Chinese zodiac 2009
The Chinese year of 2009 began on 26 January 2009 and ended on 13 February 2010. People born between those dates belong to the Earth Ox (己丑).
Yin Earth
己丑jǐ-chǒu
Steady and patient. The Ox is admired for hard work and for keeping promises.
Chinese zodiac years change at the Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. If your birthday is before 26 January 2009, your sign is the one from the year before, the Earth Rat. If it is after, you are a Earth Ox.
Not sure which side of the date you fall on? Use the free zodiac reading: it checks your exact birthday and shows your animal, element and matching characters.
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