Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
01/24/1925	02/12/1926	Yin Wood	Yi Chou
02/11/1937	01/30/1938	Yin Fire	Ding Chou
01/29/1949	02/16/1950	Yin Earth	Ji Chou
02/15/1961	02/04/1962	Yin Metal	Xin Chou
02/03/1973	01/22/1974	Yin Water	Gui Chou
02/20/1985	02/08/1986	Yin Wood	Yi Chou
02/07/1997	01/27/1998	Yin Fire	Ding Chou
01/26/2009	02/13/2010	Yin Earth	Ji Chou
02/11/2021	01/31/2022	Yin Metal	Xin Chou

Ox plays great important role in people's life. Without the Ox's hard work in agriculture, human society couldn't make such a rapid progress. As the ox act slowly but having a strong will and are industrious, the people born in the year of the ox also have these kinds of nature. No matter how terrible the surroundings are and what other people say, they usually go forward to do things step by step and finish finally.
 
The ox is one of ruminant animals. They need to munch repeatedly for a long time without swallowing hastily when eating in order to digest the food completely. This is the same with the people under the ox sign. They like to think hard and ponder repeatedly for a long time before taking actions. Because of this, they are thought to be the kind of people thinking too much and too much questions. However, once begin to act; they will carry it off courageously without a hitch and rest. The disadvantage for them is that they lack of the flexibility ability to adapt to changes in the market. They usually insist on holding by their decisions and would like not to change which shows to be stubborn in other people's eyes. Please click for more about Ox Personality Traits.

Ox People's Personality by Five Elements
Click the following links to get personalities and horoscope for the five types of Ox. 
→ Wood Ox: 1925 (Jan. 24, 1925 - Feb. 12, 1926) or 1985 (Feb. 20, 1985 - Feb. 08, 1986)
→ Water Ox: 1973 (Feb. 03, 1973 - Jan. 22, 1974)
→ Metal Ox: 1961 (Feb. 15, 1961 - Feb. 04, 1962)
→ Earth Ox: 1949 (Jan. 29, 1949 - Feb. 16, 1950) or 2009 (Jan. 26, 2009 – Feb. 13, 2010)
→ Fire Ox: 1937 (Feb. 11, 1937 - Jan. 30, 1938) or 1997 (Feb. 07, 1997 - Jan. 27, 1998)

Ox People's Personality by Blood Types
→ Ox People with Blood Type O
→ Ox People with Blood Type A
→ Ox People with Blood Type B
→ Ox People with Blood Type AB

Each Chinese zodiac sign has compatible or incompatible signs according to their characteristics’ compatibility. If your find your signs are compatible, you could get along well in most cases. In opposite, you need to do more effort to be together harmoniously.

Following are the compatibility chart of the Ox with other signs. → more about Ox Compatibility.

Boy's Birthday

Girl's Birthday

 Zodiac Match

Ox's Fate by Birth Time
The birth time of people plays a very important role in terms of whether the destiny is auspicious or not. People under the Ox sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 03:00PM - 05:00PM and 07:00PM - 09:00PM are the most auspicious.

Ox's Fate by Birth Date
Best Birth Dates: The Ox people born in the 11th, 13th, 25th, 26th or the 27th day in Chinese lunar calendar are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Ox's Fate by Birth Month
Best Birth Months: The Ox people born in March, July, August or September usually could enjoy a good fortune in life.
March: The Ox born in March could live in ease and luxury. They have no worry about food and clothing all the life. Both in family and outside, they are highly respected by others. 
July: The Ox people born in July are bright and intelligent. They have an excellent temperament. Also, they usually have generous ancestral estate and can get great help from relatives. 
August: The Ox people born during this month are healthy and usually have a good luck. The whole life for them will be free from mishaps.  
September: The Ox with the birth month of September is of uncommon brilliance, courageous and diligent in study. So, they usually could get outstanding achievement. In career, they are lucky to get help from others and work as their wishes. 

Note: The dates and months here is based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Please use the Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Converter tool on Chinese calendar page to find your lunar birth date and month.

The surefooted Ox people are usually fit to those steady jobs which need more patience, tenacity, time and willpower. They would feel a great strain if doing those flexible and unformatted works such as journalists, brokers and salesmen. Suitable jobs for the Ox include politicians, artists, consultants, tea dealers etc. Also, in the fields of husbandry, hardware industry, drugstores, realty industry, intermediary organs, and agencies, they could get the best out of themselves.
→ Ideal Jobs and Work Partners for Ox

When selecting a Chinese name for the people born in the year of Ox, there are some dos and don’ts you need to know which are based on the characters of the Ox, zodiac compatibility and Chinese five element theories. Let's take a look at what are good and auspicious names for the male and female Ox.
→ Auspicious Chinese Names for the Ox Year People