The Twelve Year Cycle
Rat 1900 '12 '24 '36 '48
'60 '72 '84 '96 2008
Ox* 1901 '13 '25 '37 '49 '61 '73 '85 '97 2009
Tiger '02 '14 '26 '38
'50 '62 '74 '86 '98 2010
Rabbit* '03 '15 '27 '39 '51 '63 '75 '87 '99 2011
Dragon '04 '16 '28
'40 '52 '64 '76 '88
2000 2012
Snake '05 '17 '29 '41 '53 '65 '77 '89
2001
Horse '06 '18
'30 '42 '54 '66 '78
'90 2002
Ram* '07 '19 '31 '43 '55 '67 '79 '91 2003
Monkey* '08
'20 '32 '44 '56 '68
'80 '92 2004
Cock* '09 '21 '33 '45 '57 '69 '81 '93 2005
Dog* '10 '22 '34 '46 '58
'70 '82 '94 2006
Boar* '11 '23 '35 '47 '59 '71 '83 '95 2007
Twelve Periods of the Twenty-four Hour Cycle
Rat 12 Midnight — 2 a.m. (or 11 p.m. — 1 a.m.)
Ox* 2 a.m. — 4 a.m. (or 1 a.m. — 3 a.m.)
Tiger 4 a.m. — 6 a.m. (or 3 a.m. — 5 a.m.)
Rabbit* 6 a.m. — 8 a.m. (or 5 a.m. — 7 a.m.)
Dragon 8 a.m. — 10 a.m. (or 7 a.m. — 9 a.m.)
Snake 10 a.m. — 12 Noon (or 9 a.m. — 11 a.m.)
Horse 12 Noon — 2 p.m. (or 11 a.m. — 1 p.m.)
Ram* 2 p.m. — 4 p.m. (1 p.m. — 3 p.m.)
Monkey* 4 p.m. — 6 p.m. (or 3 p.m. — 5 p.m.)
Cock* 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. (or 5 p.m. — 7 p.m.)
Dog*# 8 p.m. — 10 p.m. (or 7 p.m. — 9 p.m.)
Boar*# 10 p.m. — 12 Midnight (or 9 p.m. — 11 p.m.)
(note: different
sources attribute different times to the
zodiac, so whatever pleases you better. more to come as I compile more info.)
(*)alternately known as:
Ox = Cow
Rabbit = Hare
Ram = Sheep
Monkey = Ape
Cock = Fowl
Dog = Fox
Boar = Hog
(#)Hog and Fox are transposed according to another tradition.