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Year of the Ox
The Ox is the 2nd of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Ox is 2033, a Water Ox year starting on 31 January 2033.
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 Ox, 1901–2093
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Ox Metal Ox (yin) | 19 February 1901 – 7 February 1902 |
| 1913 | Ox Water Ox (yin) | 6 February 1913 – 25 January 1914 |
| 1925 | Ox Wood Ox (yin) | 24 January 1925 – 12 February 1926 |
| 1937 | Ox Fire Ox (yin) | 11 February 1937 – 30 January 1938 |
| 1949 | Ox Earth Ox (yin) | 29 January 1949 – 16 February 1950 |
| 1961 | Ox Metal Ox (yin) | 15 February 1961 – 4 February 1962 |
| 1973 | Ox Water Ox (yin) | 3 February 1973 – 22 January 1974 |
| 1985 | Ox Wood Ox (yin) | 20 February 1985 – 8 February 1986 |
| 1997 | Ox Fire Ox (yin) | 7 February 1997 – 27 January 1998 |
| 2009 | Ox Earth Ox (yin) | 26 January 2009 – 13 February 2010 |
| 2021 | Ox Metal Ox (yin) | 12 February 2021 – 31 January 2022 |
| 2033 | Ox Water Ox (yin) | 31 January 2033 – 18 February 2034 |
| 2045 | Ox Wood Ox (yin) | 17 February 2045 – 5 February 2046 |
| 2057 | Ox Fire Ox (yin) | 4 February 2057 – 23 January 2058 |
| 2069 | Ox Earth Ox (yin) | 23 January 2069 – 10 February 2070 |
| 2081 | Ox Metal Ox (yin) | 9 February 2081 – 28 January 2082 |
| 2093 | Ox Water Ox (yin) | 27 January 2093 – 14 February 2094 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …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 Monkey2016, 2028 …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.