Ox strengths in tradition
- Patient and persistent
- Dependable and honest
- Methodical and thorough
- Calm under pressure
2033 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Ox
The 2033 Chinese year will run from Monday 31 January 2033 to Saturday 18 February 2034.
Its sign is the Yin Water Ox: 癸丑 (Guǐ-chǒu) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–30 January 2033? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Water Rat of 2032.
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 – 2 February 2033: Water Ox by Chinese New Year, Water Rat by Lichun.
- 3 February 2033 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Rat before 20:42 China time and Water Ox from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Ox.
- 4 February 2034 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Ox before 02:40 China time and Wood Tiger from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Ox.
- 5–18 February 2034: Water Ox by Chinese New Year, Wood Tiger by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Ox in Chinese astrology
A Water Ox is said to be more adaptable and diplomatic, pairing the Ox's persistence with a readiness to listen.
The Ox is the second Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with patience, diligence and the quiet strength to see long tasks through. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
Ox challenges in tradition
- Slow to accept change
- Stubborn once decided
- Keeps feelings to itself
- Can take on too much work
Traditions, not predictions. The Ox in love and at work · The five elements
Other Ox years
The Water Ox every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2033?
2033 is the Year of the Water Ox (yin Water, 癸丑 Guǐ-chǒu), from 31 January 2033 to 18 February 2034. Anyone born 1–30 January 2033 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Water Rat.
What element is 2033 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 癸 (Guǐ). Water years are years ending in 2 or 3 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 2033 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 31 January 2033, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Water Rat of the 2032 Chinese year; from 31 January 2033 on, it is the Water Ox. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (3 February 2033, 20:42 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2033?
On Monday 31 January 2033 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 19 February 2034, begins the Year of the Wood Tiger.