2033 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Ox

2033 is the year of the Water Ox (癸丑 Guǐchǒu), from 31 January 2033 to 18 February 2034. Anyone born in 2033 before 31 January 2033 belongs to the Water Rat year.

• Animal: Ox
• Element: Water (Yin)
• Cycle name: 癸丑 Guǐchǒu, year 50 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 31 January 2033
• Ends: 18 February 2034

The Water Ox

Water years are traditionally linked with adaptability, perception and communication: the element that finds a way around any obstacle. The Ox is the patient worker of the zodiac. Tradition describes Ox people as dependable, methodical and quietly strong: slow to start, very hard to stop. They prefer proof to promises and build things meant to last, from a savings account to a family routine.

Born in January or February 2033?

Anyone born from 1 January to 30 January 2033 belongs to the Water Rat year of 2032. From 31 January 2033 the Water Ox year begins.

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

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