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Year of the Rat
The Rat is the 1st of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Rat is 2032, a Water Rat year starting on 11 February 2032.
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 Rat, 1912–2092
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Rat Water Rat (yang) | 18 February 1912 – 5 February 1913 |
| 1924 | Rat Wood Rat (yang) | 5 February 1924 – 23 January 1925 |
| 1936 | Rat Fire Rat (yang) | 24 January 1936 – 10 February 1937 |
| 1948 | Rat Earth Rat (yang) | 10 February 1948 – 28 January 1949 |
| 1960 | Rat Metal Rat (yang) | 28 January 1960 – 14 February 1961 |
| 1972 | Rat Water Rat (yang) | 15 February 1972 – 2 February 1973 |
| 1984 | Rat Wood Rat (yang) | 2 February 1984 – 19 February 1985 |
| 1996 | Rat Fire Rat (yang) | 19 February 1996 – 6 February 1997 |
| 2008 | Rat Earth Rat (yang) | 7 February 2008 – 25 January 2009 |
| 2020 | Rat Metal Rat (yang) | 25 January 2020 – 11 February 2021 |
| 2032 | Rat Water Rat (yang) | 11 February 2032 – 30 January 2033 |
| 2044 | Rat Wood Rat (yang) | 30 January 2044 – 16 February 2045 |
| 2056 | Rat Fire Rat (yang) | 15 February 2056 – 3 February 2057 |
| 2068 | Rat Earth Rat (yang) | 3 February 2068 – 22 January 2069 |
| 2080 | Rat Metal Rat (yang) | 22 January 2080 – 8 February 2081 |
| 2092 | Rat Water Rat (yang) | 7 February 2092 – 26 January 2093 |
The other animals
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 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.