Chinese Calendar Animals Years

Chinese calendar animals years. Originating from China the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries such as Japan South Korea Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand. There are 12 different zodiac animals in total and the monkey is the ninth animal in the 12-year rotation. As the Chinese year starts at Chinese New Year and not on January 1st if you are born in January or February you need to account for when the Chinese year started in that year you can check this by hovering the mouse over the year in the following list a pop-up will show the dates of the Chinese calendar year.

16 1923 Feb. Chinese zodiac years beginend at Chinese New Year in JanuaryFebruary. 1960 1972 1984 1996.

1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 Dragon. To determine your chinese animal tell me your birthday. The 12 animals in order are.

However it was in 104 BC during the rule of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the current calendar was defined. The animals in the Chinese Zodiac or the animals which constitute the Chinese calendar are Rat Ox Tiger Hare Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog and Pig. Identifying this scheme using the generic term zodiac.

1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022 Rabbit. 27 1971 Feb. As there are twelve zodiac signs the Chinese calendar assigns one animal to each month with the year beginning with a Year of the Rat and ending with a Year of the Pig.

Chinese zodiac animals are listed here in order of their rotation and appearance on the Chinese calendar. Chinese Zodiac Years of Chinese Zodiac Rat. Characteristics of the animals of the Chinese zodiac.