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