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This table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western (Gregorian) calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar (or the 78th cycle if an epoch of 2637 BCE is accepted).
Jiz () sequence
Stem/ branch
Gnzh ()
Year of the...
Continuous
Gregorian
New Year's Day (chnji, )
1
1/1
jiz ()
Wood Rat
4681
1984
February 2
2
2/2
ychu ()
Wood Ox
4682
1985
February 20
3
3/3
bngyn ()
Fire Tiger
4683
1986
February 9
4
4/4
dngmo ()
Fire Hare
4684
1987
January 29
5
5/5
wchn ()
Earth Dragon
4685
1988
February 17
6
6/6
js ()
Earth Snake
4686
1989
February 6
7
7/7
gngw ()
Metal Horse
4687
1990
January 27
8
8/8
xnwi ()
Metal Sheep
4688
1991
February 15
9
9/9
rnshn ()
Water Monkey
4689
1992
February 4
10
10/10
guyu ()
Water Rooster
4690
1993
January 23
11
1/11
jix ()
Wood Dog
4691
1994
February 9
12
2/12
yhi ()
Wood Pig
4692
1995
January 31
13
3/1
bngz ()
Fire Rat
4693
1996
February 19
14
4/2
dngchu ()
Fire Ox
4694
1997
February 7
15
5/3
wyn ()
Earth Tiger
4695
1998
January 28
16
6/4
jmo ()
Earth Hare
4696
1999
February 16
17
7/5
gngchn ()
Metal Dragon
4697
2000
February 5
18
8/6
xns ()
Metal Snake
4698
2001
January 24
19
9/7
rnw ()
Water Horse
4699
2002
February 12
20
10/8
guwi ()
Water Sheep
4700
2003
February 1
21
1/9
jishn ()
Wood Monkey
4701
2004
January 22
22
2/10
yyu ()
Wood Rooster
4702
2005
February 9
23
3/11
bngx ()
Fire Dog
4703
2006
January 29
24
4/12
dnghi ()
Fire Pig
4704
2007
February 18
25
5/1
wz ()
Earth Rat
4705
2008
February 7
26
6/2
jchu ()
Earth Ox
4706
2009
January 26
27
7/3
gngyn ()
Metal Tiger
4707
2010
February 14
28
8/4
xnmo ()
Metal Hare
4708
2011
February 3
29
9/5
rnchn ()
Water Dragon
4709
2012
January 23
30
10/6
gus ()
Water Snake
4710
2013
February 10
31
1/7
jiw ()
Wood Horse
4711
2014
January 31
32
2/8
ywi ()
Wood Sheep
4712
2015
February 19
33
3/9
bngshn ()
Fire Monkey
4713
2016
February 8
34
4/10
dngyu ()
Fire Rooster
4714
2017
January 28
35
5/11
wx ()
Earth Dog
4715
2018
February 16
36
6/12
jhi ()
Earth Pig
4716
2019
February 5
37
7/1
gngz ()
Metal Rat
4717
2020
January 25
38
8/2
xnchu ()
Metal Ox
4718
2021
February 12
39
9/3
rnyn ()
Water Tiger
4719
2022
February 1
40
10/4
gumo ()
Water Hare
4720
2023
January 22
41
1/5
jichn ()
Wood Dragon
4721
2024
February 10
42
2/6
ys ()
Wood Snake
4722
2025
January 29
43
3/7
bngw ()
Fire Horse
4723
2026
February 17
44
4/8
dngwi ()
Fire Sheep
4724
2027
February 6
45
5/9
wshn ()
Earth Monkey
4725
2028
January 26
46
6/10
jyu ()
Earth Rooster
4726
2029
February 13
47
7/11
gngx ()
Metal Dog
4727
2030
February 3
48
8/12
xnhi ()
Metal Pig
4728
2031
January 23
49
9/1
rnz ()
Water Rat
4729
2032
February 11
50
10/2
guchu ()
Water Ox
4730
2033
January 31
51
1/3
jiyn ()
Wood Tiger
4731
2034
February 19
52
2/4
ymo ()
Wood Hare
4732
2035
February 8
53
3/5
bngchn ()
Fire Dragon
4733
2036
January 28
54
4/6
dngs ()
Fire Snake
4734
2037
February 15
55
5/7
ww ()
Earth Horse
4735
2038
February 4
56
6/8
jwi ()
Earth Sheep
4736
2039
January 24
57
7/9
gngshn ()
Metal Monkey
4737
2040
February 12
58
8/10
xnyu ()
Metal Rooster
4738
2041
February 1
59
9/11
rnx ()
Water Dog
4739
2042
January 22
60
10/12
guhi ()
Water Pig
4740
2043
February 10
Footnotes
^ As discussed in the main Chinese calendar article, there is considerable difficulty in establishing a basis for the chronology of the continuous year numbers. The numbers listed here are too high by 60 if an epoch of 2637 BCE is accepted. They may be too low by 1 if an epoch of 2698 BCE is accepted. That is, according to some sources, Gregorian 2006 could alternatively correspond to 4643, or perhaps 4704.
^ In any case, the correspondence between a lunisolar Chinese year and a solar Gregorian year is of course not exact. The first few months of each Gregorian year -- those preceding Chinese New Year -- belong to the previous Chinese year. For example, January 1 - January 28 of 2006 correspond to yyu 4702. Thus, it might be more precise to state that Gregorian 2006 corresponds to 4702-4703, or that continuous Chinese 4703 corresponds to 2006-2007.
