Chinese Astrology Year Chart

As a quick rule of thumb, the principles governing each element and thus the modifications they produce within each sign are: 
		    Metal - Fixity, strength of will, fluency of speech

	     	Water - Powers of reflection, sensitivity, persuasiveness

	     	Wood  - Imagination, creativity, idealism, compassion

	     	Fire  - Dynamism, passion, energy, aggression, leadership

	     	Earth - Stability, reliability, practicality, industry, prudence
Chinese wisdom sees a polarity in every element, a negative and a positive side, an essentially feminine (passive, represented by -) or masculine (active, represented by +) disposition, or in Chinese terminology, Yin and Yang. Consequently, each element is repeated twice in succession so that it presents in the first year its Yang, or masculine side, and reverses the next year into its Yin polar opposite.
This chart, taken from the Chinese perpetual calendar, lays out each year together with that year's animal sign, its element and its masculine or feminine principle. 

                                               ANIMAL

YEAR    FROM - TO                              SYMBOL   ELEMENT   ASPECT

1900    31 January  1900 - 18 February 1901    Rat      Metal      (+)

1901    19 February 1901 -  7 February 1902    Ox       Metal      (-)

1902     8 February 1902 - 28 January  1903    Tiger    Water      (+)

1903    29 January  1903 - 15 February 1904    Rabbit   Water      (-)

1904    16 February 1904 -  3 February 1905    Dragon   Wood       (+)

1905     4 February 1905 - 24 January  1906    Snake    Wood       (-)

1906    25 January  1906 - 12 February 1907    Horse    Fire       (+)

1907    13 February 1907 -  1 February 1908    Sheep    Fire       (-)

1908     2 February 1908 - 21 January  1909    Monkey   Earth      (+)

1909    22 January  1909 -  9 February 1910    Rooster  Earth      (-)

1910    10 February 1910 - 29 January  1911    Dog      Metal      (+)

1911    30 January  1911 - 17 February 1912    Pig      Metal      (-)



1912    18 February 1912 -  5 February 1913    Rat      Water      (+)

1913     6 February 1913 - 25 January  1914    Ox       Water      (-)

1914    26 January  1914 - 13 February 1915    Tiger    Wood       (+)

1915    14 February 1915 -  2 February 1916    Rabbit   Wood       (-)

1916     3 February 1916 - 22 January  1917    Dragon   Fire       (+)

1917    23 January  1917 - 10 February 1918    Snake    Fire       (-)

1918    11 February 1918 - 31 January  1919    Horse    Earth      (+)

1919     1 February 1919 - 19 February 1920    Sheep    Earth      (-)

1920    20 February 1920 -  7 February 1921    Monkey   Metal      (+)

1921     8 February 1921 - 27 January  1922    Rooster  Metal      (-)

1922    28 January  1922 - 15 February 1923    Dog      Water      (+)

1923    16 February 1923 -  4 February 1924    Pig      Water      (-)



1924     5 February 1924 - 24 January  1925    Rat      Wood       (+)

1925    25 January  1925 - 12 February 1926    Ox       Wood       (-)

1926    13 February 1926 -  1 February 1927    Tiger    Fire       (+)

1927     2 February 1927 - 22 January  1928    Rabbit   Fire       (-)

1928    23 January  1928 -  9 February 1929    Dragon   Earth      (+)

1929    10 February 1929 - 29 January  1930    Snake    Earth      (-)

1930    30 January  1930 - 16 February 1931    Horse    Metal      (+)

1931    17 February 1931 -  5 February 1932    Sheep    Metal      (-)

1932     6 February 1932 - 25 January  1933    Monkey   Water      (+)

1933    26 January  1933 - 13 February 1934    Rooster  Water      (-)

1934    14 February 1934 -  3 February 1935    Dog      Wood       (+)

1935     4 February 1935 - 23 January  1936    Pig      Wood       (-)



1936    24 January  1936 - 10 February 1937    Rat      Fire       (+)

1937    11 February 1937 - 30 January  1938    Ox       Fire       (-)

1938    31 January  1938 - 18 February 1939    Tiger    Earth      (+)

1939    19 February 1939 -  7 February 1940    Rabbit   Earth      (-)

1940     8 February 1940 - 26 January  1941    Dragon   Metal      (+)

1941    27 January  1941 - 14 February 1942    Snake    Metal      (-)

1942    15 February 1942 -  4 February 1943    Horse    Water      (+)

1943     5 February 1943 - 24 January  1944    Sheep    Water      (-)

1944    25 January  1944 - 12 February 1945    Monkey   Wood       (+)

1945    13 February 1945 -  1 February 1946    Rooster  Wood       (-)

1946     2 February 1946 - 21 January  1947    Dog      Fire       (+)

1947    22 January  1947 -  9 February 1948    Pig      Fire       (-)



1948    10 February 1948 - 28 January  1949    Rat      Earth      (+)

1949    29 January  1949 - 16 February 1950    Ox       Earth      (-)

1950    17 February 1950 -  5 February 1951    Tiger    Metal      (+)

1951     6 February 1951 - 26 January  1952    Rabbit   Metal      (-)

1952    27 January  1952 - 13 February 1953    Dragon   Water      (+)

1953    14 February 1953 -  2 February 1954    Snake    Water      (-)

1954     3 February 1954 - 16 February 1955    Horse    Wood       (+)

1955    24 January  1955 - 11 February 1956    Sheep    Wood       (-)

1956    12 February 1956 - 30 January  1957    Monkey   Fire       (+)

1957    31 January  1957 - 17 February 1958    Rooster  Fire       (-)

1958    18 February 1958 -  7 February 1959    Dog      Earth      (+)

1959     8 February 1959 - 27 January  1960    Pig      Earth      (-)



1960    28 January  1960 - 14 February 1961    Rat      Metal      (+)

1961    15 February 1961 -  4 February 1962    Ox       Metal      (-)

1962     5 February 1962 - 24 January  1963    Tiger    Water      (+)

1963    25 January  1963 - 12 February 1964    Rabbit   Water      (-)

1964    13 February 1964 -  1 February 1965    Dragon   Wood       (+)

1965     2 February 1965 - 20 January  1966    Snake    Wood       (-)

1966    21 January  1966 -  8 February 1967    Horse    Fire       (+)

1967     9 February 1967 - 29 January  1968    Sheep    Fire       (-)

1968    30 January  1968 - 16 February 1969    Monkey   Earth      (+)

1969    17 February 1969 -  5 February 1970    Rooster  Earth      (-)

1970     6 February 1970 - 26 January  1971    Dog      Metal      (+)

1971    27 January  1971 - 15 January  1972    Pig      Metal      (-)



1972    16 January  1972 -  2 February 1973    Rat      Water      (+)

1973     3 February 1973 - 22 January  1974    Ox       Water      (-)

1974    23 January  1974 - 10 February 1975    Tiger    Wood       (+)

1975    11 February 1975 - 30 January  1976    Rabbit   Wood       (-)

1976    31 January  1976 - 17 February 1977    Dragon   Fire       (+)

1977    18 February 1977 -  6 February 1978    Snake    Fire       (-)

1978     7 February 1978 - 27 January  1979    Horse    Earth      (+)

1979    28 January  1979 - 15 February 1980    Sheep    Earth      (-)

1980    16 February 1980 -  4 February 1981    Monkey   Metal      (+)

1981     5 February 1981 - 24 January  1982    Rooster  Metal      (-)

1982    25 January  1982 - 12 February 1983    Dog      Water      (+)

1983    13 February 1983 -  1 February 1984    Pig      Water      (-)



1984     2 February 1984 - 19 February 1985    Rat      Wood       (+)

1985    20 February 1985 -  8 February 1986    Ox       Wood       (-)

1986     9 February 1986 - 28 January  1987    Tiger    Fire       (+)

1987    29 January  1987 - 16 February 1988    Rabbit   Fire       (-)

1988    17 February 1988 -  5 February 1989    Dragon   Earth      (+)

1989     6 February 1989 - 26 January  1990    Snake    Earth      (-)

1990    27 January  1990 - 14 February 1991    Horse    Metal      (+)

1991    15 February 1991 -  3 February 1992    Sheep    Metal      (-)

1992     4 February 1992 - 22 January  1993    Monkey   Water      (+)

1993    23 January  1993 -  9 February 1994    Rooster  Water      (-)

1994    10 February 1994 - 30 January  1995    Dog      Wood       (+)

1995    31 January  1995 - 18 February 1996    Pig      Wood       (-)



1996    19 February 1996 -  7 February 1997    Rat      Fire       (+)

1997     8 February 1997 - 27 January  1998    Ox       Fire       (-)

1998    28 January  1998 - 15 February 1999    Tiger    Earth      (+)

1999    16 February 1999 - 4 February  2000    Rabbit   Earth      (-)

2000     5 February 2000 - 23 January  2001    Dragon   Metal      (+)

2001    24 January  2001 - 11 February 2002    Snake    Metal      (-)

2002    12 February 2002 - 31 January  2003    Horse    Water      (+)

2003     1 February 2003 - 21 January  2004    Sheep    Water      (-)

2004    22 January  2004 -  8 February 2005    Monkey   Wood       (+)

2005     9 February 2005 - 28 January  2006    Rooster  Wood       (-)

2006    29 January  2006 - 17 February 2007    Dog      Fire       (+)

2007    18 February 2007 -  6 February 2008    Pig      Fire       (-)

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