~ 03:29am @Feb 5, 1927 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 寅 | 虎 Tiger | 11:08am @Feb 4, 1986 ~ 16:51pm @Feb 4, 1987 |
4 | 03:30am @Feb 5, 1927 ~ 09:15am @Feb 5, 1928 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 卯 | 兔 Rabbit | 16:52pm @Feb 4, 1987 ~ 22:42pm @Feb 4, 1988 |
5 | 09:16am @Feb 5, 1928 ~ 15:08pm @Feb 4, 1929 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 辰 | 龍 Dragon | 22:43pm @Feb 4, 1988 ~ 04:26am @Feb 4, 1989 |
6 | 15:09pm @Feb 4, 1929 ~ 20:50pm @Feb 4, 1930 | Yin Earth | 己 | 巳 | 蛇 Snake | 04:27am @Feb 4, 1989 ~ 10:13am @Feb 4, 1990 |
7 | 20:51pm @Feb 4, 1930 ~ 02:40am @Feb 5, 1931 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 午 | 馬 Horse | 10:14am @Feb 4, 1990 ~ 16:07pm @Feb 4, 1991 |
8 | 02:41am @Feb 5, 1931 ~ 08:28am @Feb 5, 1932 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 未 | 羊 Goat | 16:08pm @Feb 4, 1991 ~ 21:47pm @Feb 4, 1992 |
9 | 08:29am @Feb 5, 1932 ~ 14:08pm @Feb 4, 1933 | Yang Water | 壬 | 申 | 猴 Monkey | 21:48pm @Feb 4, 1992 ~ 03:36am @Feb 4, 1993 |
10 | 14:09pm @Feb 4, 1933 ~ 20:03pm @Feb 4, 1934 | Yin Water | 癸 | 酉 | 鷄 Rooster | 03:37am @Feb 4, 1993 ~ 09:30am @Feb 4, 1994 |
11 | 20:04pm @Feb 4, 1934 ~ 01:48am @Feb 5, 1935 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 戌 | 狗 Dog | 09:31am @Feb 4, 1994 ~ 15:12pm @Feb 4, 1995 |
12 | 01:49am @Feb 5, 1935 ~ 07:28am @Feb 5, 1936 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 亥 | 猪 Pig | 15:13pm @Feb 4, 1995 ~ 21:07pm @Feb 4, 1996 |
13 | 07:29am @Feb 5, 1936 ~ 13:25pm @Feb 4, 1937 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 子 | 鼠 Rat | 21:08pm @Feb 4, 1996 ~ 03:01am @Feb 4, 1997 |
14 | 13:26pm @Feb 4, 1937 ~ 19:14pm @Feb 4, 1938 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 丑 | 牛 Ox | 03:02am @Feb 4, 1997 ~ 08:56am @Feb 4, 1998 |
15 | 19:15pm @Feb 4, 1938 ~ 01:09am @Feb 5, 1939 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 寅 | 虎 Tiger | 08:57am @Feb 4, 1998 ~ 14:56pm @Feb 4, 1999 |
16 | 01:10am @Feb 5, 1939 ~ 07:07am @Feb 5, 1940 | Yin Earth | 己 | 卯 | 兔 Rabbit | 14:57pm @Feb 4, 1999 ~ 20:40pm @Feb 4, 2000 |
17 | 07:08am @Feb 5, 1940 ~ 12:49pm @Feb 4, 1941 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 辰 | 龍 Dragon | 20:41pm @Feb 4, 2000 ~ 02:28am @Feb 4, 2001 |
18 | 12:50pm @Feb 4, 1941 ~ 18:48pm @Feb 4, 1942 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 巳 | 蛇 Snake | 02:29am @Feb 4, 2001 ~ 08:23am @Feb 4, 2002 |
19 | 18:49pm @Feb 4, 1942 ~ 00:39am @Feb 5, 1943 | Yang Water | 壬 | 午 | 馬 Horse | 08:24am @Feb 4, 2002 ~ 14:04pm @Feb 4, 2003 |
20 | 00:40am @Feb 5, 1943 ~ 06:22am @Feb 5, 1944 | Yin Water | 癸 | 未 | 羊 Goat | 14:05pm @Feb 4, 2003 ~ 19:55pm @Feb 4, 2004 |
21 | 06:23am @Feb 5, 1944 ~ 12:18pm @Feb 4, 1945 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 申 | 猴 Monkey | 19:56pm @Feb 4, 2004 ~ 01:42am @Feb 4, 2005 |
22 | 12:19pm @Feb 4, 1945 ~ 18:03pm @Feb 4, 1946 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 酉 | 鷄 Rooster | 01:43am @Feb 4, 2005 ~ 07:26am @Feb 4, 2006 |
23 | 18:04pm @Feb 4, 1946 ~ 23:49pm @Feb 4, 1947 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 戌 | 狗 Dog | 07:27am @Feb 4, 2006 ~ 13:17pm @Feb 4, 2007 |
24 | 23:50pm @Feb 4, 1947 ~ 05:41am @Feb 5, 1948 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 亥 | 猪 Pig | 13:18pm @Feb 4, 2007 ~ 18:59pm @Feb 4, 2008 |
25 | 05:42am @Feb 5, 1948 ~ 11:22am @Feb 4, 1949 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 子 | 鼠 Rat | 19:00pm @Feb 4, 2008 ~ 00:49am @Feb 4, 2009 |
26 | 11:23am @Feb 4, 1949 ~ 17:20pm @Feb 4, 1950 | Yin Earth | 己 | 丑 | 牛 Ox | 00:50am @Feb 4, 2009 ~ 06:47am @Feb 4, 2010 |
27 | 17:21pm @Feb 4, 1950 ~ 23:12pm @Feb 4, 1951 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 寅 | 虎 Tiger | 06:48am @Feb 4, 2010 ~ 12:32pm @Feb 4, 2011 |
28 | 23:13pm @Feb 4, 1951 ~ 04:52am @Feb 5, 1952 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 卯 | 兔 Rabbit | 12:33pm @Feb 4, 2011 ~ 18:21pm @Feb 4, 2012 |
29 | 04:53am @Feb 5, 1952 ~ 10:45am @Feb 4, 1953 | Yang Water | 壬 | 辰 | 龍 Dragon | 18:22pm @Feb 4, 2012 ~ 00:12am @Feb 4, 2013 |
30 | 10:46am @Feb 4, 1953 ~ 16:30pm @Feb 4, 1954 | Yin Water | 癸 | 巳 | 蛇 Snake | 00:13am @Feb 4, 2013 ~ 06:02am @Feb 4, 2014 |
31 | 16:31am @Feb 4, 1954 ~ 22:17pm @Feb 4, 1955 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 午 | 馬 Horse | 06:03am @Feb 4, 2014 ~ 11:57am @Feb 4, 2015 |
32 | 22:18pm @Feb 4, 1955 ~ 04:11am @Feb 5, 1956 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 未 | 羊 Goat | 11:58am @Feb 4, 2015 ~ 17:45pm @Feb 4, 2016 |
33 | 04:12am @Feb 5, 1956 ~ 09:54am @Feb 4, 1957 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 申 | 猴 Monkey | 17:46pm @Feb 4, 2016 ~ 23:33pm @Feb 3, 2017 |
34 | 09:55am @Feb 4, 1957 ~ 15:48pm @Feb 4, 1958 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 酉 | 鷄 Rooster | 23:34pm @Feb 3, 2017 ~ 05:27am @Feb 4, 2018 |
35 | 15:49pm @Feb 4, 1958 ~ 21:41pm @Feb 4, 1959 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 戌 | 狗 Dog | 05:28am @Feb 4, 2018 ~ 11:13am @Feb 4, 2019 |
36 | 21:42pm @Feb 4, 1959 ~ 03:22am @Feb 5, 1960 | Yin Earth | 己 | 亥 | 猪 Pig | 11:14am @Feb 4, 2019 ~ 17:02pm @Feb 4, 2020 |
37 | 03:23am @Feb 5, 1960 ~ 09:21am @Feb 4, 1961 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 子 | 鼠 Rat | 17:03pm @Feb 4, 2020 ~ 22:58pm @Feb 3, 2021 |
38 | 09:22am @Feb 4, 1961 ~ 15:16pm @Feb 4, 1962 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 丑 | 牛 Ox | 22:59pm @Feb 3, 2021 ~ 04:50am @Feb 4, 2022 |
39 | 15:17pm @Feb 4, 1962 ~ 21:07pm @Feb 4, 1963 | Yang Water | 壬 | 寅 | 虎 Tiger | 04:51am @Feb 4, 2022 ~ 10:41am @Feb 4, 2023 |
40 | 21:08pm @Feb 4, 1963 ~ 03:04am @Feb 5, 1964 | Yin Water | 癸 | 卯 | 兔 Rabbit | 10:42am @Feb 4, 2023 ~ 16:26pm @Feb 4, 2024 |
41 | 03:05am @Feb 5, 1964 ~ 08:45am @Feb 4, 1965 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 辰 | 龍 Dragon | 16:27pm @Feb 4, 2024 ~ 22:09pm @Feb 3, 2025 |
42 | 08:46am @Feb 4, 1965 ~ 14:37pm @Feb 4, 1966 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 巳 | 蛇 Snake | 22:10pm @Feb 3, 2025 ~ 04:01am @Feb 4, 2026 |
43 | 14:38pm @Feb 4, 1966 ~ 20:30pm @Feb 4, 1967 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 午 | 馬 Horse | 04:02am @Feb 4, 2026 ~ 09:45am @Feb 4, 2027 |
44 | 20:31pm @Feb 4, 1967 ~ 02:06am @Feb 5, 1968 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 未 | 羊 Goat | 09:46am @Feb 4, 2027 ~ 15:30pm @Feb 4, 2028 |
45 | 02:07am @Feb 5, 1968 ~ 07:58am @Feb 4, 1969 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 申 | 猴 Monkey | 15:31pm @Feb 4, 2028 ~ 21:19pm @Feb 3, 2029 |
46 | 07:59am @Feb 4, 1969 ~ 13:45pm @Feb 4, 1970 | Yin Earth | 己 | 酉 | 鷄 Rooster | 21:20pm @Feb 3, 2029 ~ 03:07am @Feb 4, 2030 |
47 | 13:46pm @Feb 4, 1970 ~ 19:24pm @Feb 4, 1971 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 戌 | 狗 Dog | 03:08am @Feb 4, 2030 ~ 08:57am @Feb 4, 2031 |
48 | 19:25pm @Feb 4, 1971 ~ 01:19am @Feb 5, 1972 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 亥 | 猪 Pig | 08:58am @Feb 4, 2031 ~ 14:48pm @Feb 4, 2032 |
49 | 01:20am @Feb 5, 1972 ~ 07:03am @Feb 4, 1973 | Yang Water | 壬 | 子 | 鼠 Rat | 14:49pm @Feb 4, 2032 ~ 20:40pm @Feb 3, 2033 |
50 | 07:04am @Feb 4, 1973 ~ 12:59pm @Feb 4, 1974 | Yin Water | 癸 | 丑 | 牛 Ox | 20:41pm @Feb 3, 2033 ~ 02:40am @Feb 4, 2034 |
51 | 13:00pm @Feb 4, 1974 ~ 18:58pm @Feb 4, 1975 | Yang Wood | 甲 | 寅 | 虎 Tiger | 02:41am @Feb 4, 2034 ~ 08:30am @Feb 4, 2035 |
52 | 18:59pm @Feb 4, 1975 ~ 00:38am @Feb 5, 1976 | Yin Wood | 乙 | 卯 | 兔 Rabbit | 08:31am @Feb 4, 2035 ~ 14:18pm @Feb 4, 2036 |
53 | 00:39am @Feb 5, 1976 ~ 06:32am @Feb 4, 1977 | Yang Fire | 丙 | 辰 | 龍 Dragon | 14:19pm @Feb 4, 2036 ~ 20:10pm @Feb 3, 2037 |
54 | 06:33am @Feb 4, 1977 ~ 12:26pm @Feb 4, 1978 | Yin Fire | 丁 | 巳 | 蛇 Snake | 20:11pm @Feb 3, 2037 ~ 02:02am @Feb 4, 2038 |
55 | 12:27pm @Feb 4, 1978 ~ 18:11pm @Feb 4, 1979 | Yang Earth | 戊 | 午 | 馬 Horse | 02:03am @Feb 4, 2038 ~ 07:51am @Feb 4, 2039 |
56 | 18:12pm @Feb 4, 1979 ~ 00:08am @Feb 5, 1980 | Yin Earth | 己 | 未 | 羊 Goat | 07:52am @Feb 4, 2039 ~ 13:38pm @Feb 4, 2040 |
57 | 00:09am @Feb 5, 1980 ~ 05:55am @Feb 4, 1981 | Yang Metal | 庚 | 申 | 猴 Monkey | 13:39pm @Feb 4, 2040 ~ 19:24pm @Feb 3, 2041 |
58 | 05:56am @Feb 4, 1981 ~ 11:44am @Feb 4, 1982 | Yin Metal | 辛 | 酉 | 鷄 Rooster | 19:25pm @Feb 3, 2041 ~ 01:11am @Feb 4, 2042 |
59 | 11:45am @Feb 4, 1982 ~ 17:39pm @Feb 4, 1983 | Yang Water | 壬 | 戌 | 狗 Dog | 01:12am @Feb 4, 2042 ~ 06:57am @Feb 4, 2043 |
60 | 17:40pm @Feb 4, 1983 ~ 23:18pm @Feb 4, 1984 | Yin Water | 癸 | 亥 | 猪 Pig | 06:58am @Feb 4, 2043 ~ 12:43pm @Feb 4, 2044 |