Chinese New Year

The year of the Rat鼠 is from the 19th Feb 1996 to the 6th Feb 1997

The year of the Dragon龍 is from 5th Feb 2000 to the 23rd Jan 2001

The year of the Ox牛 is from 7th Feb 1997 to 27th Jan 1998

The year of the Tiger虎 is from 28th January 1998 to 15 February 1999.

The year of the Rabbit兔 is from 16th February 1999 to 4th February 2000.

The year of the Snake蛇 is from the 24th Jan 2001-11th Feb 2002

Every Chinese New Year of a Zodiac it has a new element.

There are Five Elements:

Water 8 Feb 1902-28 Jan 1903, 5 Feb 1962-18 Jan 1963 & 2022-2023
Wood 26 Jan 1914-13 Feb 1915 & 23 Jan 1974-10 Feb 1975
Fire 13 Feb 1926-1 Feb 1927
Earth 31 Jan 1938-18 Feb 1939 & 28 Jan 1998-15 Feb 1999
Metal 17 Feb 1950-5 Feb 1951 & 15 Feb 2010-3 Feb 2011

People who are born in the year of the: Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey & Dog are Born in the year of the yang (light)People who are born in the year of the: Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Sheep, Rooster & Pig are Born in the year of the yin (dark)