2020s Chinese Zodiac Years: Animals, Elements, and Lunar Dates
This page lists every Chinese zodiac year in the 2020s, including the animal, element, stem-branch name, and exact lunar date range.
The 2020s decade page connects current and upcoming zodiac years, including 2025 Wood Snake and 2026 Fire Horse, while keeping the lunar year boundaries clear.
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.
2020s Chinese zodiac years table
Current and future zodiac pages need careful date boundaries. A child born in January or early February may belong to the previous lunar year.
| Année de naissance | Zodiac animal + element | Période du zodiaque lunaire | Stem-branch | Quick reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 鼠Rat de Métal | 25 janvier 2020 – 11 février 2021 | Geng Zi · 庚子 | A Rat type with sharper judgment, standards, and strategic clarity. |
| 2021 | 牛Metal Ox | 12 février 2021 – 31 janvier 2022 | Xin Chou · 辛丑 | An Ox type with discipline, firmness, and quiet endurance. |
| 2022 | 虎Tigre d'eau | 1er février 2022 – 21 janvier 2023 | Ren Yin · 壬寅 | A Tiger type with courage shaped by adaptability and flow. |
| 2023 | 兔Lapin d'eau | 22 janvier 2023 – 9 février 2024 | Gui Mao · 癸卯 | A Rabbit type with sensitivity, intuition, and emotional timing. |
| 2024 | 龙Dragon de bois | 10 février 2024 – 28 janvier 2025 | Jia Chen · 甲辰 | A Dragon type that links ambition with growth, renewal, and expansion. |
| 2025 | 蛇Serpent des bois | 29 janvier 2025 – 16 février 2026 | Yi Si · 乙巳 | A Snake type focused on growth, renewal, strategy, and identity change. |
| 2026 | 马Cheval de feu | 17 février 2026 – 5 février 2027 | Bing Wu · 丙午 | A Horse type with speed, visibility, passion, and strong public momentum. |
| 2027 | 羊La Chèvre de Feu | 6 février 2027 – 25 janvier 2028 | Ding Wei · 丁未 | A Goat type with warmth, expression, creativity, and visible emotion. |
| 2028 | 猴Singe de Terre | 26 janvier 2028 – 12 février 2029 | Wu Shen · 戊申 | A Monkey type with cleverness grounded by practicality and structure. |
| 2029 | 鸡Coq de Terre | 13 février 2029 – 2 février 2030 | Ji You · 己酉 | A Rooster type with precision, duty, and more grounded standards. |
Tu es né(e) en janvier ou en février ?
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 Calculateur du zodiaque chinois, or read January and February Zodiac.
How to use this 2020s 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 2020s?
Chinese zodiac years are not only animal signs. Each year also has a Heavenly Stem, an Earthly Branch, and one of the Les cinq éléments. That is why two people born under the same animal sign may still belong to different animal-element types. See Les tiges célestes et les branches terrestres for the full system.
| Couche | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Signe animal | The 12-year rhythm: Rat, Bœuf, Tigre, Lapin, Dragon, Serpent, Cheval, Chèvre, Singe, Coq, Chien, Cochon. |
| Élément | The Five Elements layer: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. |
| Nom de la tige-branche | The traditional cycle de 60 ans 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. |
2020s Chinese zodiac FAQ
What Chinese zodiac years are in the 2020s?
The 2020s page covers birth years 2020 through 2029, with each year’s Chinese zodiac animal, element, stem-branch name, and lunar date range.
Are all people born in the 2020s 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 2020s page or the full zodiac years chart?
Use this 2020s page if you want a readable decade index. Use the full Tableau des années du zodiaque chinois when you need a broad lookup across many decades.
Prochaines étapes
Open the exact year page if you want the animal-element personality reading, compatibility notes, age-stage context, and 2026 outlook.