1985 Chinese zodiac
牛 Wood Ox · yin
Born between 20 February 1985 and 8 February 1986: you are a Wood Ox. Born in 1985 but before 20 February 1985: your sign is that of 1984, the Wood Rat.
The year
- New Year : 20 February 1985
- Ends : 8 February 1986
- Animal : Ox
- Element : Wood (yin)
The Wood element
growth, generosity, openness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
乙丑 yǐ chǒu
Year 2 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1925 and 2045.
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.