The Chinese Lunisolar Calendar is divided into 12 months of 29 or 30 days. The calendar is adjusted to the length of the solar year by the addition of extra months at regular intervals. The years are arranged in major cycles of 60 years. These 12-year cycles are continuously repeated. The Chinese New Year is celebrated at the second new moon after the winter solstice and falls between January 21 and February 19. The year 2010 translates to the Chinese year 4707-4708. The year 2011 translates to the Chinese Year 4708-4709.
Chinese Year
| Zodiac Symbol
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4693 | Wood Yin | January 31, 1995 | 4694 | Fire Yang | February 19, 1996 | 4695 | Fire Yin | February 7, 1997 | 4696 | Earth Yang | January 28, 1998 | 4697 | Earth Yin | February 16, 1999 | 4698 | Metal Yang | February 5, 2000 | 4699 | Metal Yin | January 24, 2001 | 4700 | Water Yang | February 12, 2002 | 4701 | Water Yin | February 1, 2003 | 4702 | Wood Yang | January 22, 2004 | 4703 | Wood Yin | February 9, 2005 | 4704 | Fire Yang | January 29, 2006 | 4705 | Fire Yin | February 18, 2007 | 4706 | Earth Yang | February 7, 2008 | 4707 | Earth Yin | January 26, 2009 | 4708 | Metal Yang | February 10, 2010 | 4709 | Metal Yin | February 3, 2011 | 4710 | Water Yang | January 23, 2012 | 4711 | Water Yin | February 10, 2013 | 4712 | Wood Yang | January 31, 2014 | 4713 | Wood Yin | February 19, 2015 | 4714 | Fire Yang | February 9, 2016 | 4715 | Fire Yin | January 28, 2017 | 4716 | Earth Yang | February 16, 2018 | 4717 | Earth Yin | February 5, 2019 | 4718 | Metal Yang | January 25, 2020 | 4719 | Metal Yin | February 12, 2021 | 4720 | Water Yang | February 1, 2022 | 4721 | Water Yin | January 22, 2023 | 4722 | Wood Yang | February 10, 2024 | 4723 | Wood Yin | January 29, 2025 | 4724 | Fire Yang | February 17, 2026 | 4725 | Fire Yin | February 6, 2027 | 4726 | Earth Yang | January 26, 2028 | 4727 | Earth Yin | February 13, 2029 | 4728 | Metal Yang | February 3, 2030 |
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>> wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac
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