Rabbit strengths in tradition
- Kind and considerate
- Diplomatic and tactful
- Careful and observant
- Refined taste
2071 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Rabbit
The 2071 Chinese year will run from Saturday 31 January 2071 to Thursday 18 February 2072.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Rabbit: 辛卯 (Xīn-mǎo) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–30 January 2071? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Tiger of 2070.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 31 January – 3 February 2071: Metal Rabbit by Chinese New Year, Metal Tiger by Lichun.
- 4 February 2071 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Tiger before 02:10 China time and Metal Rabbit from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Rabbit.
- 4 February 2072 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Rabbit before 07:56 China time and Water Dragon from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Rabbit.
- 5–18 February 2072: Metal Rabbit by Chinese New Year, Water Dragon by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Rabbit in Chinese astrology
A Metal Rabbit is said to be more determined and ambitious, pairing the Rabbit's refinement with a clear sense of purpose.
The Rabbit is the fourth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with gentleness, tact and a quiet, elegant sense of style. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Rabbit challenges in tradition
- Avoids necessary conflict
- Can be overcautious
- Sensitive to criticism
- Slow to make decisions
Traditions, not predictions. The Rabbit in love and at work · The five elements
Other Rabbit years
The Metal Rabbit every 60 years
← 2070 Metal Tiger · 2072 Water Dragon → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2071?
2071 is the Year of the Metal Rabbit (yin Metal, 辛卯 Xīn-mǎo), from 31 January 2071 to 18 February 2072. Anyone born 1–30 January 2071 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Tiger.
What element is 2071 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 2071 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 31 January 2071, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Tiger of the 2070 Chinese year; from 31 January 2071 on, it is the Metal Rabbit. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 2071, 02:10 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2071?
On Saturday 31 January 2071 (China time). The next one, on Friday 19 February 2072, begins the Year of the Water Dragon.