{
  "name": "Chinese Zodiac Lunar New Year Boundaries 1920–2026",
  "publisher": "Aura Sage",
  "updated": "2026-09-05",
  "methodology": "Each boundary is the first Gregorian date whose lunar calendar conversion reports the same lunar year.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "records": [
    {
      "year": 1920,
      "lunarNewYear": "1920-02-20",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1921,
      "lunarNewYear": "1921-02-08",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1922,
      "lunarNewYear": "1922-01-28",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1923,
      "lunarNewYear": "1923-02-16",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1924,
      "lunarNewYear": "1924-02-05",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1925,
      "lunarNewYear": "1925-01-24",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1926,
      "lunarNewYear": "1926-02-13",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1927,
      "lunarNewYear": "1927-02-02",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1928,
      "lunarNewYear": "1928-01-23",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1929,
      "lunarNewYear": "1929-02-10",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1930,
      "lunarNewYear": "1930-01-30",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1931,
      "lunarNewYear": "1931-02-17",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1932,
      "lunarNewYear": "1932-02-06",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1933,
      "lunarNewYear": "1933-01-26",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1934,
      "lunarNewYear": "1934-02-14",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1935,
      "lunarNewYear": "1935-02-04",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1936,
      "lunarNewYear": "1936-01-24",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1937,
      "lunarNewYear": "1937-02-11",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1938,
      "lunarNewYear": "1938-01-31",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1939,
      "lunarNewYear": "1939-02-19",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1940,
      "lunarNewYear": "1940-02-08",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1941,
      "lunarNewYear": "1941-01-27",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1942,
      "lunarNewYear": "1942-02-15",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1943,
      "lunarNewYear": "1943-02-05",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1944,
      "lunarNewYear": "1944-01-25",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1945,
      "lunarNewYear": "1945-02-13",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1946,
      "lunarNewYear": "1946-02-02",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1947,
      "lunarNewYear": "1947-01-22",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1948,
      "lunarNewYear": "1948-02-10",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1949,
      "lunarNewYear": "1949-01-29",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1950,
      "lunarNewYear": "1950-02-17",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1951,
      "lunarNewYear": "1951-02-06",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1952,
      "lunarNewYear": "1952-01-27",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1953,
      "lunarNewYear": "1953-02-14",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1954,
      "lunarNewYear": "1954-02-03",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1955,
      "lunarNewYear": "1955-01-24",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1956,
      "lunarNewYear": "1956-02-12",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1957,
      "lunarNewYear": "1957-01-31",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1958,
      "lunarNewYear": "1958-02-18",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1959,
      "lunarNewYear": "1959-02-08",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1960,
      "lunarNewYear": "1960-01-28",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1961,
      "lunarNewYear": "1961-02-15",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1962,
      "lunarNewYear": "1962-02-05",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1963,
      "lunarNewYear": "1963-01-25",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1964,
      "lunarNewYear": "1964-02-13",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1965,
      "lunarNewYear": "1965-02-02",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1966,
      "lunarNewYear": "1966-01-21",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1967,
      "lunarNewYear": "1967-02-09",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1968,
      "lunarNewYear": "1968-01-30",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1969,
      "lunarNewYear": "1969-02-17",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1970,
      "lunarNewYear": "1970-02-06",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1971,
      "lunarNewYear": "1971-01-27",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1972,
      "lunarNewYear": "1972-02-15",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1973,
      "lunarNewYear": "1973-02-03",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1974,
      "lunarNewYear": "1974-01-23",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1975,
      "lunarNewYear": "1975-02-11",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1976,
      "lunarNewYear": "1976-01-31",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1977,
      "lunarNewYear": "1977-02-18",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1978,
      "lunarNewYear": "1978-02-07",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1979,
      "lunarNewYear": "1979-01-28",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "lunarNewYear": "1980-02-16",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1981,
      "lunarNewYear": "1981-02-05",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1982,
      "lunarNewYear": "1982-01-25",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1983,
      "lunarNewYear": "1983-02-13",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1984,
      "lunarNewYear": "1984-02-02",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1985,
      "lunarNewYear": "1985-02-20",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1986,
      "lunarNewYear": "1986-02-09",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1987,
      "lunarNewYear": "1987-01-29",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1988,
      "lunarNewYear": "1988-02-17",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1989,
      "lunarNewYear": "1989-02-06",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1990,
      "lunarNewYear": "1990-01-27",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
      "lunarNewYear": "1991-02-15",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "lunarNewYear": "1992-02-04",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
      "lunarNewYear": "1993-01-23",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 1994,
      "lunarNewYear": "1994-02-10",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1995,
      "lunarNewYear": "1995-01-31",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 1996,
      "lunarNewYear": "1996-02-19",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "lunarNewYear": "1997-02-07",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "lunarNewYear": "1998-01-28",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 1999,
      "lunarNewYear": "1999-02-16",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "lunarNewYear": "2000-02-05",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "lunarNewYear": "2001-01-24",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "lunarNewYear": "2002-02-12",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "lunarNewYear": "2003-02-01",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "lunarNewYear": "2004-01-22",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
      "lunarNewYear": "2005-02-09",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "lunarNewYear": "2006-01-29",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "lunarNewYear": "2007-02-18",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "lunarNewYear": "2008-02-07",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "lunarNewYear": "2009-01-26",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "lunarNewYear": "2010-02-14",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "lunarNewYear": "2011-02-03",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "lunarNewYear": "2012-01-23",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "lunarNewYear": "2013-02-10",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "lunarNewYear": "2014-01-31",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "lunarNewYear": "2015-02-19",
      "animal": "Goat",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "lunarNewYear": "2016-02-08",
      "animal": "Monkey",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "lunarNewYear": "2017-01-28",
      "animal": "Rooster",
      "element": "Fire"
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "lunarNewYear": "2018-02-16",
      "animal": "Dog",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "lunarNewYear": "2019-02-05",
      "animal": "Pig",
      "element": "Earth"
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "lunarNewYear": "2020-01-25",
      "animal": "Rat",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "lunarNewYear": "2021-02-12",
      "animal": "Ox",
      "element": "Metal"
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "lunarNewYear": "2022-02-01",
      "animal": "Tiger",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "lunarNewYear": "2023-01-22",
      "animal": "Rabbit",
      "element": "Water"
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "lunarNewYear": "2024-02-10",
      "animal": "Dragon",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "lunarNewYear": "2025-01-29",
      "animal": "Snake",
      "element": "Wood"
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "lunarNewYear": "2026-02-17",
      "animal": "Horse",
      "element": "Fire"
    }
  ]
}