1980s Chinese Zodiac Years: Animals, Elements, and Lunar Dates
This page lists every Chinese zodiac year in the 1980s, including the animal, element, stem-branch name, and exact lunar date range.
The 1980s decade page connects readers to common year searches such as 1984 Wood Rat, 1988 Earth Dragon, and 1989 Earth Snake, while keeping the exact lunar boundary visible.
Browse by decade
These links follow the homepage’s existing decade structure. Use them as decade-level hubs, then open the exact year page you need.
1980s Chinese zodiac years table
The 1980s include several January and February Chinese New Year dates. Early-year birthdays should always check the previous row.
| Birth year | Zodiac animal + element | Zeitraum des Mond-Tierkreiszeichens | Stem-branch | Quick reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 猴Metal Monkey | 16. Februar 1980 – 4. Februar 1981 | Geng Shen · 庚申 | A clever Monkey type with sharper standards and strategic precision. |
| 1981 | 鸡Metall-Hahn | 5. Februar 1981 – 24. Januar 1982 | Xin You · 辛酉 | A Rooster type with strong refinement, clarity, and exacting judgment. |
| 1982 | 狗Wasserhund | 25. Januar 1982 – 12. Februar 1983 | Ren Xu · 壬戌 | A loyal Dog type with more emotional flexibility and intuition. |
| 1983 | 猪Wasserschwein | 13. Februar 1983 – 1. Februar 1984 | Gui Hai · 癸亥 | A warm Pig type with deeper emotional flow and adaptability. |
| 1984 | 鼠Waldratte | 2. Februar 1984 – 19. Februar 1985 | Jia Zi · 甲子 | A quick Rat type with growth, planning, and constructive curiosity. |
| 1985 | 牛Holz-Ochse | 20. Februar 1985 – 8. Februar 1986 | Yi Chou · 乙丑 | A steady Ox type with more growth-minded patience and flexibility. |
| 1986 | 虎Feuertiger | 9. Februar 1986 – 28. Januar 1987 | Bing Yin · 丙寅 | A bold Tiger type with heat, visibility, and open courage. |
| 1987 | 兔Feuerkaninchen | 29. Januar 1987 – 16. Februar 1988 | Ding Mao · 丁卯 | A sensitive Rabbit type with added warmth, expression, and social light. |
| 1988 | 龙Erddrachen | 17. Februar 1988 – 5. Februar 1989 | Wu Chen · 戊辰 | A Dragon type that wants ambition to have a real foundation. |
| 1989 | 蛇Erdschlange | 6. Februar 1989 – 26. Januar 1990 | Ji Si · 己巳 | A Snake type whose patience, timing, and strategy are grounded by Earth. |
January or February birthday?
The zodiac year may not match the Western calendar year. If your birthday is before Chinese New Year, open the previous year page as well.
For automatic checking, use the Rechner für das chinesische Tierkreiszeichen, or read January and February Zodiac.
How to use this 1980s zodiac page
This is a hub page, not a full personality profile for every year. Its job is to help readers move from a decade-level search to the exact animal-element year page.
The decade table shows how the 12 animals and Five Elements combine across nearby birth years.
Use it to compare nearby years before opening a full year page, especially for January and February birthdays.
This page keeps homepage decade links useful without crowding the homepage with every single birth year.
What changes across the 1980s?
Chinese zodiac years are not only animal signs. Each year also has a Heavenly Stem, an Earthly Branch, and one of the Five Elements. That is why two people born under the same animal sign may still belong to different animal-element types. See Himmlische Stämme und irdische Zweige for the full system.
| Layer | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Tierzeichen | The 12-year rhythm: Ratte, Ochse, Tiger, Kaninchen, Drache, Schlange, Pferd, Ziege, Affe, Hahn, Hund, Schwein. |
| Element | The Five Elements layer: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. |
| Stem-branch name | The traditional 60-Jahres-Zyklus label, such as Geng Wu 庚午 or Yi Hai 乙亥. |
| Lunar date range | The exact boundary that decides whether an early-year birthday belongs to this year or the previous year. |
1980s Chinese zodiac FAQ
What Chinese zodiac years are in the 1980s?
The 1980s page covers birth years 1980 through 1989, with each year’s Chinese zodiac animal, element, stem-branch name, and lunar date range.
Are all people born in the 1980s assigned by January 1?
No. Chinese zodiac years follow the lunar calendar. Many January or February birthdays belong to the previous lunar zodiac year.
Why do the date ranges cross into the next calendar year?
A Chinese zodiac year usually begins on Chinese New Year and continues into January or February of the following Western calendar year.
Should I use this 1980s page or the full zodiac years chart?
Use this 1980s page if you want a readable decade index. Use the full Tabelle der chinesischen Tierkreiszeichen when you need a broad lookup across many decades.
Nächste Schritte
Open the exact year page if you want the animal-element personality reading, compatibility notes, age-stage context, and 2026 outlook.