Free dataset · 1900–2100 · 201 rows

Chinese zodiac year boundaries

The Chinese zodiac year has two defensible start dates every year, and this dataset gives both. By the popular rule the animal turns at Chinese New Year; by the solar rule that bazi uses, it turns at Li Chun, around February 4. A birthday between the two dates belongs to a different animal under each rule. For every year from 1900 to 2100, the table lists both dates plus the animal, its five-element stem, and the gānzhī (sexagenary) year name — all computed from an ephemeris, not hand-typed.

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Year Animal Element Gānzhī Chinese New Year Li Chun
2020 Rat Metal gēng zǐ 2020-01-25 2020-02-04
2021 Ox Metal xīn chǒu 2021-02-12 2021-02-03
2022 Tiger Water rén yín 2022-02-01 2022-02-04
2023 Rabbit Water guǐ mǎo 2023-01-22 2023-02-04
2024 Dragon Wood jiǎ chén 2024-02-10 2024-02-04
2025 Snake Wood yǐ sì 2025-01-29 2025-02-03
2026 Horse Fire bǐng wǔ 2026-02-17 2026-02-04
2027 Goat Fire dīng wèi 2027-02-06 2027-02-04
2028 Monkey Earth wù shēn 2028-01-26 2028-02-04
2029 Rooster Earth jǐ yǒu 2029-02-13 2029-02-03
2030 Dog Metal gēng xū 2030-02-03 2030-02-04
2031 Pig Metal xīn hài 2031-01-23 2031-02-04
2032 Rat Water rén zǐ 2032-02-11 2032-02-04
2033 Ox Water guǐ chǒu 2033-01-31 2033-02-03
2034 Tiger Wood jiǎ yín 2034-02-19 2034-02-04
2035 Rabbit Wood yǐ mǎo 2035-02-08 2035-02-04
2036 Dragon Fire bǐng chén 2036-01-28 2036-02-04
2037 Snake Fire dīng sì 2037-02-15 2037-02-03
2038 Horse Earth wù wǔ 2038-02-04 2038-02-04
2039 Goat Earth jǐ wèi 2039-01-24 2039-02-04
2040 Monkey Metal gēng shēn 2040-02-12 2040-02-04

Columns

Field Meaning
year Gregorian year
animal Zodiac animal of the lunar year
element Five-element of the year heavenly stem
ganzhi Sexagenary year name (pinyin)
chinese_new_year Chinese New Year date (ISO) — popular/lunar year start
li_chun Li Chun date (ISO, CST) — solar/bazi year start

Dates are in China Standard Time, computed with the same tyme4ts ephemeris that powers our bazi and kua calculators, and cross-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory's solar-term tables. The on-page table for recent years lives on the Li Chun page.

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