Chinese Zodiac?

Question

When is the cut off of the Chinese years? I want to know when the chinese zodiac ends, is it February?

Answer 1

Here's a resource by year of when the Chinese New Year occurs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac#Table_of_the_lunar_calendar_and_zodiac

Answer 2

The Chinese zodiac actually is not the same as what you're tallking about. Two different things- the Chinese lunar calendar marks the beginning and end of each year by the moon cycles, whereas the western calendar follows the sun. That's why Chinese celebrate their New Year after ours. (the sun cycle is 365 1/4 days per year, split into twelve months, and the lunar calendar follows a 28 day cycle of the moon for each month)
The Chinese zodiac is a different thing and it doesn't "end", it just starts all over again each time. In it's simplest form, it can be explained as a twelve-year cycle, with each year represented by an animal. I was born in the year of the horse, for example. The twelve animals are: Rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, and monkey. 2006 is the year of the dog. Last year, Chinese new year fell on Feb 7th, this year I'm not quite sure, but it will be around late Jan/early Feb. Hope this helps!
Jen

Answer 3

The Chinese calendar follows the moon, so it usually ends late-January, early-February. You'll have to check each year to find out forsure.

Answer 4

i think it ends in february because i'm pretty sure that's when the chinese new year is. you could probably look it up on a search engine.

Answer 5

go to iVillage.com, click on Chinese astrology and u will see the different signs and the dates they cover. that should help to determine when it starts again, i am pretty sure it is at the first of our yr.