1925 Chinese Zodiac: Wood Ox

01 / Check the boundary

What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1925?

Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1925. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.

1925 birth dates and zodiac signs
Gregorian birthday	Animal & year element
January 1, 1925 – January 23, 1925	Wood Rat 鼠
January 24, 1925 – December 31, 1925	Wood Ox 牛

The full 1925 lunar year continues into 1926, through February 12, 1926. A birthday on January 23, 1925 belongs to the Rat; a birthday one day later, on January 24, 1925, belongs to the Ox.

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02 / The story of the year

What kind of Ox is 1925?

1925 is a Wood Ox year. Its stem-branch name is 乙丑 (yǐ-chǒu): the heavenly stem 乙 carries yin wood, and the earthly branch 丑 corresponds to the Ox.

Zodiac animal: Ox · 牛
Year element: Wood
Stem & branch: 乙丑 · yǐ-chǒu
Lunar year length: 385 days

Ox personality in tradition

The Ox is associated with patient work and perseverance, reflecting its longstanding role in farming.

The phrase “steady & dependable” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1925. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.

我属牛。

Wǒ shǔ niú. “I was born in the Year of the Ox.”

Ox compatibility in folklore

Ox, Snake and Rooster form a traditional harmony group of three. Goat sits opposite Ox, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.

Explore traditional pairings →

03 / A closer look at the dates

1925 lunar calendar at a glance

This Ox year contains 13 lunar months and 385 days. Month 4 repeats as a leap month, starting May 22, 1925. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1926.

Lunar months of 1925: Gregorian start and end dates
Lunar month	Begins	Ends	Days
Month 1	January 24, 1925	February 22, 1925	30
Month 2	February 23, 1925	March 23, 1925	29
Month 3	March 24, 1925	April 22, 1925	30
Month 4	April 23, 1925	May 21, 1925	29
Leap month 4	May 22, 1925	June 20, 1925	30
Month 5	June 21, 1925	July 20, 1925	30
Month 6	July 21, 1925	August 18, 1925	29
Month 7	August 19, 1925	September 17, 1925	30
Month 8	September 18, 1925	October 17, 1925	30
Month 9	October 18, 1925	November 15, 1925	29
Month 10	November 16, 1925	December 15, 1925	30
Month 11	December 16, 1925	January 13, 1926	29
Month 12	January 14, 1926	February 12, 1926	30

04 / Follow the cycle

Other Years of the Ox

The Ox returns every 12 years; the same Wood Ox combination returns every 60. These are the other Ox years in our 1901–2100 directory. Their New Year dates differ, so open a year to check its exact birthday boundary.

1901Metal Ox 1913Water Ox 1937Fire Ox 1949Earth Ox 1961Metal Ox 1973Water Ox 1985Wood Ox 1997Fire Ox 2009Earth Ox 2021Metal Ox 2033Water Ox 2045Wood Ox 2057Fire Ox 2069Earth Ox 2081Metal Ox 2093Water Ox

Sources & calendar convention

Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.