Animal 2 of 12
Year of the Ox
Said to be steady, hard-working, dependable.
δΈ ChouAlso: Buffalo in Vietnam, also Cow
Ox years, 1924 to 2043
Each year starts at Lunar New Year. Birthdays before the start date belong to the animal before.
- 1925Wood Ox24 Jan 1925 to 12 Feb 1926
- 1937Fire Ox11 Feb 1937 to 30 Jan 1938
- 1949Earth Ox29 Jan 1949 to 16 Feb 1950
- 1961Metal Ox15 Feb 1961 to 4 Feb 1962
- 1973Water Ox3 Feb 1973 to 22 Jan 1974
- 1985Wood Ox20 Feb 1985 to 8 Feb 1986
- 1997Fire Ox7 Feb 1997 to 27 Jan 1998
- 2009Earth Ox26 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2010
- 2021Metal Ox12 Feb 2021 to 31 Jan 2022
- 2033Water Ox31 Jan 2033 to 18 Feb 2034
Are you a Ox?
Who gets on with the Ox
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Ox sign in general, not any one person.