1961 Chinese zodiac
牛 Metal Ox · yin
Born between 15 February 1961 and 4 February 1962: you are a Metal Ox. Born in 1961 but before 15 February 1961: your sign is that of 1960, the Metal Rat.
The year
- New Year : 15 February 1961
- Ends : 4 February 1962
- Animal : Ox
- Element : Metal (yin)
The Metal element
determination, rigour, uprightness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
辛丑 xīn chǒu
Year 38 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1901 and 2021.
The Ox in one line
Patient and steady, it moves slowly but never steps back.
Dates computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon (NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris, Beijing time) under the rules of the Chinese calendar, and checked against published dates.