Chinese Zodiac Signs: Related Dates & Elements

As per Chinese astrology, there are twelve animal signs, associated with twelve different personality types. Chinese zodiacal signs are mainly based on the particular year in which the person was born. However, the signs may also be assigned on the basis of month and hours of the day. A full cycle in Chinese astrology comprises of 60 years and is a combination of the twelve animals with each of five possible elements.

The inner animal is assigned as per the month of birth and provides information on what motivates a person. The secret animal, on the other hand, is based on the hour of birth and tells the basic personality traits. The twelve Chinese zodiac animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In the following lines, we have provided the main information about Chinese zodiac animal signs.

Zodiac Sign	Dates	Element
Rat	4 Feb 1960 to 3 Jun 1961	Metal
	4 Feb 1972 to 3 Jun 1973	Water
	4 Feb 1984 to 3 Jun 1985	Wood
	4 Feb 1996 to 3 Jun 1997	Fire
Ox	4 Feb 1961 to 3 Jun 1962	Metal
	4 Feb 1973 to 3 Jun 1974	Water
	4 Feb 1985 to 3 Jun 1986	Wood
	4 Feb 1997 to 3 Jun 1998	Fire
Tiger	4 Feb 1962 to 3Jun 1963	Water
	4 Feb 1974 to 3 Jun 1975	Wood
	4 Feb 1986 to 3 Jun 1987	Fire
	4 Feb 1998 to 3 Jun 1999	Earth
Rabbit	4 Feb 1963 to 3Jun 1964	Water
	4 Feb 1975 to 3 Jun 1976	Wood
	4 Feb 1987 to 3 Jun 1988	Fire
	4 Feb 1999 to 3 Jun 2000	Earth
Dragon	4 Feb 1964 to 3 Jun 1965	Wood
	4 Feb 1976 to 3 Jun 1977	Fire
	4 Feb 1988 to 3 Jun 1989	Earth
	4 Feb 2000 to 3 Jun 2001	Metal
Snake	4 Feb 1965 to 3Jun 1966	Wood
	4 Feb 1977 to 3 Jun 1978	Fire
	4 Feb 1989 to 3 Jun 1990	Earth
	4 Feb 2001 to 3 Jun 2002	Metal
Horse	4 Feb 1966 to 3Jun 1967	Fire
	4 Feb 1978 to 3 Jun 1979	Earth
	4 Feb 1990 to 3 Jun 1991	Metal
	4 Feb 2002 to 3 Jun 2003	Water
Sheep	4 Feb 1967 to 3Jun 1968	Fire
	4 Feb 1979 to 3 Jun 1980	Earth
	4 Feb 1991 to 3 Jun 1992	Metal
	4 Feb 2003 to 3 Jun 2004	Water
Monkey	4 Feb 1968 to 3Jun 1969	Earth
	4 Feb 1980 to 3 Jun 1981	Metal
	4 Feb 1992 to 3 Jun 1993	Water
	4 Feb 2004 to 3 Jun 2005	Wood
Rooster	4 Feb 1969 to 3Jun 1970	Earth
	4 Feb 1981 to 3 Jun 1982	Metal
	4 Feb 1993 to 3 Jun 1994	Water
	4 Feb 2005 to 3 Jun 2006	Wood
Dog	4 Feb 1970 to 3Jun 1971	Metal
	4 Feb 1982 to 3 Jun 1983	Water
	4 Feb 1994 to 3 Jun 1995	Wood
	4 Feb 2006 to 3 Jun 2007	Fire
Pig	4 Feb 1971 to 3Jun 1972	Metal
	4 Feb 1983 to 3 Jun 1984	Water
	4 Feb 1995 to 3 Jun 1996	Wood
	4 Feb 2007 to 3 Jun 2008	Fire