Yin Metal · 辛丑 · 60-year cycle
Metal Ox Chinese Zodiac: 1961, 2021 Years
Metal Ox years in this calendar are 1961, 2021. The latest Metal Ox year is 2021; the next is 2081, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Ox year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Ox years
A birthday belongs to the Metal Ox year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1961: Metal Ox
15 February 1961 – 4 February 1962
辛丑 · Xīn Chǒu
Lunar months and festivals of 1961 →2021: Metal Ox
12 February 2021 – 31 January 2022
辛丑 · Xīn Chǒu
Lunar months and festivals of 2021 →
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What Metal adds to the Ox
The Ox's Earth generates Metal, connecting steady effort with the year element's association with precision, structure and a clear standard. This reading gives the Metal Ox a strong concern for doing something correctly and seeing it through, with inflexibility when an easier compromise appears to weaken the result.
The year’s visible stem is Xīn 辛, Yin Metal; the Ox branch 丑 retains its fixed Earth element.
The Ox’s traditional character →Metal Ox in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Ox and Horse occupy branches 丑 and 午.
This pair has no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash in the four groups shown here.
Read Ox with Horse →