Year of the Ox
Traditionally associated with steady labor, endurance, and practical responsibility.
- Earthly Branch
- 丑 · chǒu
- Sequence position
- 2 of 12
- Traditional association
- Ox and water buffalo may be treated as the same zodiac category in Chinese art. The image emphasizes sustained work rather than speed.
Cycle years
- 1925
- 1937
- 1949
- 1961
- 1973
- 1985
- 1997
- 2009
- 2021
- 2033
These labels name the lunisolar year that begins during the listed Gregorian year. January and early-February births may belong to the preceding animal.
What this does—and does not—tell you
The annual animal is one calendar layer. A fuller Chinese astrology reading may also consider the Heavenly Stem and element, month, day, and hour. A year animal alone cannot determine a personality or predict an outcome.
All twelve animal years
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