1997 Chinese zodiac
牛 Fire Ox · yin
Born between 7 February 1997 and 27 January 1998: you are a Fire Ox. Born in 1997 but before 7 February 1997: your sign is that of 1996, the Fire Rat.
The year
- New Year : 7 February 1997
- Ends : 27 January 1998
- Animal : Ox
- Element : Fire (yin)
The Fire element
passion, radiance, boldness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
丁丑 dīng chǒu
Year 14 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1937 and 2057.
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.