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Chinese zodiac

Year of the Monkey

Next: from 26 January 2028

Place in the cycle
ninth of the twelve animals
In Chinese
猴 (hóu)
In the folk tale
The Monkey cleared the weeds from the raft it shared with the Goat and the Rooster, and finished ninth.

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Every Year of the Monkey, 1908 to 2040

Each year starts on Lunar New Year and ends the day before the next one. A birthday in January or February before the first day belongs to the year before.

First dayLast day
2 February 190821 January 1909
20 February 19207 February 1921
6 February 193225 January 1933
25 January 194412 February 1945
12 February 195630 January 1957
30 January 196816 February 1969
16 February 19804 February 1981
4 February 199222 January 1993
22 January 20048 February 2005
8 February 201627 January 2017
26 January 202812 February 2029
12 February 204031 January 2041

The Monkey is also one of the 31 animals of the animal personality quiz, where the result comes from your answers and not from a birth year. Read the Monkey personality profile

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