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What is your sign?
"2009 is the Year of the Ox." That's about right, although a bit simplistic. Strictly speaking, Chinese New Year started on Jan 26, 2009, and so did the Year of the Ox. Those born in 2009 but before Jan 26 actually have Rat as their Chinese zodiac sign. You see, it takes some care to determine the sign for those born in January and February.
To find your sign, locate in the table below the date range containing your birthday, and the corresponding column header is your Chinese zodiac sign.
| Rat | Ox | Tiger | Rabbit | Dragon | Snake |
| Jan 24, 1936 - Feb 10, 1937 | Feb 11, 1937 - Jan 31, 1938 | Feb 1, 1938 - Feb 18, 1939 | Feb 19, 1939 - Feb 7, 1940 | Feb 8, 1940 - Jan 26, 1941 | Jan 27, 1941 - Feb 14, 1942 |
| Feb 10, 1948 - Jan 28, 1949 | Jan 29, 1949 - Feb 16, 1950 | Feb 17, 1950 - Feb 5, 1951 | Feb 6, 1951 - Jan 26, 1952 | Jan 27, 1952 - Feb 13, 1953 | Feb 14, 1953 - Feb 2, 1954 |
| Jan 28, 1960 - Feb 14, 1961 | Feb 15, 1961 - Feb 4, 1962 | Feb 5, 1962 - Jan 24, 1963 | Jan 25, 1963 - Feb 12, 1964 | Feb 13, 1964 - Feb 1, 1965 | Feb 2, 1965 - Jan 20, 1966 |
| Feb 15, 1972 - Feb 2, 1973 | Feb 3, 1973 - Jan 22, 1974 | Jan 23, 1974 - Feb 10, 1975 | Feb 11, 1975 - Jan 30, 1976 | Jan 31, 1976 - Feb 17, 1977 | Feb 18, 1977 - Feb 6, 1978 |
| Feb 2, 1984 - Feb 19, 1985 | Feb 20, 1985 - Feb 8, 1986 | Feb 9, 1986 - Jan 28, 1987 | Jan 29, 1987 - Feb 16, 1988 | Feb 17, 1988 - Feb 5, 1989 | Feb 6, 1989 - Jan 26, 1990 |
| Feb 19, 1996 - Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 - Jan 27, 1998 | Jan 28, 1998 - Feb 15, 1999 | Feb 16, 1999 - Feb 4, 2000 | Feb 5, 2000 - Jan 23, 2001 | Jan 24, 2001 - Feb 11, 2002 |
| Feb 7, 2008 - Jan 25, 2009 | Jan 26, 2009 - Feb 13, 2010 | Feb 14, 2010 - Feb 2, 2011 | Feb 3, 2011 - Jan 22, 2012 | Jan 23, 2012 - Feb 9, 2013 | Feb 10, 2013 - Jan 30, 2014 |
| Horse | Sheep | Monkey | Rooster | Dog | Boar |
| Feb 15, 1942 - Feb 4, 1943 | Feb 5, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944 | Jan 25, 1944 - Feb 12, 1945 | Feb 13, 1945 - Feb 1, 1946 | Feb 2, 1946 - Jan 21, 1947 | Jan 22, 1947 - Feb 9, 1948 |
| Feb 3, 1954 - Jan 23, 1955 | Jan 24, 1955 - Feb 11, 1956 | Feb 12, 1956 - Jan 30, 1957 | Jan 31, 1957 - Feb 17, 1958 | Feb 18, 1958 - Feb 7, 1959 | Feb 8, 1959 - Jan 27, 1960 |
| Jan 21, 1966 - Feb 8, 1967 | Feb 9, 1967 - Jan 29, 1968 | Jan 30, 1968 - Feb 16, 1969 | Feb 17, 1969 - Feb 5, 1970 | Feb 6, 1970 - Jan 26, 1971 | Jan 27, 1971 - Feb 14, 1972 |
| Feb 7, 1978 - Jan 27, 1979 | Jan 28, 1979 - Feb 15, 1980 | Feb 16, 1980 - Feb 4, 1981 | Feb 5, 1981 - Jan 24, 1982 | Jan 25, 1982 - Feb 12, 1983 | Feb 13, 1983 - Feb 1, 1984 |
| Jan 27, 1990 - Feb 14, 1991 | Feb 15, 1991 - Feb 3, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 - Jan 22, 1993 | Jan 23, 1993 - Feb 9, 1994 | Feb 10, 1994 - Jan 30, 1995 | Jan 31, 1995 - Feb 18, 1996 |
| Feb 12, 2002 - Jan 31, 2003 | Feb 1, 2003 - Jan 21, 2004 | Jan 22, 2004 - Feb 8, 2005 | Feb 9 , 2005 - Jan 28, 2006 | Jan 29, 2006 - Feb 17, 2007 | Feb 18, 2007 - Feb 6, 2008 |
| Jan 31, 2014 - Feb 18, 2015 | Feb 19, 2015 - Feb 7, 2016 | Feb 8, 2016 - Jan 27, 2017 | Jan 28, 2017 - Feb 15, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 - Feb 4, 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 - Jan 24, 2020 |