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Chinese zodiac

Year of the Rat

Next: from 11 February 2032

Place in the cycle
first of the twelve animals
In Chinese
鼠 (shǔ)
In the folk tale
The Rat crossed the river on the back of the Ox, then jumped off at the bank and finished first.

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Every Year of the Rat, 1900 to 2044

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
31 January 190018 February 1901
18 February 19125 February 1913
5 February 192423 January 1925
24 January 193610 February 1937
10 February 194828 January 1949
28 January 196014 February 1961
15 February 19722 February 1973
2 February 198419 February 1985
19 February 19966 February 1997
7 February 200825 January 2009
25 January 202011 February 2021
11 February 203230 January 2033
30 January 204416 February 2045

The other eleven animals