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Year of the Monkey
The Monkey is the 9th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Monkey is 2028, a Earth Monkey year starting on 26 January 2028.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Monkey, 1908–2088
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Monkey Earth Monkey (yang) | 2 February 1908 – 21 January 1909 |
| 1920 | Monkey Metal Monkey (yang) | 20 February 1920 – 7 February 1921 |
| 1932 | Monkey Water Monkey (yang) | 6 February 1932 – 25 January 1933 |
| 1944 | Monkey Wood Monkey (yang) | 25 January 1944 – 12 February 1945 |
| 1956 | Monkey Fire Monkey (yang) | 12 February 1956 – 30 January 1957 |
| 1968 | Monkey Earth Monkey (yang) | 30 January 1968 – 16 February 1969 |
| 1980 | Monkey Metal Monkey (yang) | 16 February 1980 – 4 February 1981 |
| 1992 | Monkey Water Monkey (yang) | 4 February 1992 – 22 January 1993 |
| 2004 | Monkey Wood Monkey (yang) | 22 January 2004 – 8 February 2005 |
| 2016 | Monkey Fire Monkey (yang) | 8 February 2016 – 27 January 2017 |
| 2028 | Monkey Earth Monkey (yang) | 26 January 2028 – 12 February 2029 |
| 2040 | Monkey Metal Monkey (yang) | 12 February 2040 – 31 January 2041 |
| 2052 | Monkey Water Monkey (yang) | 1 February 2052 – 18 February 2053 |
| 2064 | Monkey Wood Monkey (yang) | 17 February 2064 – 4 February 2065 |
| 2076 | Monkey Fire Monkey (yang) | 5 February 2076 – 23 January 2077 |
| 2088 | Monkey Earth Monkey (yang) | 24 January 2088 – 9 February 2089 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Dragon2024, 2036 …Year of the Snake2025, 2037 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.