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2035 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Rabbit
乙卯年 Wood Rabbit, yin (阴)
Exact dates, who counts as a Rabbit, the element and matches.
The answer
2035 is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac: a Wood Rabbit year, 乙卯 (yǐ mǎo) in the 60-year cycle. It runs from 8 February 2035 to 27 January 2036, so people born from 1 January to 7 February 2035 belong to the previous animal, the Tiger.
2035 at a glance
- Animal
- Rabbit 兔 (tù), fourth of the 12
- Element
- Wood 木, yin (阴), from the stem 乙 (yǐ)
- 60-year cycle
- 乙卯 yǐ mǎo · the same Wood Rabbit year was 1975 and comes again in 2095
- Starts
- Thursday, 8 February 2035 (Chinese New Year)
- Ends
- Sunday, 27 January 2036 · the Year of the Dragon begins the next day
- Lichun
- 4 February 2035 · the solar-term start of spring, used as the year boundary by some almanacs
- 本命年
- Children born in 2035 have their first 本命年 (own zodiac year) in 2047, then 2059
- Best matches
- Goat and Pig (三合 trine), Dog (六合 pair) · clashes with the Rooster
Born in 2035? Check the date first
The zodiac follows the lunar year, not the Western calendar year. In 2035 the cut-off was 8 February 2035.
| Born | Zodiac animal | Element | Cycle year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 7 Feb 2035 2035 | Tiger 虎 | Wood | 甲寅 |
| 8 Feb 2035 – 31 Dec 2035 | Rabbit 兔 | Wood | 乙卯 |
| 1 Jan 2036 – 27 Jan 2036 | Rabbit 兔 (still) | Wood | 乙卯 |
Some almanacs and Chinese astrologers use Lichun (4 February 2035 in 2035) as the boundary instead, which can move a few days of January or February births to the other animal. The Lunar New Year rule is the everyday one. Not sure? Use the Chinese zodiac calculator.
What the Rabbit means
Tradition calls Rabbit people gentle, considerate and diplomatic, and pairs them best with the Goat and Pig. The element adds a layer: a Wood Rabbit is read differently from a Fire Rabbit. In daily life in China the sign matters most for 本命年 and for New Year decorations, stamps and gifts in Rabbit years. Read the full Year of the Rabbit guide for the traits, matches and the stories behind the animal.
Other Years of the Rabbit
The Rabbit returns every 12 years; the element changes each time, so the Wood Rabbit itself comes round only every 60.
| Year | Element and animal | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Wood Rabbit 木兔 · 乙卯 | 11 Feb 1975 | 30 Jan 1976 |
| 1987 | Fire Rabbit 火兔 · 丁卯 | 29 Jan 1987 | 16 Feb 1988 |
| 1999 | Earth Rabbit 土兔 · 己卯 | 16 Feb 1999 | 4 Feb 2000 |
| 2011 | Metal Rabbit 金兔 · 辛卯 | 3 Feb 2011 | 22 Jan 2012 |
| 2023 | Water Rabbit 水兔 · 癸卯 | 22 Jan 2023 | 9 Feb 2024 |
| 2035 | Wood Rabbit 木兔 · 乙卯 | 8 Feb 2035 | 27 Jan 2036 |
| 2047 | Fire Rabbit 火兔 · 丁卯 | 26 Jan 2047 | 13 Feb 2048 |
| 2059 | Earth Rabbit 土兔 · 己卯 | 12 Feb 2059 | 1 Feb 2060 |
| 2071 | Metal Rabbit 金兔 · 辛卯 | 31 Jan 2071 | 18 Feb 2072 |
| 2083 | Water Rabbit 水兔 · 癸卯 | 17 Feb 2083 | 5 Feb 2084 |
| 2095 | Wood Rabbit 木兔 · 乙卯 | 5 Feb 2095 | 24 Jan 2096 |
Matches for people born in 2035
Traditional compatibility pairs the 12 animals on a wheel: the three animals four places apart form a 三合 (sānhé) trine, each animal has one 六合 (liùhé) partner, and the animal opposite is its 六冲 (liùchōng) clash. These are folk rules used in match-making and in choosing wedding dates, not predictions.
Festival dates in 2035
Western dates for the main Chinese festivals in 2035. The full year, with lunar months and solar terms, is on the Chinese calendar 2035 page.
- Chinese New Year
- 8 February 2035 春节
- Lantern Festival
- 22 February 2035 元宵节
- Qingming Festival
- 5 April 2035 清明节
- Dragon Boat Festival
- 10 June 2035 端午节
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- 16 September 2035 中秋节
- Chinese New Year’s Eve
- 7 February 2035 除夕
Questions readers ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2035?
2035 is the Year of the Rabbit (兔, tù). In the full 60-year cycle it is 乙卯, a Wood Rabbit year, yin (阴). It began on 8 February 2035 and ended on 27 January 2036; 2036 is the Year of the Dragon.
I was born in January or February 2035. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
It depends on the exact date. The Year of the Rabbit started on 8 February 2035. Born on or after that date, you are a Rabbit; born between 1 January and 7 February 2035, you are a Tiger. Some Chinese almanacs and astrologers start the year at Lichun (立春, start of spring) instead, which fell on 4 February 2035 in 2035; the Lunar New Year rule is the one most people in China use.
What element is 2035 in the Chinese zodiac?
Wood (木, mù). The element comes from the heavenly stem 乙 (yǐ), which also makes 2035 a yin (阴) year. The same animal returns every 12 years, but the same element and animal together, the Wood Rabbit, return only every 60 years: the previous one was 1975 and the next is 2095.
When is the next Year of the Rabbit?
2047, starting on 26 January 2047. For someone born in 2035 that is a 本命年 (běnmìngnián), their own zodiac year, which tradition treats as a year to be careful in; many people wear something red for it.
Tools
Sources
- Hong Kong Observatory, Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion tables, 1901–2100 (Lunar New Year dates) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chinese zodiac (animals, stems and the 60-year cycle) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
- China Daily, What is benmingnian? (2 January 2024, in Chinese) · accessed 31 Oct 2026
Update log. 31 October 2026 — published. Lunar New Year and Lichun dates computed in Beijing time and checked against the Hong Kong Observatory tables; births from the National Bureau of Statistics annual series. Suggest a correction
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