2035 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Rabbit

2035 is the year of the Wood Rabbit (乙卯 Yǐmǎo), from 8 February 2035 to 27 January 2036. Anyone born in 2035 before 8 February 2035 belongs to the Wood Tiger year.

• Animal: Rabbit
• Element: Wood (Yin)
• Cycle name: 乙卯 Yǐmǎo, year 52 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 8 February 2035
• Ends: 27 January 2036

The Wood Rabbit

Wood years are traditionally linked with growth, generosity and cooperation: the element of things that grow towards the light and make room for others. The Rabbit is the diplomat of the cycle. Tradition describes Rabbit people as gentle, tactful and careful, with good taste and a strong wish for peace. They notice atmosphere before words, and they would rather smooth a conflict than win it.

Born in January or February 2035?

Anyone born from 1 January to 7 February 2035 belongs to the Wood Tiger year of 2034. From 8 February 2035 the Wood Rabbit 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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