2000s Chinese Zodiac Years: Animals, Elements, and Lunar Dates
This page lists every Chinese zodiac year in the 2000s, including the animal, element, stem-branch name, and exact lunar date range.
The 2000s are especially useful as a decade hub because many readers are checking early-adult or student-age birth years: 2000 Metal Dragon, 2001 Metal Snake, 2002 Water Horse, 2003 Water Goat, 2004 Wood Monkey, and 2005 Wood Rooster.
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.
2000s Chinese zodiac years table
Several 2000s zodiac years begin in late January or February. If your birthday is close to Chinese New Year, the nearby-year links matter more than the Western year printed on your birth certificate.
| Birth year | Zodiac animal + element | Zeitraum des Mond-Tierkreiszeichens | Stem-branch | Quick reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 龙Metal Dragon | 5. Februar 2000 – 23. Januar 2001 | Geng Chen · 庚辰 | A Dragon type with high standards, visibility, and a sharp sense of proof. |
| 2001 | 蛇Metallschlange | 24. Januar 2001 – 11. Februar 2002 | Xin Si · 辛巳 | A private, precise Snake type that chooses trust carefully. |
| 2002 | 马Wasserpferd | 12. Februar 2002 – 31. Januar 2003 | Ren Wu · 壬午 | A flexible Horse type that moves by reading the current. |
| 2003 | 羊Wasserziege | 1. Februar 2003 – 21. Januar 2004 | Gui Wei · 癸未 | A sensitive Goat type tuned to atmosphere, care, and emotional timing. |
| 2004 | 猴Holzaffe | 22. Januar 2004 – 8. Februar 2005 | Jia Shen · 甲申 | A clever Monkey type learning what to grow instead of only what to try. |
| 2005 | 鸡Holzhahn | 9. Februar 2005 – 28. Januar 2006 | Yi You · 乙酉 | A constructive Rooster type that wants to make the rough draft livable. |
| 2006 | 狗Feuerhund | 29. Januar 2006 – 17. Februar 2007 | Bing Xu · 丙戌 | A loyal Dog type whose honesty carries warmth, urgency, and heat. |
| 2007 | 猪Feuerschwein | 18. Februar 2007 – 6. Februar 2008 | Ding Hai · 丁亥 | A warm Pig type with more visible enthusiasm and emotional openness. |
| 2008 | 鼠Erdratte | 7. Februar 2008 – 25. Januar 2009 | Wu Zi · 戊子 | A practical Rat type that turns alertness toward security and structure. |
| 2009 | 牛Erd-Ochse | 26. Januar 2009 – 13. Februar 2010 | Ji Chou · 己丑 | A grounded Ox type with patience, duty, and a strong need for stability. |
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 2000s 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 2000s?
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. |
2000s Chinese zodiac FAQ
What Chinese zodiac years are in the 2000s?
The 2000s page covers birth years 2000 through 2009, with each year’s Chinese zodiac animal, element, stem-branch name, and lunar date range.
Are all people born in the 2000s 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 2000s page or the full zodiac years chart?
Use this 2000s 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.