Chinese calendar correspondence table
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This table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western (Gregorian) calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar (or the 78th cycle if an epoch of 2637 BCE is accepted).
| Jiǎzǐ (甲子) sequence | Stem/ branch | Gānzhī (干支) | Year of the... | Continuous [Note 1] | Gregorian [Note 2] | New Year's Day (chūnjié, 春節) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/1 | jiǎzǐ (甲子) | Wood Rat | 4681 | 1984 | February 2 |
| 2 | 2/2 | yǐchǒu (乙丑) | Wood Ox | 4682 | 1985 | February 20 |
| 3 | 3/3 | bǐngyín (丙寅) | Fire Tiger | 4683 | 1986 | February 9 |
| 4 | 4/4 | dīngmǎo (丁卯) | Fire Hare | 4684 | 1987 | January 29 |
| 5 | 5/5 | wùchén (戊辰) | Earth Dragon | 4685 | 1988 | February 17 |
| 6 | 6/6 | jǐsì (己巳) | Earth Snake | 4686 | 1989 | February 6 |
| 7 | 7/7 | gēngwǔ (庚午) | Metal Horse | 4687 | 1990 | January 27 |
| 8 | 8/8 | xīnwèi (辛未) | Metal Sheep | 4688 | 1991 | February 15 |
| 9 | 9/9 | rénshēn (壬申) | Water Monkey | 4689 | 1992 | February 4 |
| 10 | 10/10 | guǐyǒu (癸酉) | Water Rooster | 4690 | 1993 | January 23 |
| 11 | 1/11 | jiǎxū (甲戌) | Wood Dog | 4691 | 1994 | February 10 |
| 12 | 2/12 | yǐhài (乙亥) | Wood Pig | 4692 | 1995 | January 31 |
| 13 | 3/1 | bǐngzǐ (丙子) | Fire Rat | 4693 | 1996 | February 19 |
| 14 | 4/2 | dīngchǒu (丁丑) | Fire Ox | 4694 | 1997 | February 7 |
| 15 | 5/3 | wùyín (戊寅) | Earth Tiger | 4695 | 1998 | January 28 |
| 16 | 6/4 | jǐmǎo (己卯) | Earth Hare | 4696 | 1999 | February 16 |
| 17 | 7/5 | gēngchén (庚辰) | Metal Dragon | 4697 | 2000 | February 5 |
| 18 | 8/6 | xīnsì (辛巳) | Metal Snake | 4698 | 2001 | January 24 |
| 19 | 9/7 | rénwǔ (壬午) | Water Horse | 4699 | 2002 | February 12 |
| 20 | 10/8 | guǐwèi (癸未) | Water Sheep | 4700 | 2003 | February 1 |
| 21 | 1/9 | jiǎshēn (甲申) | Wood Monkey | 4701 | 2004 | January 22 |
| 22 | 2/10 | yǐyǒu (乙酉) | Wood Rooster | 4702 | 2005 | February 9 |
| 23 | 3/11 | bǐngxū (丙戌) | Fire Dog | 4703 | 2006 | January 29 |
| 24 | 4/12 | dīnghài (丁亥) | Fire Pig | 4704 | 2007 | February 18 |
| 25 | 5/1 | wùzǐ (戊子) | Earth Rat | 4705 | 2008 | February 7 |
| 26 | 6/2 | jǐchǒu (己丑) | Earth Ox | 4706 | 2009 | January 26 |
| 27 | 7/3 | gēngyín (庚寅) | Metal Tiger | 4707 | 2010 | February 14 |
| 28 | 8/4 | xīnmǎo (辛卯) | Metal Hare | 4708 | 2011 | February 3 |
| 29 | 9/5 | rénchén (壬辰) | Water Dragon | 4709 | 2012 | January 23 |
| 30 | 10/6 | guǐsì (癸巳) | Water Snake | 4710 | 2013 | February 10 |
| 31 | 1/7 | jiǎwǔ (甲午) | Wood Horse | 4711 | 2014 | January 31 |
| 32 | 2/8 | yǐwèi (乙未) | Wood Sheep | 4712 | 2015 | February 19 |
| 33 | 3/9 | bǐngshēn (丙申) | Fire Monkey | 4713 | 2016 | February 8 |
| 34 | 4/10 | dīngyǒu (丁酉) | Fire Rooster | 4714 | 2017 | January 28 |
| 35 | 5/11 | wùxū (戊戌) | Earth Dog | 4715 | 2018 | February 16 |
| 36 | 6/12 | jǐhài (己亥) | Earth Pig | 4716 | 2019 | February 5 |
| 37 | 7/1 | gēngzǐ (庚子) | Metal Rat | 4717 | 2020 | January 25 |
| 38 | 8/2 | xīnchǒu (辛丑) | Metal Ox | 4718 | 2021 | February 12 |
| 39 | 9/3 | rényín (壬寅) | Water Tiger | 4719 | 2022 | February 1 |
| 40 | 10/4 | guǐmǎo (癸卯) | Water Hare | 4720 | 2023 | January 22 |
| 41 | 1/5 | jiǎchén (甲辰) | Wood Dragon | 4721 | 2024 | February 10 |
| 42 | 2/6 | yǐsì (乙巳) | Wood Snake | 4722 | 2025 | January 29 |
| 43 | 3/7 | bǐngwǔ (丙午) | Fire Horse | 4723 | 2026 | February 17 |
| 44 | 4/8 | dīngwèi (丁未) | Fire Sheep | 4724 | 2027 | February 6 |
| 45 | 5/9 | wùshēn (戊申) | Earth Monkey | 4725 | 2028 | January 26 |
| 46 | 6/10 | jǐyǒu (己酉) | Earth Rooster | 4726 | 2029 | February 13 |
| 47 | 7/11 | gēngxū (庚戌) | Metal Dog | 4727 | 2030 | February 3 |
| 48 | 8/12 | xīnhài (辛亥) | Metal Pig | 4728 | 2031 | January 23 |
| 49 | 9/1 | rénzǐ (壬子) | Water Rat | 4729 | 2032 | February 11 |
| 50 | 10/2 | guǐchǒu (癸丑) | Water Ox | 4730 | 2033 | January 31 |
| 51 | 1/3 | jiǎyín (甲寅) | Wood Tiger | 4731 | 2034 | February 19 |
| 52 | 2/4 | yǐmǎo (乙卯) | Wood Hare | 4732 | 2035 | February 8 |
| 53 | 3/5 | bǐngchén (丙辰) | Fire Dragon | 4733 | 2036 | January 28 |
| 54 | 4/6 | dīngsì (丁巳) | Fire Snake | 4734 | 2037 | February 15 |
| 55 | 5/7 | wùwǔ (戊午) | Earth Horse | 4735 | 2038 | February 4 |
| 56 | 6/8 | jǐwèi (己未) | Earth Sheep | 4736 | 2039 | January 24 |
| 57 | 7/9 | gēngshēn (庚申) | Metal Monkey | 4737 | 2040 | February 12 |
| 58 | 8/10 | xīnyǒu (辛酉) | Metal Rooster | 4738 | 2041 | February 1 |
| 59 | 9/11 | rénxū (壬戌) | Water Dog | 4739 | 2042 | January 22 |
| 60 | 10/12 | guǐhài (癸亥) | Water Pig | 4740 | 2043 | February 10 |
Note 1: As discussed in the main Chinese calendar article, there is considerable difficulty in establishing a basis for the chronology of the continuous year numbers. The numbers listed here are too high by 60 if an epoch of 2637 BCE is accepted. They may be too low by 1 if an epoch of 2698 BCE is accepted. That is, according to some sources, Gregorian 2006 could alternatively correspond to 4643, or perhaps 4704.
Note 2: In any case, the correspondence between a lunisolar Chinese year and a solar Gregorian year is of course not exact. The first few months of each Gregorian year -- those preceding Chinese New Year -- belong to the previous Chinese year. For example, January 1 - January 28 of 2006 correspond to yǐyǒu 4702. Thus, it might be more precise to state that Gregorian 2006 corresponds to 4702-4703, or that continuous Chinese 4703 corresponds to 2006-2007.
