2033, Year of the Water Ox
Chinese horoscope 2033
Year of the Water Ox
According to Chinese astrology, is the Year of the Water Ox (traditionally, the year 4731) which will begin January 31, 2033 in line with the Chinese New Year and end the evening of February 18, 2034, giving way to the Wood Tiger zodiac sign.
The Ox Sign : The Chinese Astrological Ox is neither slow witted nor clumsy. These powerful, dependable beings were meant to lead. While their approach to fulfilling a task may be slow and methodical, they are capable of great things and never lose sight of their goals. Their stamina is endless and they are detail conscious. They believe in getting things right the first time.
To outsiders Oxen may seem to be too serious and unable to “let their hair down.” Being introverts, these are easy assumptions to make about Oxen. Also they are very independent and appear to have no regard for what others think of them. However, hidden behind that distant air shown to the world, is a being that feels pain, loneliness and regret that they do not connect well with others.
The Oxen’s comforts and delights are derived from friends and family and work well done. As a friend, lover or family member the Ox makes a reliable and protective ally who is always tender and affectionate.
When away from the family and out in the world the Ox can be stubborn and dogmatic. They are not ones to back down or take much guff from anyone.
The Ox is a good source of honest advice.
The Ox needs to try to be less quick to judge others. When they see the value of those who have qualities different than their own they are well on their way to a warmer social life.
Lucky numbers : 1, 3, 5, 12, 15, 33, 35, 51 and 53.
Celebrities born under Ox Sign : Cristiano Ronaldo, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bruno Mars, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Phelps, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Pharrell Williams, Gal Gadot, Eddie Murphy, Dustin Hoffman, Keira Knightley, Richard Gere, Lionel Richie, Camila Cabello, Michael J. Fox, Carl Lewis, Ousmane Dembélé, Léa Seydoux, Stromae, Paul Newman, Meg Ryan, Anna Kendrick, Adrien Brody, Billy Joel, Sean Paul, Dennis Rodman, Boy George, Colin Powell, Paul Walker, Chloë Grace Moretz...
The cyclical pair of the year
癸丑 guǐchǒu — position 50 of the sixty-year cycle.
Stem 癸 guǐ — Agent: Water; Polarity: yīn. This stem is where the element given above comes from.
Branch 丑 chǒu — Animal: Ox; Double hour: 1 am – 3 am; Month: 12th (January); Direction: north-northeast; Season: winter; Fixed agent: Earth.
The last month of the traditional year. Like the three other earth branches, it closes a season instead of opening one.
Some almanacs give a different element: they follow the nàyīn 纳音 table, which assigns one to the whole pair rather than to the stem alone.
The same pair only comes back every sixty years: the previous occurrence is 1973, the next 2093.
The twelve earthly branches
The sign is the branch; the animal is the picture given to it so that it could be remembered. Each of the twelve also carries a double hour, a month of the traditional year, a direction, a season and an agent.
| Branch | Animal | Double hour | Month | Direction | Season | Fixed agent | What it stands for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 zǐ | Rat | 11 pm – 1 am | 11th (December) | north | winter | Water | The branch that opens the cycle: its double hour straddles midnight, its month holds the winter solstice, and its direction is due north. |
| 丑 chǒu | Ox | 1 am – 3 am | 12th (January) | north-northeast | winter | Earth | The last month of the traditional year. Like the three other earth branches, it closes a season instead of opening one. |
| 寅 yín | Tiger | 3 am – 5 am | 1st (February) | east-northeast | spring | Wood | The first month of the traditional year. It is at its opening, at the beginning of spring, that the divination arts turn the year over — not at the New Year. |
| 卯 mǎo | Rabbit | 5 am – 7 am | 2nd (March) | east | spring | Wood | Mid-spring and due east, where the sun rises; its month holds the spring equinox. |
| 辰 chén | Dragon | 7 am – 9 am | 3rd (April) | east-southeast | spring | Earth | The earth branch that closes spring, and the only one of the twelve whose animal does not exist. |
| 巳 sì | Snake | 9 am – 11 am | 4th (May) | south-southeast | summer | Fire | The opening of summer and the first of the two fire positions; late morning. |
| 午 wǔ | Horse | 11 am – 1 pm | 5th (June) | south | summer | Fire | Noon, due south and the heart of summer: the position exactly opposite the rat, six notches away. |
| 未 wèi | Goat | 1 pm – 3 pm | 6th (July) | south-southwest | summer | Earth | The earth branch that closes summer, in early afternoon. |
| 申 shēn | Monkey | 3 pm – 5 pm | 7th (August) | west-southwest | autumn | Metal | The opening of autumn and the first of the two metal positions. |
| 酉 yǒu | Rooster | 5 pm – 7 pm | 8th (September) | west | autumn | Metal | Mid-autumn and due west, where the sun sets; its month holds the autumn equinox. |
| 戌 xū | Dog | 7 pm – 9 pm | 9th (October) | west-northwest | autumn | Earth | The earth branch that closes autumn, at nightfall. |
| 亥 hài | Pig | 9 pm – 11 pm | 10th (November) | north-northwest | winter | Water | The last slot of the cycle, at the opening of winter; the double hour before midnight. |
The five agents
The ten stems are shared out two by two among the five agents: the first of each pair is called yáng 阳, the second yīn 阴. That is why one agent holds the year twice in a row and comes back every ten years — and why the same animal only meets the same element again after sixty.
| Agent | Stems | Season | Direction | Colour | Begets | Overcomes | What it stands for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 木 mù Wood | jiǎ 甲 and yǐ 乙 | spring | east | green | Fire | Earth | The movement that pushes and spreads, what bends and straightens. Water begets it and it begets fire; it draws on earth, and metal cuts it. |
| 火 huǒ Fire | bǐng 丙 and dīng 丁 | summer | south | red | Earth | Metal | Heat that rises, and what burns. Wood begets it and it begets earth; it melts metal, and water puts it out. |
| 土 tǔ Earth | wù 戊 and jǐ 己 | the end of every season | centre | yellow | Metal | Water | What carries, yields and transforms — what can be sown and reaped. Fire begets it and it begets metal; it soaks up water, and wood draws on it. |
| 金 jīn Metal | gēng 庚 and xīn 辛 | autumn | west | white | Water | Wood | What is cast and what cuts. Earth begets it and it begets water; it cuts wood, and fire melts it. |
| 水 shuǐ Water | rén 壬 and guǐ 癸 | winter | north | black | Wood | Fire | What moistens and flows down. Metal begets it and it begets wood; it puts out fire, and earth soaks it up. |
The ten heavenly stems
| Stem | Agent | Polarity |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 jiǎ | Wood | yáng |
| 乙 yǐ | Wood | yīn |
| 丙 bǐng | Fire | yáng |
| 丁 dīng | Fire | yīn |
| 戊 wù | Earth | yáng |
| 己 jǐ | Earth | yīn |
| 庚 gēng | Metal | yáng |
| 辛 xīn | Metal | yīn |
| 壬 rén | Water | yáng |
| 癸 guǐ | Water | yīn |
Celebrities born under Ox Sign : Cristiano Ronaldo, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bruno Mars, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Phelps, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Pharrell Williams, Gal Gadot, Eddie Murphy, Dustin Hoffman, Keira Knightley, Richard Gere, Lionel Richie, Camila Cabello, Michael J. Fox, Carl Lewis, Ousmane Dembélé, Léa Seydoux, Stromae, Paul Newman, Meg Ryan, Anna Kendrick, Adrien Brody, Billy Joel, Sean Paul, Dennis Rodman, Boy George, Colin Powell, Paul Walker, Chloë Grace Moretz...
Celebrities born under Horse Sign : Nelson Mandela, Paul McCartney, Muhammed Ali, Jackie Chan, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Denzel Washington, Emma Watson, Neil Armstrong, Jennifer Lawrence, Margot Robbie, Kobe Bryant, The Weeknd, Sean Connery, Martin Scorsese, Mike Tyson, John Travolta, James Cameron, Jimmi Hendrix, Ray Charles, Sophie Marceau, Halle Berry, Barbra Streisand, Didier Drogba, Salma Hayek, James Dean, Léon Marchand, Cindy Crawford, Janet Jackson, Usher, Kevin Costner, Vincent Cassel, Ashton Kutcher, Éric Cantona, Audrey Tautou, James Franco, David Schwimmer, Katie Holmes, Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Stewart, Ang Lee, Michael Moore, Nelly Furtado, Jay Chou...
Celebrities born under Dog Sign : Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Prince, Mère Teresa, David Bowie, Sylvester Stallone, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Sophia Loren, Cher, Ronaldinho, Brigitte Bardot, Andre Agassi, Tony Parker, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andrea Bocelli, Kate Middleton, prince William, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Ava Gardner, Kaka, Lang Lang, Alec Baldwin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Biel, Seth Rogen, Ethan Hawke, Dakota Fanning, Vince Vaughn, Kate Bush, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Jane Birkin, John Woo...
Celebrities born under Goat Sign : Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Robert De Niro, Mick Jagger, Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Ed Sheeran, Kurt Cobain, George Harrison, Rowan Atkinson (Mr bean), Antoine Griezmann, Victor Wembanyama, Vin Diesel, Mel Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Foxx, Heath Ledger, Pink, Christopher Walken, John Wayne, James Dean, Kevin Costner, David Guetta, Chow Yun-fat, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Platini, Matt LeBlanc, Boris Becker, Julio Iglesias, Pamela Anderson...
Celebrities born under Rooster Sign : Bob Marley, Beyonce, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Schumacher, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Nina Simone, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Aniston, Zlatan Ibra Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Alba, Gwen Stefani, Elijah Wood, Rod Stewart, Yoko Ono, Gloria Estefan, Puff Daddy, Joël Robuchon, Dolph Lundgren, Christophe Lambert, Tom Selleck...
Celebrities born under Dragon Sign : John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Pelé, Rihanna, Adele, Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Ronaldo, Michelle Obama, Stephen Curry, Erling Haaland, Emma Stone, Che Guevara, Andy Warhol, Ringo Starr, Sandra Bullock, Michael Douglas, Nicolas Cage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Russell Crowe, Chuck Norris, Kirk Douglas, Reese Witherspoon, Lenny Kravitz, Christopher Reeve, Patrick Swayze, Marlene Dietrich, Placido Domingo, Colin Farrell, Courteney Cox, Monica Bellucci, Mickey Rourke, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Skrillex, Tom Jones, David Hasselhoff, Vanessa Hudgens, Steven Segal, Jimmy Connors...
Celebrities born under Rabbit Sign : Lionel Messi, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Michael Jordan, Novak Djokovic, David Beckham, Karim Benzema, Tiger Woods, Johnny Depp, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, Kendrick Lamar, Sting, George Michael, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Quentin Tarantino, Marion Cotillard, Orson Welles, Cary Grant, Roger Moore, Jet Li, Enrique Iglesias, Billie Holiday, Sia, Lil Nas X, 50 cent, Michael B. Jordan, Blake Lively, Eva Longoria, Drew Barrymore, Zac Efron, Milla Jovovich, Tobey Maguire, Michael Keaton, Seal, Fergie, will.i.am, Michael Bublé, Christian Lacroix...
Celebrities born under Pig Sign : Steven Spielberg, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Bowie, Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen King, Snoop Dogg, Luciano Pavarotti, Tupac Shakur, Woody Allen, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Hemsworth, Magic Johnson, Ricky Martin, Iggy Pop, Jared Leto, Mark Wahlberg, Ewan Mcgregor, Emma Thompson, Bryan Adams, Missy Elliott, Pete Sampras, Sean Bean, Youssou N'Dour, Luc Besson...
Celebrities born under Rat Sign : Zinedine Zidane, LeBron James, Lewis Hamilton, Diego Maradona, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Eminem, Mark Zuckerberg, Scarlett Johansson, Bono, Katy Perry, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Ben Affleck, Hugh Grant, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Louis Armstrong, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Shaquille O'Neal, Jean Reno, Avril Lavigne, Prince Charles de Galles, Prince Harry de Galles, Antoine Dupont, Gerard Depardieu, Luis Figo, Fernando Torres, Grace Jones, Jean Dujardin, Vanessa Paradis, Jean-Michel Jarre...
Celebrities born under Snake Sign : Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Audrey Hepburn, Martin Luther King Jr, J. K. Rowling, Shakira, Billie Eilish, Daniel Radcliffe, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Marlon Brando, Omar Sy, Orlando Bloom, Kanye West, Tom Hardy, Mads Mikkelsen, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Malkovich, Kim Basinger, Cyndi Lauper, Teddy Riner, Shania Twain, Hulk Hogan, Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Liv Tyler, Chris Brown, Isabelle Huppert...
Celebrities born under Monkey Sign : Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Celine Dion, Neymar, Daniel Craig, Ryan Gosling, Hugh Jackman, George Lucas, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross, Johnny Cash, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Kim Kardashian, Millie Bobby Brown, Cardi B, Ronaldinho, Venus Williams, Kylie Minogue, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mel Gibson, Didier Deschamps, Chris Pine, Owen Wilson, Macaulay Culkin, Cara Delevingne, Gisele Bündchen, Barry White, Rod Stewart, Sam Smith, Demi Lovato, Marc Anthony, Lucy Liu, Shaggy, Omar Sharif, Harry Houdini, David Copperfield...
Celebrities born under Tiger Sign : Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Marilyn Monroe, Usain Bolt, Lady Gaga, Rafael Nadal, Kylian Mbappé, Stevie Wonder, Jim Carrey, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Bradley Cooper, Jodie Foster, Penélope Cruz, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Agatha Christie, Drake, Shawn Mendes, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Bill Murray, Demi Moore, Megan Fox, Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham, Alanis Morissette, Jon Bon Jovi, Axl Rose, Anthony Kiedis, Robbie Williams, Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, Sébastien Loeb, Evander Holyfield, Hilary Swank, Wesley Snipes, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, Jim Parsons, Lindsay Lohan...
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Where the twelve animals come from
The cycle of twelve animals is old and its origin is unclear, but its structure is not: it is one half of a system of sixty, formed by pairing twelve earthly branches with ten heavenly stems. The animals are the popular face of the branches, and the full sixty-year cycle is what traditional dates are counted in. This is why a year is not simply the year of the horse but the year of a particular horse, one of five, each associated with one of the five elements.
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