Chinese New Year Calendar Animal

There is an animal representing each year but the year is defined by chinese lunar calendar not the gregorian year you are familiar with from jan.

Chinese new year calendar animal.

The 12 year cycle is an approximation to the 11 85 year orbital period of jupiter. 25 2020 chinese new year and lasting to feb. This year s animal sign is the rat from 2020 01 25 to 2021 02 11. Chinese new year calendar the coming chinese new year is 2021 02 12 which is 138 days away.

You probably know there are 12 chinese zodiac animals used to represent years 2021 is the year of the ox zodiac signs play an integral part in chinese culture and can be used to determine your fortune for the year marriage compatability career fit best times to have a baby and so much more. Chinese zodiac 生肖shēngxiào is based on a twelve year cycle with each year of the lunar calendar in the cycle associated with an animal sign. Originating from china the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many east asian countries such as japan south korea vietnam cambodia. 11 2021 rat is a yang animal and the 1st animal in the chinese zodiac marking the start of a new cycle.

Find your animal sign below and let us know. In order the 12 chinese horoscope animals are. The chinese zodiac or shengxiao shnng sshyao born resembling is a repeating cycle of 12 years with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig.

Based on a 12 year cycle the sheng xiao birth likeness is represented by 12 different animals and calculated according to the lunar calendar. However things are not that easy. 2020 is a year of the rat. 2020 is the year of metal rat starting from jan.

People born in the year of the rat are traditionally considered to be imaginative generous successful popular and curious. Year of the ox. The year of the rat begins on chinese new year ending the year of the boar.